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Dec 15 2016

International Trade Minister hails UK’s “extraordinarily good relationship with Israel”

December 15 2016, 18:27

International Trade Minister Mark Garnier today hailed the UK's "extraordinarily good relationship with Israel", and said that the UK is "the second biggest export market for Israel". The Minister's comments... Read more

Dec 15 2016

Iranian President: Jihad against Israel only option for Palestinians

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December 15 2016, 17:59

Iran's President Rouhani declared this week that the only option for Palestinians in their pursuit for an independent state is “jihad”, or holy war, against Israel. In a meeting with... Read more

Dec 15 2016

Home Secretary praises “immense” contribution of Britain’s Jewish community

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December 15 2016, 17:55

Home Secretary Amber Rudd MP spoke of the “immense” contribution of Britain’s Jewish community at the Board of Deputies’ Parliamentary Chanukah reception on Monday, and underlined the Government's commitment to fighting... Read more

Dec 13 2016

Prime Minister Theresa May CFI Annual Business Lunch full speech

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December 13 2016, 13:05

Thank you, Hilda [Worth, CFI deputy chairman] for that introduction and for those kind words. And thank you to everyone who has made this event happen: Michael Heller; Henry Davis;... Read more

Dec 13 2016

Theresa May announces Government’s formal adoption of IHRA anti-Semitism definition at CFI Annual Business Lunch

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December 13 2016, 12:04

At CFI's Annual Business Lunch yesterday, Prime Minister Theresa May announced fresh steps from the Government in the fight against anti-Semitism, formally adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition... Read more

Dec 13 2016

Prime Minister Theresa May vows to mark Balfour Declaration centenary with “pride” at CFI’s biggest ever Annual Business Lunch

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December 13 2016, 10:51

Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration with "pride" and spoken of her vision to take the UK-Israel relationship "to the next level"... Read more

Dec 09 2016

Israeli startup reports successful transplant of lab-grown bones

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December 09 2016, 15:23

An Israeli biomedical company announced that it has for the first time successfully transplanted artificially grown human bones into a group of patients suffering from bone loss. A statement from... Read more

Dec 09 2016

Geoffrey Van Orden MEP leads ECR Group delegation to Israel

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December 09 2016, 15:21

Geoffrey Van Orden MBE MEP led members of the Bureau of the Conservatives & Reformists Group in the European Parliament on a four-day visit to Israel this week, where they... Read more

Dec 09 2016

Israel, Cyprus, Greece agree to set up regional emergency response force

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December 09 2016, 15:21

Israel, Cyprus, and Greece agreed on Thursday to create a regional emergency task force to respond to emergencies such as the bush fires that burned across Israel a few weeks... Read more