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Oct 20 2016

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

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

Oct 14 2016

Hundreds of Israelis gather to pray for people of war-torn Syria

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October 14 2016, 16:52

Some 1,500 Israelis gathered in cities across the country on Monday to pray for the people of war-torn Syria, hours before the start of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.... Read more

Oct 14 2016

Shell awards top prize to Israeli tyre technology startup Neomatix

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October 14 2016, 16:46

An Israeli electro-optic sensor technology for gauging tyre pressure and damage won the Shell Bright Energy Ideas Challenge, beating 218 mobility startups from all over the world focused on the subject of... Read more

Oct 14 2016

Lords voice support for Israel and two-state solution in debate

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October 14 2016, 16:23

Numerous cross-party Lords voiced their support for a two-state solution while also raising concerns about Palestinian incitement and terror attacks in a House of Lords debate on the Middle East Peace Process this... Read more

Oct 14 2016

Israel and Turkey agree to deepen energy cooperation

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October 14 2016, 12:18

In the first ministerial meeting since the Mavi Marmara flotilla incident six years ago, which caused a rift between the two countries, Israel and Turkey have agreed to deepen energy... Read more