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Feb 08 2018

UK and Israeli Science Ministers sign joint declaration to increase cooperation

February 08 2018, 17:48

Minister of Science Sam Gyimah MP, and Israel’s Minister of Science and Technology Ofir Akunis MK, on Thursday signed a Joint Declaration of Intent in London to increase cooperation between... Read more

Feb 08 2018

Poland’s President signs Holocaust bill into law, despite widespread condemnation

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February 08 2018, 17:19

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda signed into law on Tuesday a bill that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, prompting strong criticism from Israel and... Read more

Feb 08 2018

Conservative parliamentarians attend CFI briefing with Israeli Minister of Science and Technology

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February 08 2018, 16:04

Israel's Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis MK, visited London this week and met with Conservative MPs and peers at a CFI briefing event in Parliament. Among Conservative parliamentarians to... Read more

Feb 06 2018

Israeli father of four stabbed to death in terror attack

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February 06 2018, 16:35

Israeli father of four, Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal, 29, was killed in a terror stabbing attack on Monday afternoon outside the settlement of Ariel. Ben Gal, was treated by civilian medics... Read more

Feb 01 2018

CFI Executive Director addresses KCL students at Conservative and Israel Society event

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February 01 2018, 18:19

Executive Director of Conservative Friends of Israel, James Gurd, addressed over 30 Kings College London students at an event jointly hosted by the university's Conservative and Israel societies on Monday.... Read more

Feb 01 2018

Zac Goldsmith MP calls for full proscription of Hezbollah in Jewish News article

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February 01 2018, 16:52

Zac Goldsmith MP said it is “deplorable” and “indefensible” that Hezbollah remains free to operate in the UK, and called for a complete ban of the organisation, in an article... Read more

Feb 01 2018

Antisemitic hate incidents reach record high in 2017, according to new CST report

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February 01 2018, 15:37

New figures from antisemitism watchdog Community Security Trust (CST), reveal that the number of antisemitic hate incidents in the UK reached a new high in 2017. CST, a charity that... Read more

Jan 31 2018

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson hails “amazing relationship” with Israel at CFI Parliamentary Reception

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January 31 2018, 17:41

Secretary of State for Defence, Rt. Hon. Gavin Williamson MP, underlined that “Britain will always be Israel’s friend” at Conservative Friends of Israel’s Annual Parliamentary Reception on Tuesday. Addressing an... Read more

Jan 26 2018

Conservative peer condemns Palestinian Authority salaries to terror prisoners

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January 26 2018, 18:04

Conservative peer Baroness Redfern condemned the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) continued payment of salaries to prisoners convicted of terror offences in the House of Lords this week. Baroness Redfern said that... Read more