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Oct 21 2016

Universities UK taskforce publishes recommendations on dealing with anti-Semitic abuse

October 21 2016, 16:19

Universities UK published a report which included a series of recommendations to universities this week on university harassment, including anti-Semitic abuse. The Union of Jewish Students welcomed the report, which... Read more

Oct 21 2016

Robert Courts wins Witney by-election, retaining Conservative seat

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October 21 2016, 16:15

Congratulations to Robert Courts who won yesterday's by-election in Witney, with 17,313 votes. The Liberal Democrats beat Labour into second place with a total of 11,611 votes. Witney was the... Read more

Oct 21 2016

Ambassador Quarrey: Brexit will bring closer UK-Israel ties

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October 21 2016, 13:40

Britain's departure from the European Union creates a “real opportunity” for closer ties between Israel and the UK, Britain’s Ambassador to Israel, H.E. David Quarrey said on Thursday. At a Sukkot holiday... Read more

Oct 21 2016

UNESCO approves controversial Jerusalem resolution, despite international criticism

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October 21 2016, 13:20

UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, on Tuesday formally approved a resolution ignoring Jewish ties to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. The resolution was adopted at... Read more

Oct 20 2016

Prime Minister urges Corbyn to tackle anti-Semitism in Labour Party

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October 20 2016, 10:39

In Prime Minister's Questions this week, Prime Minister Theresa May expressed her concern about the rise in anti-Semitism in Britain, underlining that all political parties must send a clear message... Read more

Oct 16 2016

CFI welcomes Home Affairs Select Committee report into anti-Semitism

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October 16 2016, 08:59

CFI has strongly welcomed the publication of the Home Affairs Select Committee's report into anti-Semitism in the UK, which condemned the Labour Party for its "incompetence" over its handling of... Read more

Oct 14 2016

Two Israelis killed after Palestinian gunman shoots at civilians at tram stop

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October 14 2016, 19:54

A Palestinian terrorist carried out a drive-by shooting near the national headquarters of the Israeli police in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing two people and wounding five others. The attack was carried out in... Read more

Oct 14 2016

John Whittingdale MP pays tribute to Shimon Peres’s “extraordinary legacy”

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October 14 2016, 17:02

In an article published in the Jewish News, former Culture Secretary Rt. Hon. John Whittingdale MP spoke about his visit to Israel with CFI last month and praised the late Shimon... Read more

Oct 14 2016

President Rivlin hosts Israeli-Palestinian religious leaders in call for peace

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October 14 2016, 16:58

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday hosted a meeting of Israeli Jewish religious leaders with senior Palestinian Muslim clerics to issue a call against religiously inspired violence. The meeting has... Read more