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 * The [[Heathside Charitable Trust]] - £150,000 in 2012, £150,000 in 2011, £150,000 in 2009, £150,000 in 2008
 *[[Mike Davis]] donated £187,502 in 2012<ref>TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PORTLAND TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012</ref>
-*[[Robert Cohen]] donated £21,167 in 2012, which he received in prize money from the Rockefeller Foundation.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
+*[[Robert Cohen]] donated £21,167 in 2012, which he received in prize money from the [[Rockefeller Foundation]].<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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 *Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], co-founder (born 1945) is an Egyptian-born British businessman. In 1957, in the aftermath of the Suez War, Cohen fled with his family from Egypt to the UK as part of the exodus of Jewish refugees. He is reportedly worth around £250 million.<ref>Institutional Investor, http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Popups/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1423897 accessed 1 March</ref> He is the Chairman of [[Big Society Capital]], Founder Chairman of The Portland Trust (2003-) and [[Bridges Ventures]] (2002-2012); Founder Director of [[Social Finance Ltd]] (2007-2011) and [[Social Finance USA]] (2010-). In January 2005, Cohen became a Director of the [[British Museum]]. Cohen is also a member of the executive committee of the London based [[International Institute of Strategic Studies]], a right-wing and neoconservative think tank.<ref>Ronald Cohen, [http://www.ronaldcohen.net/about About], accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 1972 Cohen founded [[Apax Partners]], one of Britain's first and biggest venture capital firms.  Apax has invested more than $2 billion in Israel with Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) and Tnuva Food Industries Ltd. being two of the biggest and best known investments.<ref>Shahar Smooha and Shlomit Lann, ‘Riding to the Rescue of Israel’s Third Sector’, http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000856340,  24 June 2013, Globes, accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 1974 Cohen stood as the parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Party in Kensington North, and in 1979 he stood as its European candidate in London West. In 1996 he switched allegiance to the Labour Party, becoming a supporter of Tony Blair. In 2004, Cohen was the Labour Party's fourth largest financial supporter, after [[Lord Sainsbury]], [[Sir Christopher Ondaatje]] and [[Lord Hamlyn]]. According to Robert Peston, Cohen has contributed £1.8m to the Labour Party.<ref>Robert Peston, Who Runs Britain?, Hodder and Stoughton, 2008</ref> The Guardian reported that in 2006 Cohen ‘started to take over the role of government [Middle East] emissary from [[Lord Levy]] by meeting Israeli leaders, including the prime minister, [[Ehud Olmert]]’.<ref>‘Sir Ronald Cohen: Financier who is hoping for a peace dividend,’ The Guardian, July 7, 2006</ref>  About his connections to Israel, Cohen told the Times:  ‘If you look at my history: born in Egypt, a refugee, married to the daughter of the commander of the Exodus who's an Israeli, there's an obvious connection between me and the region.’<ref>http://www.bollyn.com/who-really-controls-our-political-parties#sthash.ozRphSDA.dpuf accessed 1 March 2014</ref> Cohen says he is a believer in two state solution for Israel and Palestine. In regards to the Portland Trust’s activities he claimed:

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 | '''Total:''' || '''404,912''' || '''346,750''' || '''363,616''' || '''288,410''' || '''131,481''' || '''264,309''' || '''669,207''' || '''522,258''' || '''406,759''' || '''325,196''' || '''141,385''' || '''61,805''' || '''1,658,168''' || '''1,977,524''' || '''2,282,148''' || '''3,181,660''' || '''2,770,120''' || '''15,795,708'''
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 *[[Mike Davis]] donated £187,502 in 2012<ref>TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PORTLAND TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012</ref>
