“I am pleased to report that following
swift public outcry and a ZF chairman’s statement, the Israeli exclusion
condition agreed between Emirates Airlines, the UAE official airline, and TfL
has since been removed.
As part of the agreement, the Docklands
cable car scheme would not be able to receive funding from Israeli owned finance
houses, nor could it sell a majority stake to Israeli owned
companies.
Thankfully, this oversight has not had any
lasting effect on the important trading relationship between the
UK and Israel .
I firmly support a strong and mutually profitable trading relationship between
the two democracies.
I would personally like to thank Sir Peter
Hendy from TfL for urgently resolving this matter with Emirates Airlines.
We must remain vigilant against any
back-door attempts to boycott Israel in the UK ”.
Paul Charney- ZF CHAIRMAN