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Israeli envoy to London: U.K. has become hotbed of radical anti-Israeli views
By The Associated Press
Tags: Israel, academic boycott 

Britain has become a hotbed of radical anti-Israeli views, Israel's ambassador to the country said in an article for a British newspaper.

Ron Prosor said in an opinion piece in Tuesday's Daily Telegraph that his country has been demonized.

"Israel faces an intensified campaign of delegitimization, demonization and double standards," he said.
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"Britain has become a hotbed for radical anti-Israeli views and a haven for disingenuous calls for a one-state solution, a euphemistic name for a movement advocating Israel's destruction," he added.

Prosor, who took up his post in November, said Britain was once admired for fairness and decency but the debate on Israel has now been hijacked by extremists.

He criticized attempts by the University and College Union to sever links with Israeli universities in 2007 because of Israel's treatment of Palestinians. That proposal was later dropped but the academic union recently passed a motion that condemns Israel's actions in Gaza.

Prosor said: "Academics, supposedly society's guardians of knowledge, objectivity and informed debate, have seen their union held hostage by radical factions, armed with political agendas and personal interests."

He said the British public's perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was affected by biased coverage.

"Israel's military reaction to the attacks it faces is given in depth, microscopic coverage. Yet the attacks to which Israel is responding are often ignored. The average British citizen is painfully unaware that since Hamas seized control of Gaza last year, 1,400 rockets and 1,500 mortar bombs have landed on Israeli soil," he said.