 *[[Robert Cohen]] donated £21,167 in 2012, which he received in prize money from the Rockefeller Foundation.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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 *[[Mick Davis]], (born 1958) is a South African/British businessman. He was Chief Executive of [[Xstrata]] from October 2001 to 2013 when it was bought by commodity trader [[Glencore]].  As a result Davis received a payoff of almost £75 million.<ref>Simon Goodley, [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/apr/16/mick-davis-leaves-xstrata-with-75m ‘Mick Davis departs Xstrata with nearly £75m’]  The Guardian,16 April 2013, accessed 1 March 2014</ref> He is also Chairman of UJIA, and a member of the Jewish Leadership Council. He is on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and a member of the World Executive of Keren Hayesod – Israel United Appeal.<ref>http://www.thejlc.org/author/mickd/ accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 2011 the Telegraph reported that Davis gave Michael Gove £7,500 to support him ‘in the capacity as an MP’.<ref>Holly Watt, and Heidi Blake,’City financiers fund Michael Gove's private office’
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8840033/City-financiers-fund-Michael-Goves-private office.html, Telegraph, 21 October 2011, accessed 8 March 2014</ref>  He is one of the main donors to the Conservative party, donating£500,000 in 2013 and £150,000 to in 2010/11.<ref>Christopher Hope, Xstrata's Mick Davis gives £500,000 to Conservatives
-http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10059773/Xstratas-Mick-Davis-gives-500000-to-Conservatives.html, 15 May 2013, The Telegraph, accessed 10 March 2014</ref> Davis also funded the successful No2AV campaign, which fought to maintain the UK s current voting system in a referendum with £100,000.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
+http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10059773/Xstratas-Mick-Davis-gives-500000-to-Conservatives.html, 15 May 2013, The Telegraph, accessed 10 March 2014</ref> Davis also funded the successful No2AV campaign, which fought to maintain the UK s current voting system in a referendum with £100,000.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In 2010, the JLC leader provoked widespread debate by criticizing Israeli policy on the peace process. He wrote: 'If… the world community no longer believes that a two-state solution is possible, we de facto become an apartheid state because we then have the majority who are going to be governed by the minority.<ref>Simon Rocker, ‘[http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/41422/shock-over-senior-uk-jewish-leaders-bibi-criticism Shock over senior UK Jewish leader's Bibi criticism]’  JC,18 November 2010,  accessed 5 March 2014</ref>  In 2013 Davis reiterated his criticism of Netanyahu’s government in an online article for the Israeli newspaper writing that diaspora efforts to fight delegitimisation of Israel were being hampered by the actions of his government.<ref>Simon Rocker, [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/113557/mick-davis-bibi-hinders-peace-efforts-and-diasporas-attempts-defend-israel Mick Davis: Bibi hinders peace efforts and diaspora's attempts to defend Israel], 28 November 2013. </ref>
 *[[Eival Gilady]],CEO of the Tel Aviv office of the Portland Trust from 2005 to 2011.<ref>http://www.portlandtrust.org/about-us accessed 1 March 2014</ref> Gilady was appointed Head of Coordination and Strategy at the Office of Prime Minister [[Ariel Sharon]] in March 2005, and from 2001 to 2004 he served as Head of the Israel Defense Forces' Strategic Planning Division. He is considered the ‘intellectual father’ of the Gaza Disengagement plan <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/4146406.stm accessed 1 March 2014</ref> Gilady is the Chairman and the co-founder of the [[Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce]] (IPCC).<ref>IPCC Board,  http://www.ipcc.org.il/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=29&Itemid=68 accessed 8 March 2014</ref> The IPCC was established to promote trade and commerce between Israelis and Palestinians, to create business opportunities and to improve the economic relations between the two peoples. He is also the Chairman of the Western Galilee College.
