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British aid minister resigns over undisclosed meetings in Israel

After meeting Theresa May, the prime minister's office released Patel's resignation letter in which she apologized for causing "a distraction" from the work of government.

Britain's Employment Minister Priti Patel
BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership

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Jeremy Hunt gestures as he attends a event in Cheltenham, Britain July 12, 2019

UK to announce sanctions, asset freezes against Iran after tanker seizure

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May gives a news briefing after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels, Belgium May 22, 2019

In 2019, U.K. government committed $17m to protect Jewish institutions


Une Grande-Bretagne bipolaire

Alors que les relations entre Londres et Jérusalem sont au plus haut, un incident mineur a été monté en épingle pour tenter de les envenimer

Priti Patel, ancienne secrétaire d'état au développement international

Bipolar Britain

We understand that newspapers have to make money and that sensationalism sells.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara look at the original Balfour Declaration with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Lord Balfour and Lord Rothschild

November 12, 2017: Priti Patel’s resignation

No one could miss the extent of the coverage on television and in the newspapers in Britain given to the resignation of Priti Patel.

Britain's former Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel arrives in Downing Street for a cabinet meeting, in London, November 15, 2016.

Is the Patel scandal really about the British government, or Israel?

One has to ask if Patel had secretly met with officials in the Netherlands, would anyone care?

Britain's former Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel arrives in Downing Street for a cabinet meeting, in London, November 15, 2016.

Report: UK aid minister could be fired over secret Israeli meetings

British Aid Minister Priti Patel met Israeli Prime Minster Netanyahu, Foreign Ministry Director General Yuval Rotem and Security Minister Gilad Erdan in secret.

Priti Patel, Britain's Secretary of State for International Development arrives in Downing Street, in London.

Britain's aid minister apologizes over undisclosed Israel meetings

Prime Minister Theresa May's government is already under the microscope over the fallout from a broader parliamentary sexual harassment scandal.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Theresa May in London, November 2, 2017.

WATCH LIVE: Netanyahu speaks at Chatham House in London

Netanyahu discusses Israel's foreign policy with respect to the current tensions in the Middle East.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May welcomes Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside 10 Downing Street in London

British PM: 'We won’t apologize for the Balfour Declaration'

British Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a very strong speech in support of the Jewish state and the role her country had in creating it.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara look at the original Balfour Declaration with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Lord Balfour and Lord Rothschild

Palestinians bash Britain for Balfour Declaration celebrations in mass protests

"The British must apologize for their crime."

Palestinian children hold signs protesting the UK's acknowledgment and celebration of the Balfour Declaration cenetennial in mass protests.

Netanyahu: World powers appear open to fixing the Iran deal

“The threat that we all see is a resurgent Iran that is bent not only on dominating the region [the Middle East] but [also] bent on developing nuclear weapons,” Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Theresa May in London, November 2, 2017.