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May 02 2018

Abbas says Jews caused the Holocaust with their “social behaviour”

May 02 2018, 18:15

Palestinian Authority (PA) President, Mahmoud Abbas, has been strongly criticised for an antisemitic speech given on Monday at the Palestinian National Council, in Ramallah, which was attended by Labour’s Shadow... Read more

May 02 2018

Three Palestinians charged with planning to carry out a terror attack

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May 02 2018, 18:01

Three Palestinians have been charged with planning to carry out a terror attack against Israelis on behalf of the Hamas terrorist organisation. On Tuesday, at the Jerusalem District Court, according... Read more

May 02 2018

Israeli airline Israir will fly directly from Edinburgh to Israel

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May 02 2018, 10:11

Israeli airline Israir has announced that it will fly directly from Edinburgh to Israel, in a move warmly welcomed by the Scottish Conservatives. The airline will operate a direct route... Read more

May 01 2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reveals documents detailing aspects of Tehran’s secret nuclear weapons programme

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May 01 2018, 18:48

On Monday in a live television appearance Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that Mossad (Israel’s secret service) had found extensive documents detailing aspects of Tehran’s secret nuclear weapons programme.... Read more

Apr 27 2018

Director General of Israel’s MFA briefs Conservative parliamentarians

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April 27 2018, 17:35

Director General of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yuval Rotem, addressed parliamentarians in the House of Commons, in a cross-party briefing event coordinated by CFI this week. Mr Rotem gave... Read more

Apr 27 2018

Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers MP: Labour must take “urgent action” to root out antisemitism

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April 27 2018, 17:32

CFI Vice-Chairman Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers MP stressed that the Labour Party must take "urgent action" to combat antisemitism, in Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. The Chipping Barnet MP asked... Read more

Apr 27 2018

CFI Vice-Chairman condemns Hamas’s use of human shields, at Council of Europe

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April 27 2018, 17:31

CFI Vice-Chairman, John Howell OBE MP, condemned the Hamas terror organisation's use of schools as human shields, speaking in the Council of Europe today. During a session discussing the integration of... Read more

Apr 27 2018

Israel grieves as 10 students die in floods

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April 27 2018, 17:30

On Thursday, 10 youths tragically died in a flash flood in the popular hiking route, Nahal Tzafit. The 10 were swept away in a torrential flood while hiking in the... Read more

Apr 27 2018

Czech President announces three-stage plan to move embassy to Jerusalem

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April 27 2018, 17:27

On Wednesday, the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman announced the start of a three-stage process that will move the country’s diplomatic missions from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. President Zeman... Read more