Wasley also highlights continuing casual homophobia in the UK, citing Stonewall research suggesting more than half of gay, lesbian and bisexual young people have been bullied at school and Home Office records of 4, 200 homophobic hate crimes in England and Wales last year.
On Thursday, Better Place spokeswoman Julie Mullins confirmed that Agassi has resigned his board seat amid Israeli press reports citing unnamed executives that the company could lay off half its staff due to a cash crunch.