British Jews for peace in the Middle East

British Jews on Tuesday announced that they are planning several activities on the threshold of the forthcoming Israeli elections. They at the same time expressed their interest in achieving a progress in the Middle East peace process, as an embodiment of the desire of Britain on that matter.

In a statement to the BBC the director of the Israeli - British public relations center, Helen David, said that Britain wants to see a genuine peace proceeding, a fact which has an impact on the British Jews who are also eager to see a tangible progress in this process."

In preparation for these elections, supporters for the Israeli Labor Party in the circles of the British Jews organized a seminar on the future of the Middle East peace process.

The seminar was attended by some 300 persons in which Rabbi Yakoub Ovitch indicated that his interest in peace gave him the feeling of unity in the extremist Israeli religious circles.