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 *[[Samir Hulileh]],Chairman of The Portland Trust in Ramallah and CEO of [[PADICO]].  He has held various management positions in the public and private sectors including Cabinet Secretary General of the Palestinian government during 2005-2006 and Assistant Undersecretary for the Ministry of Economy and Trade (1994-1997). Between 2004 and 2005 he was Chairman of the Palestine Trade Centre (PALTRADE) where he was elected as a board member for 2011-2013. He is the Chairman of Palestine International Business Forum, and a board member of Palestinian Banking Corporation, Palestinian-British Business Council, Palestinian-Russian Business Council, and Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS). He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Friends Schools in Ramallah and The International Chamber of Commerce and the Chairman of Birzeit University Alumni Association.<ref>Portland Trust, http://www.portlandtrust.org/management/samir-hulileh</ref>
-*[[Kamel Husseini]],the Managing Director of The Portland Trust in Ramallah and the founder of [[Ellam Tam]], the first Communications and Public Relations Company in Palestine and funded by the Palestinian American Chamber of Commerce. Mr Husseini served as Ellam Tam’s Managing Director from 2000 to 2006 and as its Managing Partner from 2010 until July 2013.In 2011 it was revealed that [[Qorvis communications]] was serving as subcontractor to Ellam Tam.<ref>http://www.fara.gov/docs/5483-Exhibit-AB-20111020-34.pdf accessed 10 March 2014</ref> Qorvis has also represented since 2009 an Israeli military hardware manufacture, [[Plasan Sasa Ltd]] and has a history of servicing regimes in the Middle East with a negative human rights record, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.<ref>Business and Human Rights,http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/BahrainPRWatch accessed 10 March 2014</ref>
+*[[Kamel Husseini]],the Managing Director of The Portland Trust in Ramallah and the founder of [[Ellam Tam]], the first Communications and Public Relations Company in Palestine and funded by the [[Palestinian American Chamber of Commerce]]. Mr Husseini served as [[Ellam Tam]]’s Managing Director from 2000 to 2006 and as its Managing Partner from 2010 until July 2013.In 2011 it was revealed that [[Qorvis communications]] was serving as subcontractor to Ellam Tam.<ref>http://www.fara.gov/docs/5483-Exhibit-AB-20111020-34.pdf accessed 10 March 2014</ref> Qorvis has also represented since 2009 an Israeli military hardware manufacture, [[Plasan Sasa Ltd]] and has a history of servicing regimes in the Middle East with a negative human rights record, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.<ref>Business and Human Rights,http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/BahrainPRWatch accessed 10 March 2014</ref>
-*[[Nicola Cobbold]]joined The Portland Trust in April 2007 and was appointed CEO in  January 2009. Previously Cobbold worked as a lawyer, specialising in media and copyright.  From 2001 to 2003 she was a trustee of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality, a charity established in 1976 to combat discrimination and promote racial justice in Britain.<ref>Portland Trust,http://www.portlandtrust.org/management/nicola-cobbold accessed 1 March 2014</ref>
+*[[Nicola Cobbold]] joined The Portland Trust in April 2007 and was appointed CEO in  January 2009. Previously Cobbold worked as a lawyer, specialising in media and copyright.  From 2001 to 2003 she was a trustee of the [[Jewish Council for Racial Equality]], a charity established in 1976 to combat discrimination and promote racial justice in Britain.<ref>Portland Trust,http://www.portlandtrust.org/management/nicola-cobbold accessed 1 March 2014</ref>
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−	The '''Portland Trust''' is a British non-profit organisation whose mission is said to be ‘to promote peace and stability between Israelis and Palestinians through economic development.’<ref> The Portland Trust,[http://www.portlandtrust.org/ Homepage], accessed 20 October 2010. </ref>It was founded in London in 2003 by Sir Ronald Cohen, co-founder and former Chairman of the private equity firm Apax Partners, together with Sir Harry Solomon, co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Hillsdown Holdings. The trust has offices in London, Tel Aviv and Ramallah.	+	The '''Portland Trust''' is a British non-profit organisation whose mission is said to be ‘to promote peace and stability between Israelis and Palestinians through economic development.’<ref> The Portland Trust,[http://www.portlandtrust.org/ Homepage], accessed 20 October 2010. </ref>It was founded in London in 2003 by Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], co-founder and former Chairman of the private equity firm [[Apax Partners]], together with Sir [[Harry Solomon]], co-founder and former chairman and CEO of [[Hillsdown Holdings]]. The trust has offices in London, Tel Aviv and Ramallah.

