Participants: Nadhim Zahawi MP, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Graham Evans MP, Jessica Lee MP, Angie Bray MP, Chris Kelly MP.
CFI led a delegation of six Conservative MPs to Israel for a business and security orientated trip in September. During the visit, the group met with Members of the Knesset and Foreign Ministry officials, with a packed itinerary that included a briefing with Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor, and leader of the opposition Tzipi Livni.
The MPs learned of the closeness of UK-Israel business ties at a business reception hosted by Her Majesty’s Deputy Ambassador to Israel, Mel McNulty, during which he spoke warmly about UK-Israel bilateral relations.
The visit to Sderot included a whistle-stop visit to a school, during which the MPs spoke with older students about everyday life in the town.
Whilst in Jerusalem, the MPs had the opportunity to explore the historic Old City and were given a tour of the security barrier by the architect of the barrier, Danny Tirza.
On their visit to the Palestinian Authority, the delegation met with Samir Abdullah, from the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute and Samir Hulileh, Chairman of the Portand Trust, before visiting Rawabi in the West Bank, which is set to become the first new Palestinian town.
Other events on the visit included a tour around Israel’s renowned Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, a visit to Better Place the electric vehicle provider and dinner with Israeli journalist, Alon Ben David.
