Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre

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The Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) is a United Kingdom based organisation which acts to create a more supportive environment for Israel in the UK.[1] To achieve this objective BICOM issues materials on the history, economy, culture and politics of Israel, the Middle East peace plan, terrorism in the Middle-East, UK-Israel relations and foreign policy and the future of Arabia. An article in the European Jewish Press described it as "a pro-Israel British lobby group".[2] An article in Haaretz described it as "a pro-Israel advocacy group".[3]

BICOM lists its activities as:

  • Operating a fully functioning media centre.
  • Providing real-time briefings and high quality in-depth research.
  • Publishing daily briefings, which give coverage to all Israel-related news as reported in the British and Israeli print and online media, as well as analysis of the main stories of the day.
  • Organising and delivering visitor programmes for key politicians, academics and journalists.[4]

BICOM's chief executive, until July 2006, was Danny Scheck, a high-level official of the Israeli foreign ministry on a two year leave of absence. He was previously the chief spokesman and director of the press division of Israel’s foreign ministry.[1] He left to become the Israeli ambassador to France.[2]

The current Chief Executive Officer is the former Labour Member of Parliament Lorna Fitzsimons

[edit] References

  1. ^ BICOM - Community - About Us
  2. ^ "BICOM chief to become next Israeli ambassador in Paris". European Jewish Press. 2006-07-02. http://www.ejpress.org/article/9394. 
  3. ^ Daphna Berman (2008-03-17). "U.K. millionaire: Netanyahu's London trip was not a 'gift'". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/964775.html. 
  4. ^ BICOM website: About Us

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