It also suggests that Israel’s relationship with Britain, once one of its most reliable foreign allies, is in uncharted territory. He has proposed recognizing the state of Palestine and restricting arms sales to Israel if Labour can form a government. British ties to Israel date to the colonial period, and the two nations have retained a strong cooperation on security matters. That same year, Netanyahu told the BBC that Israeli intelligence agency Mossad frequently cooperated with its British colleagues and that he hoped the cooperation would continue. Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, comes with his own baggage, but he is more of a known quantity on the world stage.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2019 15:42 UTC