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Feb 23 2017

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reaffirms UK’s strong support of Israel in face of terror

February 23 2017, 09:47

Foreign Secretary Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP voiced support of Israel in Foreign Office Questions this week, stating "nobody should underestimate the very real security threat facing Israel", and underlining... Read more

Feb 22 2017

Universities Minister calls on UK universities to tackle anti-Semitism, particularly in context of ‘Israel Apartheid Week’

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February 22 2017, 18:27

Universities Minister Jo Johnson MP wrote a letter last week to Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK (UUK), underlining the obligation of all UK higher education institutions to tackle... Read more

Feb 17 2017

Mike Freer MP on UK-Israel ties: “Strengthening the Anglo-Israel relationship”

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February 17 2017, 12:55

MP for Finchley and Golders Green, Mike Freer, hailed the growing UK-Israel ties in an article published in the Jerusalem Post this week, outlining how the strong relationship was reaffirmed during... Read more

Feb 17 2017

Israel launches first research nanosatellite from India

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February 17 2017, 11:38

Israel has successfully launched into space its first academic nanosatellite, along with 104 other international nanosatellites, in India this week, as part of a world record for the number of... Read more

Feb 17 2017

House of Commons Speaker visits Israel in historic first

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February 17 2017, 11:15

Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, travelled to Israel during Parliamentary recess on Monday - the first serving Speaker visit to the country. The Speaker’s... Read more

Feb 16 2017

CFI delegation visits Beit Issie Shapiro’s Sindian Center in Arab Israeli town of Kalansua

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February 16 2017, 17:12

Conservative MPs and peers on a CFI parliamentary delegation to Israel this week visited Beit Issie Shapiro (BIS), an Israeli NGO and global leader pioneering innovation to improve the quality of... Read more

Feb 16 2017

Health Minister: Israeli medicines represent “significant and important” part of NHS supply, at value of £0.5 billion

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February 16 2017, 16:54

Today, Health Minister Lord O'Shaughnessy confirmed that NHS supplies from Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva could amount to £0.5 billion, representing a "significant and important part of National Health Service medicines provision".... Read more

Feb 16 2017

CFI Parliamentary Chairman Sir Eric Pickles plants tree in Jerusalem to mark his knighthood

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February 16 2017, 16:11

CFI Parliamentary Chairman, Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles MP, planted a tree at Yad Kennedy Memorial in the Aminadav Forest in Jerusalem on Wednesday, in honour of his knighthood. In... Read more

Feb 16 2017

Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump hold talks in Washington

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February 16 2017, 15:38

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday for their first official meeting. The two leaders held a joint press conference, where... Read more