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Oct 11 2017

Home Secretary announces new online hate crime hub

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October 11 2017, 11:40

Home Secretary, Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd MP, announced a new national online hate crime hub to stop antisemitism and other forms of racism spreading across the internet. The hub will... Read more

Oct 10 2017

Belgium halts PA education funding as West Bank school named after terrorist

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October 10 2017, 17:23

The Belgian government has decided to freeze funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) education system after a primary school built with support from Brussels was named after a notorious Palestinian... Read more

Oct 10 2017

International Trade Secretary celebrates UK-Israel trade relationship at Jewish Care breakfast

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October 10 2017, 16:12

International Trade Secretary, Rt. Hon. Dr Liam Fox MP, celebrated the UK-Israel trade relationship in an address at the Jewish Care Business Breakfast this morning. In his speech, Mr Fox underlined that... Read more

Oct 09 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May hails strong UK-Israel ties in call with Netanyahu

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October 09 2017, 15:04

Prime Minister Theresa May and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed that the UK-Israel relationship has gone from "strength to strength", in a phone call this morning. A Downing Street... Read more

Oct 04 2017

CFI at Conservative Party Conference 2017

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October 04 2017, 19:24

More than 500 Conservative delegates packed into CFI’s Conservative Party Conference Reception on Monday 2nd October to hear a keynote address from Environment Secretary Michael Gove. A series of Secretaries... Read more

Sep 29 2017

Foreign Office Minister underlines Hamas must renounce violence, recognise Israel

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September 29 2017, 15:11

Foreign Office Minister Lord Ahmad this week underlined that the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza must "renounce violence, recognise Israel and accept previously signed agreements". Lord Ahmad was responding to... Read more

Sep 29 2017

Labour’s failure to combat antisemitism exposed at Party Conference

By CFI Elkie Myers | Latest News | No Comments

September 29 2017, 10:23

During the Labour Party Conference this week, party activists questioned the Holocaust, compared Israel to the Nazis and called for Jewish groups to be expelled from Labour, leading the Equality... Read more

Sep 28 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May praises UK-Israel relationship and “unequivocally” condemns antisemitism in letter for CFI Informed magazine

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September 28 2017, 16:24

Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed that the Conservative Party will always be “absolutely unequivocal” in its condemnation of antisemitism whenever it arises, and pledged “to repay the trust” the... Read more

Sep 27 2017

Stephen Crabb and Regev - Eric tree planting 2017

Introducing Stephen Crabb: CFI’s new Parliamentary Chairman in the House of Commons

By CFI Elkie Myers | Latest News | No Comments

September 27 2017, 14:14

CFI's new Parliamentary Chairman in the House of Commons, Rt. Hon. Stephen Crabb MP, is a staunch advocate of Israel who has demonstrated his support for the Jewish State since... Read more