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Jan 11 2017

Middle East Minister unequivocally condemns Palestinian terrorism in statement

January 11 2017, 17:41

In a statement today, Middle East Minister Tobias Ellwood MP unreservedly condemned Sunday's terror attack in Jerusalem, stating that "there can be absolutely no justification for terrorism". The Minister said:... Read more

Jan 09 2017

Four Israelis killed and 17 injured in Jerusalem truck-ramming terror attack

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January 09 2017, 13:38

Yesterday, a Palestinian terrorist rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, killing four and injuring at least 17. The terrorist accelerated as he hit the group, then... Read more

Jan 06 2017

PA warns of budget cuts after sharp fall in foreign funding

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January 06 2017, 14:08

The Palestinian Authority's (PA) Prime Minister warned this week of likely austerity measures to be imposed to its budget after a sharp reduction in overseas funding. PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah... Read more

Jan 06 2017

Three Conservative MPs visit Israel and West Bank with Anti-Semitism APPG

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January 06 2017, 12:17

Conservative MPs Nusrat Ghani, Craig Williams, and Craig Whittaker visited Israel and the West Bank this week on a delegation led by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Combating Anti-Semitism.... Read more

Jan 04 2017

IDF soldier who killed and wounded terrorist is convicted of manslaughter, in high-profile trial

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January 04 2017, 18:59

A 20-year-old IDF soldier, Sgt Elor Azaria, who was filmed shooting a wounded Palestinian terrorist after he had been disarmed, was today found guilty of manslaughter by an Israeli military... Read more

Dec 29 2016

No. 10 underlines settlements “far from only problem” in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in rebuke to U.S.

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December 29 2016, 19:23

The UK Government issued a statement last week underlining that "settlements are far from the only problem in [the Israeli-Palestinian] conflict", and stated "we do not believe that it is appropriate... Read more

Dec 26 2016

STATEMENT: CFI disappointed at UK support for controversial UNSC Resolution

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December 26 2016, 21:20

Last Friday, the United Nations Security Council passed controversial Resolution 2334. In response, CFI's Parliamentary Chairman Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles MP and CFI's Honorary President Lord Polak CBE said:... Read more

Dec 22 2016

December 2016: Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue

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December 22 2016, 14:32

Participants: Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles MP, Rt. Hon. Matt Hancock MP, Rt. Hon. Alistair Burt MP, Rt. Hon. Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey, Will Quince MP In December, five Conservative... Read more

Dec 22 2016

IDF raids ‘one of biggest gun factories ever found’ in West Bank

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December 22 2016, 13:15

Israel Defense Forces soldiers raided a gun-making workshop in the West Bank early Monday morning, which the army described as one of the largest weapons factories ever found there. The... Read more