On Israel, British Home Secretary Theresa May is regarded as extremely supportive, though she hasn’t been involved in foreign policy.

Writing in response to an article by Rogel Alpher, Israel's diaspora affairs minister says the connection between Israel and Diaspora Jewry is a strategic asset for both parties.

The background for the refusal was the group's intention of meeting a Palestinian official barred from Israel for 'embarking on subversive activity within Israeli society that included an attempt to establish political parties.'

Critics say law, which mandates special requirements for NGOs that get most of their funding from foreign governments, disproportionately targets human rights organizations.

Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim raised an uproar when he seemed to imply that soldiers were permitted to commit acts of rape during wartime.

It is the largest group of Jewish visitors permitted to enter the tense holy site in the past year. Some of those in attendance uttered prayers in violation of previous policy.

Theresa May has been a firm, consistent friend of the UK Jewish community, committed to their security as Home Secretary, and unafraid to stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself.

Judges mention a meeting between the prime minister and the French tycoon in 2009, but Netanyahu still insists only one contribution was made, in 2001.