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Nov 02 2016

Senior Israeli defence official Amos Gilad briefs Conservative MPs in Parliament

November 02 2016, 17:21

One of Israel's most senior Israeli defence officials, Amos Gilad, addressed over 15 Conservative MPs at a lunch hosted by CFI in Parliament on Tuesday. Among those in attendance was... Read more

Nov 02 2016

Britain begins to mark 100th anniversary of Balfour Declaration

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November 02 2016, 13:13

Today marks the beginning of the year-long celebration of the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, which was instrumental in the creation of the State of Israel and one of the... Read more

Nov 01 2016

Universities Minister Jo Johnson MP expresses concern about “troubling incident” at UCL in response to letter from Sir Eric Pickles

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November 01 2016, 17:54

Universities Minister, Jo Johnson MP, has expressed his concern about the “troubling incident” at University College London (UCL) last week, emphasising that the Government “takes anti-Semitism extremely seriously”, in response... Read more

Nov 01 2016

Palestinian police officer wounds three IDF soldiers in shooting attack

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November 01 2016, 15:42

Three Israeli soldiers were wounded, one of them seriously, when a Palestinian police officer opened fire on them at a checkpoint outside the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday.... Read more

Oct 31 2016

PA official defends naming school after mastermind of Munich Olympics massacre

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October 31 2016, 11:47

A Palestinian Authority official, District Governor of Tulkarem, Issam Abu Bakr, has defended the naming of a West Bank school after one of the planners of the murders of the... Read more

Oct 28 2016

Sir Eric Pickles writes to Universities Minister and UCL President following violent anti-Israel protest

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October 28 2016, 17:01

CFI's Parliamentary Chairman Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles MP has written letters to Universities Minister Jo Johnson MP and University College London President Professor Michael Arthur, to express his concern... Read more

Oct 28 2016

Government Whip Viscount Younger: “we cannot be complacent” on anti-Semitism

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October 28 2016, 15:05

Government Whip Viscount Younger stressed the importance of tackling anti-Semitism, underlining that "as a Government and as a society we cannot be complacent", in a House of Lords debate this... Read more

Oct 28 2016

Israel expands Gaza fishing zone by 50%

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October 28 2016, 13:16

The IDF on Thursday expanded the designated fishing zone off the coast of Gaza for the upcoming fishing season from six to nine nautical miles - increasing the zone by... Read more

Oct 28 2016

Police called as anti-Israel activists trap attendees at UCL event

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October 28 2016, 11:34

Police officers were called last night to accompany students from a lecture hall at a University College London event after anti-Israel demonstrators were seen trapping attendees in the room where the talk... Read more