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Jun 28 2019

CFI Vice-Chairman raises concerns at Council of Europe about antisemitism in Europe

June 28 2019, 16:15

CFI Vice-Chairman, John Howell OBE MP, this week in the Council of Europe raised concerns about the increase in antisemitism in Europe, in a question to the President of Portugal.... Read more

Jun 28 2019

Ex-Prime Minister Ehud Barak to run in September election

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June 28 2019, 15:41

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced this week that he was forming a new political party to run in the September 17th election. These elections come after Netanyahu failed... Read more

Jun 27 2019

ISRAELI CYBER INTELLIGENCE FOILS AROUND 50 ISIS ATTACKS WORLDWIDE

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June 27 2019, 17:01

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at Cyber Week 2019, held at Tel Aviv University this week, that Israel had employed its cyber intelligence capabilities to foil nearly 50 ISIS... Read more

Jun 26 2019

U.S. introduces new sanctions on Iran as pressure rises

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June 26 2019, 17:45

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order imposing new “hard hitting” economic sanctions on Iran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, has been specifically targeted in this round... Read more

Jun 24 2019

U.S. unveils $50 billion economic plan for Palestinians

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June 24 2019, 18:17

On Saturday, senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, unveiled an economic and infrastructure proposal promising a $50 billion investment into the Palestinian economy over the next decade,... Read more

Jun 21 2019

Iran confirms downing of U.S. drone amid escalating tensions

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June 21 2019, 16:25

Late on Wednesday evening, Iran military shot down a US military drone using a surface-to-air missile, on the basis that it had violated Iranian airspace near Kuhmobarak. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard... Read more

Jun 21 2019

Theresa May: ‘My support for Jewish community will continue in the years to come’

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June 21 2019, 16:09

Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will remain a friend and ally of the Jewish community in a letter to the Board of Deputies of British Jews. In the... Read more

Jun 21 2019

Conservative Lords condemn rise in antisemitism

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June 21 2019, 15:32

Conservative Lords strongly condemned the rise in antisemitism, in a debate on Thursday secured by Baroness Berridge. CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE emphasised in his speech that antisemitism is... Read more

Jun 21 2019

Conservative MPs call for recognition of the plight of Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa

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June 21 2019, 15:06

In an unprecedented Westminster Hall debate this week, Conservative MPs called on the Government to recognise the plight of over 850,000 Jewish refugees who were forced to flee their historic... Read more