Embassy of Israel, London
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| Coordinates | 51°30′11″N 0°11′22″W / 51.50306°N 0.18944°WCoordinates: 51°30′11″N 0°11′22″W / 51.50306°N 0.18944°W |
| Location | South Kensington, London |
| Address | 2 Palace Green, London, W8 4QB |
| Ambassador | Mark Regev |
The Embassy of Israel in London is the diplomatic mission of Israel in the United Kingdom. It is located in the South Kensington area on Kensington Palace Gardens near the junction with Kensington High Street. The building hosts both the Embassy of Israel and the Israeli Consulate, accessible via a separate entrance at 15a Old Court Place.
The embassy is situated at 2 Kensington Palace Gardens, the extension of Palace Green, which is home to Kensington Palace itself as well as a number of other diplomatic delegations, and forms part of the Crown Estate. Security around the Embassy is extremely rigorous and photography of the embassy is prohibited.
The embassy occupies a house originally built in 1860–62 for the author William Makepeace Thackeray and was built in red brick at his request. It was granted Grade II* listed status in 1969.
On 19 September 1972, a letter bomb delivered to the Embassy exploded, killing Ami Shechori, an Israeli diplomat. Seven other bombs claimed to have been sent by the terrorist group Black September were either not delivered, or detected.
On 3 June 1982, Ambassador of Israel Shlomo Argov was shot and seriously injured on departing an event at the Dorchester Hotel where he was guest of honour. A terror cell claiming to have split from the PLO and headed by Abu Nidal took credit for the attack. After a lengthy coma, the Ambassador died of his wounds in 2003. The incident is widely reported as being a key factor in the 1982 Lebanon War.
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