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Dec 01 2016

Home Secretary underlines support for security of Jewish community at Jewish News-BICOM Conference

December 01 2016, 12:29

The Home Secretary, Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd MP, spoke at this year’s Jewish News-BICOM UK-Israel policy conference on Wednesday, addressing the threat of Islamist and far-right extremism, terrorism, and hate... Read more

Nov 30 2016

Fatah re-elects Mahmoud Abbas as leader

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November 30 2016, 14:36

Fatah, the largest faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the ruling party of the Palestinian Authority, unanimously re-elected 81-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas as party leader this week. In... Read more

Nov 28 2016

Israel Defense Forces kill four ISIS-linked attackers in Golan Heights

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November 28 2016, 18:06

The Israeli military said it killed four militants linked to the Islamic State on Sunday after IS members attacked Israeli forces in the Golan Heights. The Israeli Air Force subsequently... Read more

Nov 25 2016

Polish man and Jersey woman honoured for helping Jews resist the Nazis

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November 25 2016, 17:18

A Polish council worker who gave the Jewish underground fake identity documents, information on Nazi activities and a list of hiding locations, and a Jersey woman who risked her life... Read more

Nov 25 2016

Royal Navy ship docks in Haifa port as part of growing cooperation with Israel

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November 25 2016, 16:59

The British Royal Navy assault ship HMS Bulwark arrived in Haifa Port on Tuesday for a short visit before sailing back to the Britain, as part of a strengthening defence relationship... Read more

Nov 25 2016

Sir Eric Pickles: Labour ‘in denial’ over anti-Semitism

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November 25 2016, 16:22

CFI's Parliamentary Chairman, Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles MP, today said that the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his frontbench are "still in denial" about the party's problem with... Read more

Nov 25 2016

Over 75,000 evacuated as wildfires rage across Israel

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November 25 2016, 15:52

Over 75,000 people were evacuated from the Israeli city of Haifa this week after a series of devastating wildfires have burned around the country for four days, causing the destruction... Read more

Nov 25 2016

WHO ranks IDF field hospital as best in the world

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November 25 2016, 14:30

The World Health Organisation has awarded Israel’s military field hospital, part of the IDF Medical Corps, with its highest rating - a “Type 3” score. It is so far the... Read more

Nov 23 2016

Senior parliamentarians and diplomats attend first ever CFI-CFCyprus event

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November 23 2016, 17:53

Over 15 senior parliamentarians were joined by diplomats and 50 supporters on Tuesday for the first ever joint event in the House of Commons between CFI and Conservative Friends of Cyprus,... Read more