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Oct 18 2019

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

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

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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

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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

Oct 11 2019

Lieberman announces plan for a national unity government

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October 11 2019, 16:12

Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the secular nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, on Wednesday night announced his plan to solve Israel’s political deadlock. In a statement on Facebook, Avigdor Lieberman proposed a... Read more

Oct 11 2019

Palestinian Authority ends 8-month tax row with Israel

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October 11 2019, 16:06

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has agreed to accept hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues collected by Israel, after months of declining them in protest over Jerusalem withholding money... Read more

Oct 10 2019

CFI condemns “tragic” attack on Jewish community in Germany and urges action against antisemitism

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October 10 2019, 16:06

CFI's Parliamentary Chairman in the House of Lords Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles and CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE have condemned yesterday’s Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue in the... Read more

Oct 04 2019

Environment Secretary “fully understands” the Jewish community’s fears of a Corbyn government

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October 04 2019, 15:29

Environment Secretary Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers MP, has assured the Jewish community in an interview with the Jewish Chronicle that she “fully understands” their fears of a Corbyn-led government, stating:... Read more

Oct 04 2019

CFI Parliamentary Chairman: Boris Johnson’s government is one of the most pro-Israel ever

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October 04 2019, 15:22

Speaking to the Jewish Chronicle in Manchester at this year's Conservative Party Conference, CFI Parliamentary Chairman (Lords) Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles, praised Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government for being “absolutely solid”... Read more