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Oct 25 2019

Palestinian Authority blocks websites critical of Abbas government

By Martha Levy | Latest News | No Comments

October 25 2019, 10:13

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has blocked 59 Palestinian and Arabic-language news websites, blogs and social media pages that are critical of the PA and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The decision... Read more

Oct 24 2019

Sir Richard Branson arrives in Israel to celebrate launch of Virgin Atlantic’s London-Tel Aviv route

By Martha Levy | Latest News | No Comments

October 24 2019, 14:25

Sir Richard Branson arrived in Israel last night to inaugurate Virgin Atlantic's new flight route between London and Tel Aviv, which officially opened on 25th September. Virgin Holidays simultaneously announced the... Read more

Oct 24 2019

Middle East Minister condemns Iran’s “catalogue of failures” to respect international laws

By Martha Levy | Latest News | No Comments

October 24 2019, 14:25

In a letter to the Chair of the International Relations Committee, Baroness Anelay of St Johns, the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Rt. Hon. Dr Andrew Murrison... Read more

Oct 24 2019

Gantz tasked with forming coalition government

By Martha Levy | Latest News | No Comments

October 24 2019, 11:25

Last night, Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin, officially tasked Blue and White Leader, Benny Gantz, with forming the country’s next government. This marks the first time in more than a decade... Read more

Oct 23 2019

Communities Secretary urges all local councils to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

By Martha Levy | Latest News | No Comments

October 23 2019, 15:43

Rt. Hon. Robert Jenrick MP, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, announced on Twitter this morning that he had written to every local council in the... Read more

Oct 18 2019

UK’s Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues visits Lithuania

By Elkie | Latest News | No Comments

October 18 2019, 15:11

CFI’s Parliamentary Chairman in the House of Lords, and the UK’s Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues, Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles, visited Lithuania this week to learn about efforts to... Read more

Oct 18 2019

Israeli and British scientists make potential lung cancer screening breakthrough

By Elkie | Latest News | No Comments

October 18 2019, 14:00

A study led by members of the Weizmann Institute’s Department of Biomolecular Sciences alongside scientists from leading UK institutions has led to a potential breakthrough in lung cancer screening. Professor... Read more

Oct 18 2019

Iran to limit access for international inspectors to nuclear sites

By Elkie | Latest News | No Comments

October 18 2019, 13:42

On Wednesday, Hossein Naghavi-Hosseini, the spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee, announced plans to limit access for international inspectors to Iran’s nuclear sites. The spokesperson said that “when... Read more

Oct 17 2019

CFI Vice-Chairman hails UK-Israel trade ties in Parliament

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October 17 2019, 16:38

CFI's Vice-Chairman John Howell OBE MP celebrated flourishing ties between the UK and Israel and called for more cooperation, in Parliament this week. Speaking in the Queen's Speech debate on... Read more