Richard Salt, Director of Trade and Investment in the British embassy in Tel Aviv, thinks the boycott of Israeli goods declared by UNISON, Britain's largest trade union, should not be taken too seriously.
"Unions have the right to vote on whatever they want, but the British government opposes a financial embargo on Israel, just as it opposes any form of boycott," Salt told Ynet. "We support constructive measures like talks and negotiation, not destructive ones like boycotts.
Salt added: "So the unions have decided to jump on the boycott bandwagon. So what? I find it hard to take them seriously. Economic relations between the two nations are very good and will continue that way in any case."
"Unions have the right to vote on whatever they want, but the British government opposes a financial embargo on Israel, just as it opposes any form of boycott," Salt told Ynet. "We support constructive measures like talks and negotiation, not destructive ones like boycotts.
Salt added: "So the unions have decided to jump on the boycott bandwagon. So what? I find it hard to take them seriously. Economic relations between the two nations are very good and will continue that way in any case."