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The ungrateful diplomat

October 1, 2009 13:34

By

Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

1 min read

As commented on elsewhere on this page, Foreign Office diplomat Rowan Laxton was convicted last week after an anti-Israel outburst while watching TV reports of Gaza during a work-out at the London Business School gym. But who had funded the facilities he was enjoying?

As revealed by this plaque, it was Idan Ofer, London Business School fellow and chairman of Israel’s largest holding company, Israel Corp.

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