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Oct 07 2016

Conservative and cross-party MPs call for Shimon Peres tribute

October 07 2016, 12:15

Calls have been made by cross-party MPs for a tribute in the House of Commons to former President of Israel, Shimon Peres, who passed away last week. Joan Ryan, chair of... Read more

Oct 07 2016

CFI welcomes DfID announcement it is freezing funds to PA pending investigation into concerns over prisoner salaries

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October 07 2016, 09:59

The Department for International Development has reportedly partially frozen funds to the Palestinian Authority pending an investigation into concerns that the organisation is paying salaries to convicted terrorists. The Sun... Read more

Oct 06 2016

Prime Minister Theresa May visits Israeli Embassy to pay respects to Shimon Peres

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October 06 2016, 17:55

Prime Minister Theresa May visited the Israeli Embassy in London on Wednesday to pay her respects and offer condolences following the death of former President of Israel, Shimon Peres. The... Read more

Oct 05 2016

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson addresses 500+ at CFI Party Conference Reception

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October 05 2016, 10:38

More than 500 Conservative parliamentarians, activists and supporters packed into CFI’s biggest-ever Conservative Party Conference Reception on Tuesday 4th October to hear a keynote address from Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.... Read more

Sep 30 2016

Netanyahu and Abbas shake hands, exchange pleasantries, at Peres funeral

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September 30 2016, 13:58

After years without meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shook hands and exchanged polite greetings at the funeral of former President Shimon Peres today. President Abbas... Read more

Sep 30 2016

21 Syrian children brought to Israel for hospital treatment

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September 30 2016, 12:49

21 Syrian children were treated in Israel in August this year, it has emerged, as the country continues to provide treatment to wounded Syrians. The number of wounded who have sought... Read more

Sep 30 2016

Outgoing Hamas leader boasts organisation’s military strength has multiplied since 2014

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September 30 2016, 12:30

Hamas's leader Khaled Mashal stated this week that the terror group has increased its military strength in the Gaza Strip since the Operation Protective Edge conflict in 2014, and confirmed... Read more

Sep 30 2016

World leaders pay final honours to Shimon Peres as he is laid to rest

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September 30 2016, 12:03

World leaders today paid their final respects to former President Shimon Peres, the last of Israel’s founding fathers, who was laid to rest this morning at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem.... Read more

Sep 28 2016

Obituary: Shimon Peres, 1923-2016

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September 28 2016, 18:20

Shimon Peres, former President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner, will be remembered as one of the founders of the State of Israel and among its most admired figures,... Read more