Israel and UK: ‘Both Sides Are Playing To Their Voter Base’ | Gabrielle Weiniger

“That’s why it’s played out so publicly.” Both the UK and Israel are playing to their domestic voter bases as tensions between the states rise, resulting in Israel closing the British consulate in Jerusalem, says The Times’s correspondent in Israel Gabrielle Weiniger. Gabrielle Weiniger was speaking to John Pienaar on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Monday-Thursday from 4-7pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/