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On 6 July 2010 Sacerdoti met Israeli President [[Shimon Peres]]. He uploaded a picture of himself shaking hands with Peres, with the caption 'Jonathan Sacerdoti, of Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.<ref>[http://powerbase.info/index.php/File:Meeting_shimon_peres_flickr.jpg Sacerdoti meeting Peres], Flickr Screengrab made 15 November 2012</ref>
 
On 6 July 2010 Sacerdoti met Israeli President [[Shimon Peres]]. He uploaded a picture of himself shaking hands with Peres, with the caption 'Jonathan Sacerdoti, of Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.<ref>[http://powerbase.info/index.php/File:Meeting_shimon_peres_flickr.jpg Sacerdoti meeting Peres], Flickr Screengrab made 15 November 2012</ref>
  
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ON 24 February 2011 he met [[Ron Prosor]], former Israeli ambassador to the UK. A picture of him with Prosor, [[Gili Brenner]] of [[StandWithUs]] and pro-Israel blogger [[Chas Newkey-Burden]] was posted on the latter's website.<ref>[http://powerbase.info/index.php/File:Sacerdoti_prosor.jpg Sacerdoi with Prosor], Screengrab made 15 November 2012</ref>
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On 24 February 2011 he met [[Ron Prosor]], former Israeli ambassador to the UK. A picture of him with Prosor, [[Gili Brenner]] of [[StandWithUs]] and pro-Israel blogger [[Chas Newkey-Burden]] was posted on the latter's website.<ref>[http://powerbase.info/index.php/File:Sacerdoti_prosor.jpg Sacerdoi with Prosor], Screengrab made 15 November 2012</ref>
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On 28 August 2011 Sacerdoti attended and spoke at a pro-Israel rally in Trafalgar Square organised by the [[British Israel Coalition]] and supported by [[StandWithUs]].<ref>[http://powerbase.info/index.php/File:Rally_for_israel.jpg Sacerdoti at pro-Israel rally], Screengrab made 15 November 2012</ref>
  
 
In July 2012, Sacerdoti was elected to the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] International Division.<ref>[http://www.bod.org.uk/live/content.php?Item_ID=130&Blog_ID=425 Results of Board Divisional Elections], Board of Deputies of British Jews, accessed 31 July 2012</ref>
 
In July 2012, Sacerdoti was elected to the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] International Division.<ref>[http://www.bod.org.uk/live/content.php?Item_ID=130&Blog_ID=425 Results of Board Divisional Elections], Board of Deputies of British Jews, accessed 31 July 2012</ref>

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Jonathan Sacerdoti is a Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy[1] based in the UK and is also registered as a director of a UK branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, alongside Marvin Hier - founder and dean of the orginal centre, based in the USA - and others.[2] He has also worked as Director of Public Affairs at the Zionist Federation[3] and is currently a member of the International Division of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Education

Sacerdoti studied English Language and Literature at Balliol College, Oxford University.[4]

Jonathan Sacerdoti, LinkedIn profile which fails to mention his roles at the Zionist Federation and the Board of Deputies of British Jews. It was removed just hours after an article mentioning these oversights was published. Screengrab taken 16 November 2012

Activities

On 1 June 2010, the day after nine activists on the Mavi Marmara were killed by the Israeli military, Sacerdoti appeared on Sky News and Al Jazeera defending Israel's actions.[5][6]

On 6 July 2010 Sacerdoti met Israeli President Shimon Peres. He uploaded a picture of himself shaking hands with Peres, with the caption 'Jonathan Sacerdoti, of Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.[7]

On 24 February 2011 he met Ron Prosor, former Israeli ambassador to the UK. A picture of him with Prosor, Gili Brenner of StandWithUs and pro-Israel blogger Chas Newkey-Burden was posted on the latter's website.[8]

On 28 August 2011 Sacerdoti attended and spoke at a pro-Israel rally in Trafalgar Square organised by the British Israel Coalition and supported by StandWithUs.[9]

In July 2012, Sacerdoti was elected to the Board of Deputies of British Jews International Division.[10]

Affiliations

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ About Us, IMED, accessed 16 July 2012
  2. ↑ SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTRE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, Company Check, accessed 19 July 2012
  3. ↑ ZIONIST FEDERATION CONDEMNS TUC CONGRESS APPROVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI GOODS, Zionist Federation News, accessed 19 July 2012
  4. ↑ Jonathan Sacerdoti, Yatedo, accessed 16 November 2012
  5. ↑ Jonathan Sacerdoti on Al Jazeera discussing the Gaza flotilla incident Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012
  6. ↑ Jonathan Sacerdoti, live interview on Sky News regarding the flotilla incident, Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012
  7. ↑ Sacerdoti meeting Peres, Flickr Screengrab made 15 November 2012
  8. ↑ Sacerdoi with Prosor, Screengrab made 15 November 2012
  9. ↑ Sacerdoti at pro-Israel rally, Screengrab made 15 November 2012
  10. ↑ Results of Board Divisional Elections, Board of Deputies of British Jews, accessed 31 July 2012
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