In Jerusalem there is satisfaction with the apparent appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
However, political officials at this stage refused to address the matter publicly, both because the process has not yet ended and Israel does not want to be portrayed as meddling in British politics, and on the grounds that "we do not want to be seen as giving points to the leaders of a friendly country."
Relations between Jerusalem and London are considered particularly close in recent years, and in fact each of the conservative candidates for prime minister has previously expressed sympathetic attitudes towards Israel.
Sunak himself is a Hindu of Afro-Indian origin (his father was born in the Kenya colony and his mother in the Tanganyika colony, and both came there from British India), but he himself is British by birth and was born in the city of Southampton in southern England.
Sunak and his supporters during the campaign (archive), photo: AFP
Be that as it may, his origin may be an interesting trivia detail, but in Jerusalem they look at his attitudes - which, as mentioned, are very positive towards Israel.
Sunak is known to be a staunch opponent of BDS and anti-Semitism, and in the past even stated that Jerusalem is the historical capital of Israel and that he supports the idea of moving the British embassy there.
With regard to Iran, Sunak also presented strong positions, and during the negotiations on the nuclear agreement in the summer he said that "We urgently need a new and strengthened agreement, and much tougher sanctions.
If we cannot achieve results then we will have to start asking ourselves whether the nuclear agreement has reached an impasse."
If elections are held in Great Britain, it is possible that the Labor Party will return to the leadership of the country.
During Jeremy Corbyn's time as the leader of the party, relations between it and Israel deteriorated greatly, but since then there has been a change.
The anti-Semitic Corbyn was replaced by Keir Starmer, who worked firmly to purge the party of the anti-Semitic elements that occupied the forefront during his predecessor's time.
Starmer, who is married to a Jewish lawyer, is raising his children as Jews and also has relatives in Israel.
In the past he even defined himself as a Zionist.
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