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Rejected Israeli money reallocated to Gurkha soldiers
The Israeli Embassy in London has made a donation to the Gurkha Welfare Trust at a meeting in central London on Tuesday.The £300 donation was the money returned to the embassy by the Edinburgh International Film Festival in May, after the festival organizers succumbed to pressure from pro-Palestinian activists to return the donation. At a meeting in Browns Hotel in the Mayfair area of central London, Israeli Ambassador to the UK Ron Prosor presented the donation to Joanna Lumley, the well-known British actress and lifelong campaigner for the Gurkhas - Nepalese soldiers who have been part of the British army for nearly 200 years. During that period, the Gurkhas have won 13 Victoria Crosses and served gallantly in most of Britain's conflicts. Posted by: Matt 2009-07-09 |
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