For the past year, I have been a member of the board the Israel-Britain Chamber of Commerce. The organisation was recently involved in coordinating the visit of the British Minister of Trade, Lord Digby Jones.

Now get hold of this:  “Over the past decade, bilateral trade has grown by 40 per cent and is now worth over £2.3 billion pounds. …..  more than 250 Israeli companies now located in the UK…. and 47 Israeli companies listed on London stock exchanges, with 41 having joined in the last three years.”
  
Lord Jones said his government organisation UK Trade & Investment, which is responsible for promoting the UK international business, is committed to securing another 25 more inward investment projects from Israel by 2010. 

What an opportunity for Israeli companies. The Brits are actually giving a direct entry int the vast network of European trading relationships. Just hop on board.