On 15th May 2011, a record 1,500 people participated in the largest conference in support of Israel to ever take place in Britain. Working through the rhetoric and misconceptions, participants learnt how to make a difference. Participants came from all backgrounds and were both novices and seasoned campaigners, Jews and non-Jews; politically active and not politically active.
The conference united behind Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, and helped participants find their voices to engage with and support Israel in Britain.
Speakers
- Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for Defence
- Gideon Sa’ar MK, Israeli Minister for Education
- Natan Sharansky, Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
- Ambassador Matthew Gould, British Ambassador to Israel
- Ambassador Ron Prosor, Israeli Ambassador to the Court of St James
- Trevor Kavanagh, Associate Editor and Columnist, the Sun
- Matthew Doyle, Political Director, the Office of Tony Blair
- Rt. Hon Bill Rammell, Former Minister of State at the Foreign Office and for the Armed Forces,currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Plymouth
- Professor Robbie Sabel, Lecturer in International Law at the Hebrew University of�Jerusalem, Former Legal Advisor to the Israeli Foreign Ministry
- Dr Tal Becker, Former Israeli Negotiator and Ex-Chief Advisor to Tzipi Livni, BICOM Senior Visiting Fellow
- Colonel Richard Kemp, Former Commander of British Troops in Afghanistan
- Amos Harel, Military Correspondent and Defence Analyst, Haaretz
- Jonathan Freedland, Journalist, Author and Broadcaster, the Guardian
- DJ Schneeweiss, Diplomat, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Luciana Berger, Labour & Co-operative MP, Former Director of LFI
- Nick Boles, Conservative MP
- Louise Ellman, Labour MP
- Lee Scott, Conservative MP
- Professor David Cesarani, Research Chair in History, Royal Holloway
- Wes Streeting, Former National President, National Union of Students (NUS)
- Chas Newkey-Burden, StandWithUs Advisory Board Member, blogs at
- Yonatan Ariel, Executive Director, Makom
- Robbie Gringras, Artist in Residence, Makom