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Mar 16 2018

CFI Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP: We must expose hypocrisy on university campuses about free speech on Israel

March 16 2018, 11:17

Yesterday in Parliament, CFI Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP addressed a StandWithUs UK student graduation event, where he condemned hostility on university campuses against Israeli speakers and said that we must... Read more

Mar 15 2018

Universities Minister discusses campus antisemitism with Jewish community leaders

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March 15 2018, 12:38

On Wednesday, Minister of State for Universities, Sam Gyimah MP, met with representatives from the Jewish community to discuss concerns affecting Jewish students. Mr Gyimah was briefed by Jonathan Arkush... Read more

Mar 15 2018

Sir Eric Pickles celebrates Prince William’s upcoming visit to Israel as a “landmark moment”

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March 15 2018, 10:42

Former CFI Parliamentary Chairman, Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles, welcomed Kensington Palace’s announcement of Duke of Cambridge HRH Prince William’s upcoming visit to Israel, in an article in the Jewish... Read more

Mar 14 2018

Conservative MPs condemn anti-Muslim hate and antisemitism

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March 14 2018, 12:27

Numerous Conservative MPs condemned the rise in anti-Muslim hate crime and antisemitism, in the House of Commons on Monday. Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins MP made a statement in response... Read more

Mar 13 2018

Palestinian Prime Minister survives assassination attempt in Gaza

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March 13 2018, 11:58

Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah survived an apparent assassination attempt on Tuesday, as a bomb detonated next to his convoy during a visit to the Gaza Strip, wounding... Read more

Mar 09 2018

Sir Eric Pickles hails UK-USA-Israel trilateral relationship at AIPAC in Washington

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March 09 2018, 15:31

Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles, hailed the UK-USA-Israel trilateral relationship in an address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) annual policy conference in Washington DC last week. Addressing... Read more

Mar 09 2018

Conservative Parliamentarians attend cross-party briefing with Dr Yossi Draznin

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March 09 2018, 15:11

Conservative Parliamentarians this week attended a cross-party briefing in the House of Commons with Dr Yossi Draznin, Director General of the Israeli Ministry for Regional Cooperation. The event was hosted... Read more

Mar 09 2018

CFI Honorary President welcomes Government’s support for coexistence projects

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March 09 2018, 12:00

CFI Honorary President, Lord Polak CBE, welcomed the UK Government's support for coexistence projects between Israelis and Palestinians "which lay the foundation for peace", in the House of Lords this... Read more

Mar 09 2018

Home Secretary commits to renew £13.4 million in security funding for Jewish community

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March 09 2018, 11:05

Home Secretary Amber Rudd committed to renew the £13.4 million in annual security funding for the Jewish community at the Community Security Trust’s annual dinner on Wednesday evening, and underlined... Read more