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CUFI Interviews
Tzipi Hotovely
Israel's Ambassador to the UK
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We are honoured that Israel’s Ambassador to the UK kindly accepted our invitation to speak to Christians United for Israel
about a range of topics.
You may have heard Ambassador Hotovely robustly defending Israel on TV and radio during the May 2021 conflict, combating bias and misinformation. Meanwhile, her role has proven vitally important at a time of new opportunities for Britain and Israel to work together more closely in the future.
HE Mrs Tzipi Hotovely is the 18th Ambassador of Israel to the Court of St James’s, and the first woman to be appointed to the position.
Ambassador Hotovely previously held a number of roles in the Israeli Government, including Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
(2015-20). She also served as a Member
of Knesset (2009-20), Israel’s parliament, where she chaired the Women and Gender Equality Committee (2009-13).
CUFI: Ambassador, it is just over a year since you arrived in the UK to take up your position at the Israeli embassy, notably in the middle of a second national lockdown. What has it been like for you settling in the UK? Please also tell us a little about your lovely family.
Ambassador: I am the mother of three young girls: the eldest is seven, the middle five, and my little one is three.
The Covid lockdown was a very difficult time to start living in a new country, especially since a big part of my