LONDON — Israel’s Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel met on Wednesday in London with several Iranian activists and journalists in part of a monthslong campaign by the senior Israeli official to establish public channels with Iranian exile groups, as protests against the regime in Tehran approach their one-year anniversary.
A source close to Gamliel told Al-Monitor that the senior Israeli official spoke with the Iranian guests on the importance of getting the West to join the battle in Iran for human rights and freedom, and that Iran continues its terror campaign not only against Israel but also in other places in the world. The minister told her interlocutors about her cooperation with Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, who visited Israel last April and is part of preparations for "the day after" in Iran. The ministry's spokesperson declined to say where exactly the meeting took place.
"The minister considers these meetings an excellent opportunity to build bridges and to pass messages to the Iranian regime that the Iranian people are not giving up their freedom," the source told Al-Monitor.
Since being appointed to her position, Gamliel has met Iranian activists in exile on several occasions. Also, together with the Foreign Ministry, she has been leading the campaign to persuade the European Union to declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.