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      1.   With Clickfool & Linthwaite as examples 03:11  |  Free Gilad Shalit 10/06/08
      2.   Prosor is 100% correct.Not only anti Israel ,but anti Jew as well 03:45  |  Alan SA 10/06/08
      3.   British decency 04:25  |  Naim S. Mahlab 10/06/08
      4.   WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES..... 05:29  |  indrajaya 10/06/08
      5.   Robert Kennedy explains the Brit duplicity 05:46  |  GZLives 10/06/08
      6.   BOMBS HAVE LANDED ON ISRAELI SOIL? 06:08  |  PADDY 10/06/08
      7.   The fault and the fix lie within Israel itself. 06:26  |  Natallie Durson 10/06/08
      8.   Britain has caved into the Tube bombers 06:38  |  jason 10/06/08
      9.   Paddy .. "rockettes"?? You mean like "Katyusha" 06:53  |  GZLives 10/06/08
      10.   Robert Kennedy Link 06:57  |  GZLives 10/06/08
      11.   Jason, the Brits were always very pro Arab and worked 06:59  |  GZLives 10/06/08
      12.   indrajaya if right - Britain will be destroyed by Islamists 07:00  |  GZLives 10/06/08
      13.   HAARETZ YOU HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN 07:02  |  Miriam Ashkelon 10/06/08
      14.   The end result 07:19  |  royzer 10/06/08
      15.   Natalie; Get a life you anti-semitic psychotic loser! 07:26  |  Palestiniansareamyth 10/06/08
      16.   for ckickfool, nat dorkson, intradjai etc. 07:28  |  karma 10/06/08
      17.   #3; Muslims are miserable, hateful losers! 07:30  |  Palestiniansareamyth 10/06/08
      18.   Two-Faced Brits 07:39  |  Former Brit 10/06/08
      19.   By The Associated Press: Israeli envoy to London: U.K. has become 07:48  |  Art 10/06/08
      20.   Re: Britain 07:52  |  Mike 10/06/08
      21.   Remember what they did when 2000 died in London DRESDEN ANYONE? 07:56  |  Dan 10/06/08
      22.   This is old news here, rremember we have Creepfool 07:58  |  Dan 10/06/08
      23.   quit crying, give pas f-16`s, tanks 08:14  |  sam i am 10/06/08
      24.   UK digging its own grave 08:16  |  DC 10/06/08
      25.   Anti-Semitism at the Guardian 08:34  |  SDHD 10/06/08
      26.   Britain is on its way to become the first Islamic state... 08:49  |  Jean Van Daem 10/06/08
      27.   It is unbelievable... 08:49  |  An Arab Neighbor 10/06/08
      28.   #6 nutullie know fa all about britain but posts total crap again 08:51  |  victor hardman 10/06/08
      29.   Look @ which Newspaper printed the article 08:56  |  L A 10/06/08
      30.   TRANSLATION: UK IS ACTIVE IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND ANTI-APARTHEID 08:58  |  Jaar 10/06/08
      31.   Who wants the "one-state" solution, the British or Israel.....??? 09:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 10/06/08
      32.   Prevented Jewish immigration during WWII 09:21  |  Schtarker Yid 10/06/08
      33.   Where are the Nelsons, the Wellingtons and the Churchills 09:25  |  Natasha 10/06/08
      34.   Why single out England? 09:37  |  Maureen Ann 10/06/08
      35.   Simply not true 09:48  |  English Resident 10/06/08
      36.   From Bus Conductors to Rulers! 09:49  |  charlie 10/06/08
      37.   More hypocrisy from our political elite 09:50  |  Sylvie 10/06/08
      38.   yes sure 09:54  |  pitcher 10/06/08
      39.   Look at the facts and look at the spin 09:57  |  H 10/06/08
      40.   Continued 10:08  |  H 10/06/08
      41.   England the once noble, aristocratic, courageous 10:10  |  Pathfinder 10/06/08
      42.   Ron Prosor`s problem 10:14  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/06/08
      43.   My first post of the day censored 10:25  |  Clickfool 10/06/08
      44.   #9 GZLives - Hookers? 10:30  |  PADDY 10/06/08
      45.   the UK is fed up with Israel insulting its intelligience 10:35  |  Palestinian in UK 10/06/08
      46.   # 26 Jean Van Daem - Anglistan coming soon! 10:39  |  Paul Henzen 10/06/08
      47.   to #41 and all the other racists 10:39  |  pitcher 10/06/08
      48.   THIS will not happen to Israel ! nor to Australia 10:44  |  Onlooker 10/06/08
      49.   The europeans and their muslims 10:47  |  Dror 10/06/08
      50.   Wake Up Ron, This is an old problem 10:49  |  Ron 10/06/08
      51.   To all the Brit Bashers 10:50  |  Milo 10/06/08
      52.   # 34 Maureen Ann - Europeans united against Islam! 10:52  |  Paul Henzen 10/06/08
      53.   Insult your hosts. That`ll make Brits like Israel. 10:55  |  Michael 10/06/08
      54.   Naive Israeli`s 11:03  |  Gilad 10/06/08
      55.   # 43 If English new the truth 11:12  |  CM 10/06/08
      56.   Shout louder than the criticism, ignore the cause 11:13  |  Outsider 10/06/08
      57.   Hotbed of radical anti-Brit views and ignorance. 11:32  |  Michael 10/06/08
      58.   Israel has built the one state solution for thems 12:03  |  SD 10/06/08
      59.   # 55 riiiight 12:03  |  pitcher 10/06/08
      60.   Britain and the Jews 12:14  |  Hilda 10/06/08
      61.   #52 Paul Hensen. We have a new P.M. 12:18  |  Maureen Ann 10/06/08
      62.   It`s called freedom of speech, Mr. Ambassador 12:29  |  Danny 10/06/08
      63.   Art 12:33  |  Londoner 10/06/08
      64.   For Michael # 53 12:34  |  Clickfool 10/06/08
      65.   #53 Michael exposed 12:36  |  Gilad 10/06/08
      66.   Re Milo and Balfour 12:43  |  Londoner 10/06/08
      67.   Well, how about the claim of Tel Aviv being the... 12:56  |  Dutch Dirk 10/06/08
      68.   What do you expect?? 13:26  |  a wandering Jew 10/06/08
      69.   65 Gilad exposing himself. LOL 13:32  |  Michael 10/06/08
      70.   15000 rockets 13:35  |  JJ 10/06/08
      71.   #PADDY NO.6 13:48  |  FLUFFY