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Feb 01 2018

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

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

Jan 26 2018

UK commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day

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January 26 2018, 17:28

Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to do all in her power “to ensure we never forget where prejudice and hatred can lead”, in her message for Holocaust Memorial Day... Read more

Jan 26 2018

Poll reveals Britons support full Hezbollah ban by four to one

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January 26 2018, 17:05

An exclusive ComRes poll for the Jewish News this week found that Britons are four times more likely to support the proscription of Hezbollah’s political wing as to oppose it. In... Read more

Jan 26 2018

CFI Vice-Chairman calls on Council of Europe to support peaceful coexistence projects

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January 26 2018, 16:42

On Thursday, CFI Vice-Chairman, John Howell OBE MP, made a speech to the Council of Europe about what the Council could do to aid the peace process between Israel and... Read more

Jan 26 2018

Conservative MPs attend CFI briefing with Hen Mazzig

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January 26 2018, 16:29

This week MPs and parliamentary researchers attended a special briefing with Hen Mazzig, a writer and former humanitarian affairs officer in the IDF’s COGAT unit in the West Bank, where... Read more

Jan 26 2018

Conservative MPs call for proscription of Hezbollah in House of Commons debate

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January 26 2018, 16:16

Conservative MPs urged the Government to proscribe Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation in full, in a House of Commons debate on Thursday. MPs to speak included Chair of the Foreign... Read more