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Feb 17 2017

House of Commons Speaker visits Israel in historic first

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

Feb 14 2017

Middle East Minister outlines Government’s concern over Iran missile tests

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February 14 2017, 15:35

Minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood MP, expressed concern over Iran’s ballistic missile programme, in response to a question asked by Michael Gove MP during a House of Commons... Read more

Feb 13 2017

Hamas elects new radical leader in Gaza

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February 13 2017, 17:29

Yahya Sanwar, who is renowned for his extremist views, has been elected as the new leader of the Hamas terror organisation’s military wing, replacing outgoing leader Khaled Mashal. Khalil Hayieh,... Read more

Feb 13 2017

Government announces further steps to stop councils boycotting Israel

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February 13 2017, 13:53

Communities Secretary Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid MP today unveiled further steps which seek to prevent councils from implementing anti-Israel boycotts. The move aims to stop councils from introducing restrictions on... Read more

Feb 13 2017

Four former Secretaries of State visit Israel this week on high-profile CFI delegation

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February 13 2017, 10:56

CFI is coordinating a high-profile delegation to Israel this week for four senior Conservative Members of Parliament and two Conservative Peers. The trip is CFI’s 14th delegation since the General... Read more