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-Since its launch in 2003, Portland Trust has consistently highlighted the important role of economics and in particular of the private sector in conflict resolution. To support this belief, in March 2013 it published a paper on ‘Lessons from Cyprus, Northern Ireland, South Africa and the South Caucasus’.<ref>TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PORTLAND TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012</ref> In 2011 it organised an event in UK with Israel Business and the Palestine Britain Business council which saw Tony Blair in conversation with Sir Ronald Cohen in front of British business leaders.<ref>Tony Blair Office, 'Statebuilding and Economic Growth key to getting Middle East Peace0, http://www.tonyblairoffice.org/quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-statebuilding-and-economic-growth-key-to-getting-middle-east-pea/ accessed 10 March 2014</ref> In January 2012 the Trust hosted a lunch in London for the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.<ref>Portland Trust,[http://www.portlandtrust.org/lunch-honour-president-palestinian-authority Title here ]accessed 10 March 2014</ref>It also regularly publishes printed materials, including the monthly Palestinian Economic Bulletin which covers economic developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
+Since its launch in 2003, Portland Trust has consistently highlighted the important role of economics and in particular of the private sector in conflict resolution. To support this belief, in March 2013 it published a paper on ‘Lessons from Cyprus, Northern Ireland, South Africa and the South Caucasus’.<ref>TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PORTLAND TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012</ref> In 2011 it organised an event in UK with [[Israel Business]] and the [[Palestine Britain Business Council]] which saw [[Tony Blair]] in conversation with Sir [[Ronald Cohen]] in front of British business leaders.<ref>Tony Blair Office, 'Statebuilding and Economic Growth key to getting Middle East Peace0, http://www.tonyblairoffice.org/quartet/news-entry/tony-blair-statebuilding-and-economic-growth-key-to-getting-middle-east-pea/ accessed 10 March 2014</ref> In January 2012 the Trust hosted a lunch in London for the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.<ref>Portland Trust,[http://www.portlandtrust.org/lunch-honour-president-palestinian-authority Title here ]accessed 10 March 2014</ref>It also regularly publishes printed materials, including the monthly Palestinian Economic Bulletin which covers economic developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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 *Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], co-founder (born 1945) is an Egyptian-born British businessman. In 1957, in the aftermath of the Suez War, Cohen fled with his family from Egypt to the UK as part of the exodus of Jewish refugees. He is reportedly worth around £250 million.<ref>Institutional Investor, http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Popups/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1423897 accessed 1 March</ref> He is the Chairman of [[Big Society Capital]], Founder Chairman of The Portland Trust (2003-) and [[Bridges Ventures]] (2002-2012); Founder Director of [[Social Finance Ltd]] (2007-2011) and [[Social Finance USA]] (2010-). In January 2005, Cohen became a Director of the [[British Museum]]. Cohen is also a member of the executive committee of the London based [[International Institute of Strategic Studies]], a right-wing and neoconservative think tank.<ref>Ronald Cohen, [http://www.ronaldcohen.net/about About], accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 1972 Cohen founded [[Apax Partners]], one of Britain's first and biggest venture capital firms.  Apax has invested more than $2 billion in Israel with Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) and Tnuva Food Industries Ltd. being two of the biggest and best known investments.