Why Do British Royals Refuse To Visit Israel?

[Pruzhany]

Originally Posted by lexdiamondz1902

From the Carter administration until the Clinton administration no American president visited Israel either.

What does an actual gov't leader have to do with a rich family who is basically a tourist attraction and represents nothing from a UK of the past have to do with anything?

But while you're bringing it up:

President Carter in Israel (1979)
President Carter in Israel

[Tallybalt]

I'm confident members of the royal family would be very keen to see Israel, particularly the Queen as she is a committed Christian and is likely interested in the Christian sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

But if they have not been to Israel it's because the British government has ordered them not to go.

[Tallybalt]

Your profile says you're a US marine. You may not be aware of this but the Queen is possibly the most popular and respected figurehead in present day Britain. The concept of the monarchy is old fashioned and archaic but there's also next to no support to abolish it. Polls show between 75 to 80% support for keeping the monarchy.

Originally Posted by Pruzhany

What does an actual gov't leader have to do with a rich family who is basically a tourist attraction and represents nothing from a UK of the past have to do with anything?

But while you're bringing it up:

President Carter in Israel (1979)
President Carter in Israel

[Supplies]

There allies of ours we should all be interested their royals .

[desertdetroiter]

Just wondering, is it important for them to visit Israel?

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by Supplies

There allies of ours we should all be interested their royals .

No we shouldn't.

[Pruzhany]

Originally Posted by Tallybalt

Your profile says you're a US marine. You may not be aware of this but the Queen is possibly the most popular and respected figurehead in present day Britain. The concept of the monarchy is old fashioned and archaic but there's also next to no support to abolish it. Polls show between 75 to 80% support for keeping the monarchy.

For those of us who are descendants from not one but two former British colonies, we have family who has passed down the history of being under British boots. Thus for us, we don't care if the descendant of a British monarchy ever visits. For those of us with long term memories, Britain is to us as Germany was to Britain during WW2.

As to your polls;

Is the British Royal Family Worth the Money?
Is the British Royal Family Worth the Money? - The Atlantic

[wildflower82]

Originally Posted by Pruzhany

Well....

Queen Elizabeth & Israel

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Originally Posted by Tallybalt

I'm confident members of the royal family would be very keen to see Israel, particularly the Queen as she is a committed Christian and is likely interested in the Christian sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

The Queen hasn't been there. If most Christians could go, they certainly would. Talk about first class tour she would have, yet she has passed in all these years.

But if they have not been to Israel it's because the British government has ordered them not to go.

I am sure her safety is not their concern, she would be protected. More about this a link Pruzhany provided:
Whatever the reason(s) why the British sometimes act in anti-Israel ways, today some of the worst forms of anti-Israel rhetoric – delegitimization, demonization and double standard – are coming out of the UK.
The London Guardian, the newspaper of choice for Britain's academics and media elites, has suggested on its front page that Israel's license to exist has expired: "The establishment of [the State of Israel] has been bought at a very high cost in human rights and human lives. It must be apparent that the international community cannot support this cost indefinitely."
Another Guardian article gave voice to the idea that Israel has "no moral right" and that its behavior "negates the very possibility of the existence of Israel as a Jewish state."
Meanwhile, BBC host Tom Paulin declared: "I never believed that Israel had the right to exist at all." (BBC News considered it all a joke, declaring that Paulin's "knockabout style has ruffled feathers in the US, where the Jewish question is notoriously sensitive.")
To avoid any doubt, this Guardian headline spelled it out unequivocally: "Israel Simply Has No Right to Exist."