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Nov 16 2017

40 Conservative MPs and Lords attend CFI lunch with Deputy Israeli Ambassador

November 16 2017, 13:13

Over 40 Conservative MPs and Lords attended CFI's welcome lunch for the new Deputy Ambassador of Israel, Sharon Bar-Li, in Parliament on Tuesday. At the lunch, chaired by CFI Parliamentary... Read more

Nov 10 2017

Conservative MPs attend cross-party briefing with the Parents Circle in Parliament

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November 10 2017, 17:23

This week, Conservative parliamentarians attended a cross-party briefing event in Parliament hosted by CFI and LFI with the Parents Circle - The Bereaved Families Forum. The Bereaved Families Forum is... Read more

Nov 10 2017

Royal Albert Hall hosts 3,000 Christians and Jews in final Balfour centenary celebration

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November 10 2017, 15:50

Over 3,000 Christian and Jewish supporters of Israel packed out the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday night, in a final event to celebrate the centenary of the Balfour Declaration. Around... Read more

Nov 10 2017

Egyptian envoy lauds peace with Israel

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November 10 2017, 15:03

Egypt's Ambassador to Israel, Hazem Khairat, hailed his country's peace agreement with Israel and said it should serve as a model for Israel to forge comprehensive peace with the Arab... Read more

Nov 10 2017

Hamas condemns resumption of PA security cooperation with Israel

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November 10 2017, 10:55

A Hamas spokesman slammed the Palestinian Authority's (PA) announcement this week that the PA has resumed full security coordination with Israel. On Wednesday, police chief Hazem Atallah told journalists that all branches... Read more

Nov 03 2017

Lord Polak and Lord Mendelsohn: UK and Israel stand united as allies in this great celebration

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November 03 2017, 16:30

CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE and former LFI Chairman Lord Mendelsohn, wrote an article published in the Jewish Chronicle honouring the Balfour Centenary and calling for further cooperation between the... Read more

Nov 03 2017

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits London to celebrate Balfour Centenary

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November 03 2017, 16:26

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has visited London this week on the invitation of Prime Minister Theresa May, where he celebrated the Balfour Declaration centenary and outlined concerns about... Read more

Nov 03 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May: “We are proud of our pioneering role in the creation of Israel”

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November 03 2017, 14:11

Prime Minister Theresa May celebrated the UK's "pioneering role" in the creation of Israel in her speech at a dinner co-hosted by the current Lord Balfour and Lord Rothschild to mark... Read more

Nov 03 2017

Andrew Percy MP: UK-Israel relationship “has never been stronger”

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November 03 2017, 11:41

CFI Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP spoke to popular Israeli radio station Galatz Radio yesterday where he celebrated the Balfour Declaration's centenary and said that the UK-Israel relationship "has never been... Read more