<ref>Shahar Smooha and Shlomit Lann, ‘Riding to the Rescue of Israel’s Third Sector’, http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000856340,  24 June 2013, Globes, accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 1974 Cohen stood as the parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Party in Kensington North, and in 1979 he stood as its European candidate in London West. In 1996 he switched allegiance to the Labour Party, becoming a supporter of Tony Blair. In 2004, Cohen was the Labour Party's fourth largest financial supporter, after [[Lord Sainsbury]], [[Sir Christopher Ondaatje]] and [[Lord Hamlyn]]. According to Robert Peston, Cohen has contributed £1.8m to the Labour Party.<ref>Robert Peston, Who Runs Britain?, Hodder and Stoughton, 2008</ref> The Guardian reported that in 2006 Cohen ‘started to take over the role of government [Middle East] emissary from [[Lord Levy]] by meeting Israeli leaders, including the prime minister, [[Ehud Olmert]]’.<ref>‘Sir Ronald Cohen: Financier who is hoping for a peace dividend,’ The Guardian, July 7, 2006</ref>  About his connections to Israel, Cohen told the Times:  ‘If you look at my history: born in Egypt, a refugee, married to the daughter of the commander of the Exodus who's an Israeli, there's an obvious connection between me and the region.’<ref>http://www.bollyn.com/who-really-controls-our-political-parties#sthash.ozRphSDA.dpuf accessed 1 March 2014</ref> Cohen says he is a believer in two state solution for Israel and Palestine. In regards to the Portland Trust’s activities he claimed:
-::‘I won't be involved in the settlements, and I think that our great challenge is not the 300,000 to 400,000 people who live beyond the Green Line, but the seven million people who live within it, a quarter of whom live below the poverty line and many of whom suffer from severe social problems, such as chronic unemployment, dropping out of school, and so forth. Personally, I want to support residents within the Green Line, and through the Portland Trust, Palestinians who reside beyond it.’::<ref>Shahar Smooha and Shlomit Lann, ‘Riding to the Rescue of Israel’s Third Sector’, http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000856340,  24 June 2013, Globes, accessed 1 March 2014</ref>
+*Sir [[Harry Solomon]], (born 1937) is the founder of [[Hillsdown Holdings]], one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses. He was knighted in 1991. In 2010 he was elected Chair of the board of trustees of the [[Western Galilee College]], a school in northern Israel. The college is supported by [[UJIA]], the British wing of [[Keren Hayesod]].<ref>WGC Newsletter, http://www.wgalil.ac.il/files%5C31.8.10_newsletter_september.pdf accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 1985 he established the [[Heatshide Charitable Trust]].<ref>Heathside Charitable Trust, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends59/0000326959_AC_20121231_E_C.pdf accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 2012 it made donations to various causes totaling £608,119 of which £150,000 went to the Portland Trust.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In 2009 it donated £126,000 to the [[UJIA]]. Solomon is also trustee of the [[Solomon Charitable Trust]] (founded in 1984). In 2011 it made a total of 37 grants worth £19,067 without specifying who the recipients were.<ref>THE SOLOMON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011</ref>
 *Lord [[David Freud]], former CEO of The Portland Trust between 2005-2008 after retiring as Vice Chairman from [[UBS]] Investment Banking, remains a Trustee and Director. His services had a valuation of £150,000 but they were included in the Trust’s accounts as gifted services.<ref>http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends29/0001106429_AC_20081231_E_C.PDF accessed 1 March 2014</ref>.Freud was appointed UK Minister for Welfare and Reform in May 2010.<ref>David Freud, [http://www.conservatives.com/People/Peers/Freud_David.aspx David Freud Biography], ''The Conservatives'', accessed 16-October-2010</ref>
-*[[Mick Davis]],(born 1958) is a South African/British businessman. He was Chief Executive of Xstrata from October 2001 to 2013 when it was bought by commodity trader Glencore.  As a result Davis received a payoff of almost £75 million.<ref>Simon Goodley, [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/apr/16/mick-davis-leaves-xstrata-with-75m ‘Mick Davis departs Xstrata with nearly £75m’]  The Guardian,16 April 2013, accessed 1 March 2014</ref> He is also Chairman of UJIA, and a member of the Jewish Leadership Council. He is on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and a member of the World Executive of Keren Hayesod – Israel United Appeal.<ref>http://www.thejlc.org/author/mickd/ accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 2011 the Telegraph reported that Davis gave Michael Gove £7,500 to support him ‘in the capacity as an MP’.<ref>Holly Watt, and Heidi Blake,’City financiers fund Michael Gove's private office’
