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Dec 22 2016

Minister for Digital and Culture visits Israel in bid to boost cyber-security ties

December 22 2016, 12:51

Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Rt. Hon. Matt Hancock MP, visited Israel this week, to promote UK-Israel relations and announce a new programme aiming to connect industry and... Read more

Dec 16 2016

CFI welcomes DfID’s announcement to redirect Palestinian Authority funding to education and health

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December 16 2016, 16:18

The Department for International Development today announced that it will implement key changes to its funding of the Palestinian Authority, in a move welcomed by CFI. DfID confirmed that it... Read more

Dec 16 2016

Michael Gove: Left’s hatred of Israel is racism in disguise

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December 16 2016, 15:00

Former Justice Secretary Rt. Hon. Michael Gove MP today wrote an article published in The Times underlining that the Left's hatred of Israel amounts to "racism in disguise". Mr Gove emphasised... Read more

Dec 16 2016

Prime Minister Theresa May to Jewish community: “I’ll keep you safe”

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December 16 2016, 14:59

Writing in the Jewish Chronicle today, Prime Minister Theresa May assured the UK's Jewish community of her "personal determination" to "keep you safe". The Prime Minister's article follows her speech at CFI's... Read more

Dec 16 2016

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely visits the UK

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December 16 2016, 14:56

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely visited the UK this week, during which she met Prime Minister Theresa May at CFI's Annual Business Lunch, Minister for the Middle East Tobias... Read more

Dec 15 2016

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

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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