Gideon Saar warns 'attempts to harm Israel also harm Britain' after meeting UK Conservative delegation

Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar has said that UK-Israeli relations have been "damaged" following a "series of unilateral anti-Israel measures pursued by the Labour government since 2024". Saar made the comments following a meeting with a visting delegation from the British Conservative Party on Wednesday evening in Jerusalem. In a post on X, he said he had briefed the group "on the strategic challenges facing Israel, including the ongoing, systematic and openly declared attempt by Iran and its allies to destroy it". But he warned that the relationship between Israel and the UK has been damaged "against our wishes", and said that "attempts to harm Israel also harm Britain itself". I was pleased to meet this evening in Jerusalem with a visiting delegation from the British Conservative Party, led by Party Chairman Kevin Hollinrake. I briefed our friends on the strategic challenges facing Israel, including the ongoing, systematic and openly declared attempt by Iran and its allies to destroy it. The relationship between Israel and Britain is important to both countries. Unfortunately, it has been damaged, against our wishes, by a series of unilateral anti-Israel measures pursued by the Labour government since 2024. As attorneys general from 13 U.S. states recently warned, attempts to harm Israel also harm Britain itself. Israel still has good friends in Britain, and I thanked them for standing with Israel! 🇮🇱🇬🇧 @CFoI @kevinhollinrake @A_J_Snowden @AWMurrison @drcarolinej @JeromeMayhew @gavinantonyrice — Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) November 11, 2026