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Jan 19 2018

CFI Vice-Chairman leads antisemitism debate on Holocaust Memorial Day

January 19 2018, 18:23

CFI Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP paid tribute to Holocaust victims and survivors, praised the work of the Holocaust Education Trust and urged for politicians to call out hatred “whenever and... Read more

Jan 19 2018

Netanyahu and Modi hail “new era” in Israel-India ties

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January 19 2018, 17:38

In the first visit by an Israeli Prime Minister to India in 15 years, Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week signed nine agreements covering cooperation in... Read more

Jan 19 2018

DEFRA Minister confirms scope for increased agricultural cooperation with Israel after Brexit

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January 19 2018, 16:32

This week, George Eustice MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), confirmed that after leaving the European Union, the UK... Read more

Jan 19 2018

Conservative MPs raise concern on misuse of UK aid in DfID Qs

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January 19 2018, 16:09

In International Development Questions this week, Conservative MPs raised concerns about UK taxpayer money going to Palestinian prisoners convicted of terror offenses, and Palestinian schools named after terrorists. MP for... Read more

Jan 19 2018

Hendon MP presents petition from constituents calling for Government to proscribe Hezbollah

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January 19 2018, 15:42

CFI Officer Matthew Offord MP this week presented a petition on behalf of 896 residents from his Hendon constituency calling for the Government to ban Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.... Read more

Jan 19 2018

Business Minister: British-Israeli scientific collaboration has invested £10 million into regenerative medicine

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January 19 2018, 15:31

A joint British-Israeli scientific collaboration in regenerative medicine has funded nearly £10 million in 19 bilateral research programmes over the past six years, Business Minister Sam Gyimah MP revealed this... Read more

Jan 17 2018

Housing Secretary announces new Government funding to combat campus antisemitism

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January 17 2018, 15:26

The Government is to provide £144,000 in new funding to combat antisemitism on UK university campuses, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid MP... Read more

Jan 16 2018

Palestinian leaders advise suspending recognition of Israel and security cooperation

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January 16 2018, 15:44

Palestinians leaders on Monday voted to call for the suspension of recognition of Israel and to suspend security coordination with Israel, in reaction to US President Donald Trump's recognition of... Read more

Jan 15 2018

PA President Abbas calls Israel a “colonial project” unrelated to Judaism

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January 15 2018, 17:33

In a speech ignoring Jewish ties to the holy land, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Israel a "colonial project that has nothing to do with Judaism". Speaking on Sunday... Read more