Israeli Embassy to look for new site after Bob Jones opts not to renew lease

Israeli Embassy to look for new site after Bob Jones opts not to renew lease
Bob Jones said the move has nothing to do with recent protests. (Image: Richard Robinson)
Gregor Thompson
The Embassy of Israel will be on the hunt for a new location next year now that Robt. Jones Holdings has decided not to renew its lease.Bob Jones told BusinessDesk his company would not extend the embassy's lease beyond its expiry in May.Israel's embassy has been the site of intermittent protest action since the Hamas terror attack in Israel on Oct 7 last year. 'Reasoning'However, Jones said the protests had nothing to do with his company's decision not to renew the Israelis' lease.“The fact we will not give t...

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