British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as a great Zionist and said: “Britain will defend Israel and will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons.”
And Truss confirmed at an event at the House of Representatives of British Jews that he was “a huge supporter of Israel and pledged to strengthen the relationship between Britain and Israel.”
At this ceremony in Birmingham, on the sidelines of the Conservative Party meeting, Truss emphasized: “Britain will never allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, committed to absolute and sincere support for Israel, and claimed that Israel and the UK will face the threats of authoritarian regimes. “They don’t. Believe in freedom or democracy.”
At the ceremony there were calls for the British embassy to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, with the speaker of the House of Representatives, Marie van Der Zell, urging the British government to do so, saying: “We really hope that Britain will move the embassy. transfer it. An embassy like the United States”.
Israel’s Ambassador to Britain, Tzipi Hotovli, also participated in the ceremony and said: “Nothing is more important to show the friendship between Britain and Israel than this action.”
Health Secretary Robert Jenrick repeated his earlier comments, revealing that land had already been earmarked for a new British embassy in Jerusalem, and said he was “delighted to hear the Prime Minister’s commitment to consider moving the embassy.”
Michelle Donnellan, secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, announced it would be “one of her first international trips to Israel” and said “there are many lessons we can learn from Israel”.
According to “James Cleverly”, the US Secretary of State and a number of other senior politicians of the conservative party were also present at this ceremony and supported the proposal of Terras to move the embassy.
Source: Lebanon Debate
