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Jan 22 2021

Conservative MPs urge Twitter to remove Iranian Supreme Leader’s antisemitic tweets

January 22 2021, 17:27

Conservative MPs have this week called on Twitter to review the account of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over repeated antisemitic comments. In an exchange with Nick Pickles, Twitter’s... Read more

Jan 22 2021

BBC must “urgently review” coverage of Israel, writes CFI Parliamentary Chairman

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January 22 2021, 16:55

CFI’s Parliamentary Chairman in the House of Commons, Rt. Hon. Stephen Crabb MP, has called on the BBC to “urgently review its coverage of Israel” after polling showed that two... Read more

Jan 22 2021

CFI Vice-Chairman: UK-Israel cooperation in combating Covid-19 is a source of pride

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January 22 2021, 16:37

In an op-ed for the Jewish Weekly newspaper this week, CFI Vice-Chairman Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers MP said it is a “source of pride” that the UK and Israel “are... Read more

Jan 22 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson denounces “wretched virus of antisemitism”

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January 22 2021, 16:11

In Prime Minister’s Questions this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson underlined the importance of combating antisemitism ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January. He emphasised the need to “continue to inoculate our populations and... Read more

Jan 22 2021

CFI Officer urges UK to review voting pattern at United Nations to support Israel

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January 22 2021, 15:46

CFI Officer Bob Blackman MP this week urged the UK Government to review its voting pattern at the United Nations, after the UK supported a series of resolutions singling out... Read more

Jan 22 2021

Conservative MPs and Lords condemn Iran nuclear deal breaches and destabilising regional actions

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January 22 2021, 15:25

This week, numerous Conservative parliamentarians have raised concerns over Iran’s continued breaches of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Nuclear Deal and destabilising behaviour, in a series of... Read more

Jan 15 2021

Educational material produced by UNRWA for Palestinian children incites hatred of Israel

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January 15 2021, 11:00

Educational material published by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for schools in the West Bank and Gaza has been found... Read more

Jan 14 2021

Nasal spray developed by Israeli is 99.9 percent effective at killing coronavirus

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January 14 2021, 19:29

A nasal spray developed by a company co-founded by Canada-based Israeli Dr Gilly Regev has been found to be 99.9 percent effective in destroying coronavirus in the upper airways. The... Read more

Jan 14 2021

Conservative parliamentarians praise Israel’s world-leading Covid-19 vaccination drive

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January 14 2021, 19:28

Conservative MPs and Lords have praised Israel’s success in vaccinating its population against Covid-19 and called for closer bilateral cooperation in combating the effects of the pandemic. Vaccine Deployment Minister... Read more

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