How Israeli president's advisor worked to set up Reform Friends of Israel group

How Israeli president's advisor worked to set up Reform Friends of Israel group Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 07/01/2026 - 10:44 Middle East Eye looks at the pro-Israel group affiliated to Nigel Farage's party and the figures behind it Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (L) speaks as deputy leader Richard Tice (C) and MP Suella Braverman (back R) look on during a party press conference in central London on February 17, 2026. (AFP) Off Israel 's lobbying of Nigel Farage's Reform UK is in the spotlight again following a parliamentary debate over pro-Israel influence on British politics last week. At the debate in parliament's Westminster Hall on a petition to "call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy", Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice declared : "This motion is antisemitic in its very motivation and at its core.