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Sep 30 2016

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

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

Sep 28 2016

Conservatives mourn loss of “believer in peace” Shimon Peres

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September 28 2016, 15:54

Leading Conservatives have joined Prime Minister Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in paying tribute to Shimon Peres, who died today at 93 years of age. Former Prime Minister... Read more

Sep 28 2016

Prime Minister Theresa May and world leaders pay tribute to Shimon Peres

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September 28 2016, 14:16

Prime Minister Theresa May joined world leaders and Conservatives today to pay tribute to the "visionary and courageous statesman" Shimon Peres, who passed away this morning at the age of 93.... Read more

Sep 28 2016

CFI mourns passing of Shimon Peres

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September 28 2016, 09:47

Former President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shimon Peres, passed away today at the age of 93. Mourning the passing of Shimon Peres, CFI Parliamentary Chairman Rt. Hon.... Read more

Sep 23 2016

Israel’s Likud joins Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists

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September 23 2016, 16:25

Israel’s Likud Party, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was this week welcomed as a regional member of the third largest political bloc in the European Parliament - the Alliance of... Read more