In or Out: What's at Stake for Israel if Britain Leaves the EU

BY AZRIEL BERMANT
Originally published Jun 15, 2016 on www.haaretz.com

Supporters for the U.K. opposition Labour Party hold up banners at a launch event for the 'Labour In Britain' campaign bus in London, U.K., May 10, 2016. PHOTO CREDIT: Simon Dawson, Bloomberg

Israel’s nationalist camp, long suspicious of, if not hostile to, the European Union’s attempts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, would - unwisely - celebrate Britain leaving the EU.

On 23 June, for the first time since 1975, the British will vote in a referendum to decide their future in the European Union. The question facing voters is very simple: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” 

Up until now, the issues dominating the referendum have been the state of the economy, jobs, immigration and wider questions over British sovereignty. The question of the EU’s foreign policy, including its policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has been far from British voters’ minds. However, were the British to vote for ...........................................................................................READ MORE