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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.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT8ZtjNheMk&list=UUV1sX9BjwRt0ZduDc1Umm2A&index=24&feature=plcp Jonathan Sacerdoti on Al Jazeera discussing the Gaza flotilla incident] Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysbCX9NLeS8&list=UUV1sX9BjwRt0ZduDc1Umm2A&index=20&feature=plcp Jonathan Sacerdoti, live interview on Sky News regarding the flotilla incident], Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012</ref> | 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.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT8ZtjNheMk&list=UUV1sX9BjwRt0ZduDc1Umm2A&index=24&feature=plcp Jonathan Sacerdoti on Al Jazeera discussing the Gaza flotilla incident] Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysbCX9NLeS8&list=UUV1sX9BjwRt0ZduDc1Umm2A&index=20&feature=plcp Jonathan Sacerdoti, live interview on Sky News regarding the flotilla incident], Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012</ref> | ||
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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> | ||
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]
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]
In July 2012, Sacerdoti was elected to the Board of Deputies of British Jews International Division.[8]
Affiliations
- Board of Deputies of British Jews
- Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy
- Simon Wiesenthal Centre
- Zionist Federation
Resources
- Who is Jonathan Sacerdoti, the BBC’s Go-To Man on Gaza?, New Left Project, 16 November 2012
Notes
- ↑ About Us, IMED, accessed 16 July 2012
- ↑ SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTRE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, Company Check, accessed 19 July 2012
- ↑ ZIONIST FEDERATION CONDEMNS TUC CONGRESS APPROVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI GOODS, Zionist Federation News, accessed 19 July 2012
- ↑ Jonathan Sacerdoti, Yatedo, accessed 16 November 2012
- ↑ Jonathan Sacerdoti on Al Jazeera discussing the Gaza flotilla incident Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012
- ↑ Jonathan Sacerdoti, live interview on Sky News regarding the flotilla incident, Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012
- ↑ Sacerdoti meeting Peres, Flickr Screengrab made 15 November 2012
- ↑ Results of Board Divisional Elections, Board of Deputies of British Jews, accessed 31 July 2012
