If you were unable to attend the We Believe in Israel Conference on Sunday 22 March 2015, or you were one of the 1500 people there and want a reminder of what was said, here are some of the key speeches:

Speeches

Conference opening film

The Chief Rabbi

Michael Dugher MP (Shadow Cabinet)

Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Government Chief Whip)

Gidon Sa’ar (Former Israeli Minister of the Interior)

Closing call to action film

Key Partners

• BICOM
• The Jewish News – 2015 Media Partner
• CST – Security Partner
• The Board of Deputies of British Jews
• The Embassy of Israel in the UK
• The Jewish Leadership Council
• UJIA – Partner on the educational aspects of the conference
• The Union of Jewish Students
• The Zionist Federation

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