Embassy of the United Kingdom, Tel Aviv

The Embassy of the United Kingdom (commonly referred to as the British Embassy) in Israel is located in Tel Aviv and is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Israel. It is located on Hayarkon Street in the Old North area of the city. Neil Wigan has been British Ambassador to Israel since 13 June 2019.[1][2]

British Embassy, Tel Aviv
The Embassy building in Tel Aviv
Location Tel Aviv, Israel
Address192 Hayarkon Street,
6340502 Tel Aviv,
Israel
AmbassadorNeil Wigan
WebsiteBritish Embassy, Tel Aviv

The United Kingdom also maintains a Consulate-General in East Jerusalem, with a Consul-General not being accredited to any state, as “an expression of [the UK] view that no state has sovereignty over Jerusalem."[3][4] The United Kingdom also has an honorary consul in Eilat.[5]

History

In 2009, the United Kingdom had planned to move the British Embassy from its location on Hayarkon Street to the Kirya Tower. However, the Foreign Office dropped plans to move the embassy into the skyscraper because of concerns over the building's owners in 2009: the building is part-owned by Africa-Israel Investments Ltd, a company which has built in the Palestinian territories, in contravention of international law. Israel's ambassador to London said the decision was "appeasement to those who slander Israel".[6]

See also

References
  1. "Britain's new ambassador arrives in Israel". British Embassy Tel Aviv. 13 July 2015.
  2. Winer, Stuart (10 August 2015). "First openly gay UK ambassador 'proud' to be in Israel". Times of Israel. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. "The UK position on Jerusalem – A key issue in the Palestinian track, and a key concern to the whole Islamic world". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Archived from the original on 17 September 2003.
  4. "Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories – Foreign Affairs Committee. Israel and British Government policy". www.parliament.uk. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  5. https://www.embassypages.com/unitedkingdom-consulate-eilat-israel
  6. "Britain drops Israel embassy move". BBC News. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

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