The Israeli Jerusalem Post reported in its English version: “The British Foreign Office advised the late Queen Elizabeth II not to visit Israel for fear of an Arab boycott,” explaining that “despite the disappearance of any real fear of an Arab boycott and the oil embargo, Queen Elizabeth II did not visit Israel.” Israel has never visited, although during his 70 years on the British throne, he traveled all over the world.
She pointed out that “the late queen visited Arab countries, the most important of which are Egypt and Jordan, especially since her visit to the Jordanian capital Amman in 1984 angered the Jews of the time, especially the British among them, after she expressed sympathy for Palestinians and their dissatisfaction with Israel’s actions during the period itself.”
Despite this, the newspaper pointed out that Queen Elizabeth II received a number of Israeli presidents, led by Ezra Weizmann and Chaim Herzog, at the same time that she bestowed the honorary title on Shimon Peres, the former Israeli prime minister who took over as president of Israel. country until his death.
British media have previously reported that a period of national mourning has begun in the United Kingdom following the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II last Thursday evening. The British Queen’s body was moved to Buckingham Palace and is likely to remain for 5 days.
Source: El Nashra