+*[[Mick Davis]], (born 1958) is a South African/British businessman. He was Chief Executive of [[Xstrata]] from October 2001 to 2013 when it was bought by commodity trader [[Glencore]].  As a result Davis received a payoff of almost £75 million.<ref>Simon Goodley, [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/apr/16/mick-davis-leaves-xstrata-with-75m ‘Mick Davis departs Xstrata with nearly £75m’]  The Guardian,16 April 2013, accessed 1 March 2014</ref> He is also Chairman of UJIA, and a member of the Jewish Leadership Council. He is on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and a member of the World Executive of Keren Hayesod – Israel United Appeal.<ref>http://www.thejlc.org/author/mickd/ accessed 1 March 2014</ref> In 2011 the Telegraph reported that Davis gave Michael Gove £7,500 to support him ‘in the capacity as an MP’.<ref>Holly Watt, and Heidi Blake,’City financiers fund Michael Gove's private office’
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8840033/City-financiers-fund-Michael-Goves-private office.html, Telegraph, 21 October 2011, accessed 8 March 2014</ref>  He is one of the main donors to the Conservative party, donating£500,000 in 2013 and £150,000 to in 2010/11.<ref>Christopher Hope, Xstrata's Mick Davis gives £500,000 to Conservatives
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10059773/Xstratas-Mick-Davis-gives-500000-to-Conservatives.html, 15 May 2013, The Telegraph, accessed 10 March 2014</ref> David also funded the successful No2AV campaign, which fought to maintain the UK s current voting system in a referendum with £100,000.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
-In 2010, the JLC leader provoked widespread debate by criticizing Israeli policy on the peace process. He wrote: ::'If… the world community no longer believes that a two-state solution is possible, we de facto become an apartheid state because we then have the majority who are going to be governed by the minority.::<ref>Simon Rocker, ‘Shock over senior UK Jewish leader's Bibi criticism’ http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/41422/shock-over-senior-uk-jewish-leaders-bibi-criticism, 18 November 2010,   JC, accessed 5 March 2014</ref>  In 2013 David reiterated his criticism of Netanyahu’s government in an online article for the Israeli newspaper writing that diaspora efforts to fight delegitimisation of Israel were being hampered by the actions of his government.<ref>Simon Rocker, ‘Mick Davis: Bibi hinders peace efforts and diaspora's attempts to defend Israel’, 28 November 2013,http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/113557/mick-davis-bibi-hinders-peace-efforts-and-diasporas-attempts-defend-israel</ref>
+In 2010, the JLC leader provoked widespread debate by criticizing Israeli policy on the peace process. He wrote:
 *[[Eival Gilady]],CEO of the Tel Aviv office of the Portland Trust from 2005 to 2011.<ref>http://www.portlandtrust.org/about-us accessed 1 March 2014</ref> Gilady was appointed Head of Coordination and Strategy at the Office of Prime Minister [[Ariel Sharon]] in March 2005, and from 2001 to 2004 he served as Head of the Israel Defense Forces' Strategic Planning Division. He is considered the ‘intellectual father’ of the Gaza Disengagement plan <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/4146406.stm accessed 1 March 2014</ref> Gilady is the Chairman and the co-founder of the [[Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce]] (IPCC).<ref>IPCC Board,  http://www.ipcc.org.il/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=29&Itemid=68 accessed 8 March 2014</ref> The IPCC was established to promote trade and commerce between Israelis and Palestinians, to create business opportunities and to improve the economic relations between the two peoples. He is also the Chairman of the Western Galilee College.

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