INCOMING UK PRIME MINISTER, THERESA MAY, A ‘LONG-STANDING FRIEND OF ISRAEL’:

Jerusalem is confident that the strong relationship with Britain it enjoyed under PM David Cameron will continue under former Home Secretary Theresa May who took over Cameron's post on 13 July 2016. May, according to former ambassador to London Daniel Taub, "has been a long-standing friend of Israel and the Jewish community.” He said that as home secretary, May was very supportive of "our efforts to deepen British- Israel ties in the area of homeland security, and also very receptive to the concerns of the Jewish community regarding anti-Semitism and violent extremism.” One Jerusalem official said that when it comes to Israel, May "comes with her heart in the right place.” Israeli PM Netanyahu wrote a letter of congratulations to the new UK Prime Minister following her installation this week. (J.Post/Arutz-7)