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Apr 27 2018

General Lord Dannatt briefs cross-party MPs and Lords on Hezbollah threat

April 27 2018, 14:51

This week in Parliament, cross-party MPs and Lords attended a lunch briefing with General Lord Dannatt, former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, hosted by the Friends of Israel... Read more

Apr 27 2018

Welsh Conservative Assembly Members host CFI in Cardiff

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April 27 2018, 12:14

This week, CFI visited the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff and met with the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies AM. CFI Executive Director James Gurd and Parliamentary Manager... Read more

Apr 20 2018

President Rivlin in The Telegraph: “Israel needs the West now more than ever”

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April 20 2018, 14:43

Writing in The Telegraph this week, the President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, highlighted Israel's "vibrant democracy" and said the support of allies around the world for his country was crucial.... Read more

Apr 20 2018

Andrew Bowie MP raises concerns about Hamas attack tunnels

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April 20 2018, 11:36

Conservative MP Andrew Bowie this week raised concerns about Hamas's cross-border attack tunnels that are "built to attack Israeli civilians", in International Development Questions in the House of Commons on... Read more

Apr 19 2018

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson hails Israel’s “remarkable” achievements on 70th anniversary

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April 19 2018, 14:54

Last night, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson addressed 1500 people at the annual B'nei Akiva Yom Ha'atzmaut event at Kinloss Synagogue, underlining his steadfast support for Israel as celebrations began for... Read more

Apr 19 2018

50 Conservative parliamentarians attend Yom Ha’atzmaut lunch with Ambassador Regev

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April 19 2018, 10:34

Yesterday in Parliament, 50 Conservative MPs and Lords attended a lunch hosted by CFI with the Ambassador of Israel, H.E. Mark Regev, in celebration of Israel's Independence Day and 70th... Read more

Apr 18 2018

Cross-party MPs condemn rise in antisemitism in House of Commons debate

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April 18 2018, 17:28

This week, numerous cross-party MPs strongly condemned the rise in antisemitism in a debate in the House of Commons. The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Rt.... Read more

Apr 18 2018

Palestinian man arrested with explosive device at crossing

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April 18 2018, 16:45

A Palestinian man has been arrested after border police discovered a powerful explosive device embedded on his truck at the Reihan crossing near Jenin in the West Bank, according to... Read more

Apr 17 2018

IDF demolition of the lengthiest and deepest Hamas terror tunnel

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April 17 2018, 16:25

The IDF on Sunday revealed the demolition of the lengthiest and deepest Hamas terror tunnel. On Sunday the Israeli army also released a video showing a new “’laboratory’ it created... Read more