owning Street says JNF was only 1 of number of charities from which UK prime minister stepped down from recently due to time constraints.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFDavid Cameron 311(photo credit: Reuters)
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s resignation last week as a patron of the Jewish National Fund has been claimed by pro-Palestinian campaigners as being the result of their lobbying efforts, The Guardian reported Sunday.However, Downing Street stated that the JNF was only one of a number of charities from which Cameron stepped down from recently, due to time constraints, not ideology.RELATED:'Palestinians, Israelis must compromise on J’lem, refugees' Obama and UK prime minister say ‘yes’ to Israeli security Sofiah Macleod, of the UK-based Stop the JNF Campaign, told The Guardian that the organization’s lobbying had led Cameron to withdraw.“There has been a change in public opinion and awareness about Israel’s behavior, and there was specific pressure on [Cameron] to step down from the JNF,” she said. “We believe he has stepped down as a result of this political pressure.Given the establishment support that the JNF has received, it’s not a decision he will have taken lightly.”
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