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Prince Chuck: Not going to Israel; it would help Israel's image too much
 Prince Charles' office rejected an invitation for his top aides to visit Israel because of fears the trip would be used to bolster the country's international image, a Jewish British newspaper reported Friday.The Jewish Chronicle said it had seen e-mails exchanged earlier this year. The newspaper reported that Peat initially replied to Israel's then-ambassador to Britain, Zvi Heifetz, that "the invitation is hugely appreciated and Clive and I would love to come." But in a later message... "acceptance would make it hard to avoid the many ways in which Israel would want (Charles) to help burnish its international image. In which case, let's agree a way to lower his expectations..." Posted by: mhw 2007-11-18 |
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