Edinburgh Friends of Israel
Edinburgh Friends of Israel is the name of an organisation used by a number of Zionist activists in Edinburgh. Its first iteration was between 1971 and 1996. It appears to have depended on regular subventionms from the Zionist regime and when these were withdrawn the group closed.
The most recent iteration was as part of a wave of Scottish Friends of Israel groups initiated around 2014/5 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Ministry of Strategic Affairs (part of the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine).
Timeline
First iteration
Data on the formation of the Facebook group for Edinburgh Friends of Israel.
- 1971 - A meeting was held in Edinburgh last week to consider the formation of a local branch of the Anglo-Israel Friendship League. Mr John Levy gave an account of the purpose and work of the league and it was decided that a branch be established to be called the Edinburgh Friends of Israel.[1]
- 1973 - President The Earl of Balfour. Hon Sec. Mrs I. Eivan 4 Afton Terr.[2]
- 1981 - President The Earl of Balfour. Hon Sec. Mrs I. Eivan 4 Afton Terr.[3]
- 1983 - President The Earl of Balfour. Hon Sec. Mrs I. Eivan 4 Afton Terr. T.:031-332 4386.[4]
- 1993 - President The Earl of Balfour. Hon Sec. Mrs I. Eivan 4 Afton Terr. T.:031-332 4386.[5]
- 1997 - President The Earl of Balfour. Hon Sec. Mrs I. Eivan 4 Afton Terr. T.:031-552 2860.[6]
- 2000 - No listing in the Jewish Year Book.
Second iteration
- 2015 - Creation of Facebook group