The ZF
hosted a breakfast meeting this morning with Hilik Bar, MK, who was in the
country for the Labour Party Conference
The event,
in association with the Sussex Jewish Rep council, was attended by 30 people
including ZF patrons, leaders of the Jewish and Christian communities, and
Israeli activists.
Hilik, who
at 38 is one of the youngest MKs, is a Member of
Knesset for the Israel Labour
Party, the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, and the Secretary
General of the Labor Party – the youngest person ever to have held the position.
Bar has played a crucial role in leading the rehabilitation of the Israeli Labor
Party.
He briefed
the audience on a number of issues, including the current status of the peace
talks. Bar, who is the chair of the Caucus for Ending the Israeli-Arab Conflict,
described how in the Knesset today there is a clear majority of MKs (70 out of
120) who favour a two state solution.
Bar also
argued that, although Aliya is important and should be encouraged,
Israel
Alan Aziz
said that the ZF is extremely proud to have been able to host as high-calibre a
speaker as Hilik Bar, who is as passionate an advocate for Israel as he is for
peace, and delighted to be able to reach out to different communities and
activists across the UK in order to inform and empower those who care deeply
about Israel.
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