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Aug 25 2016

Anti-Israel protester found guilty of KCL assault

August 25 2016, 11:22

An anti-Israel protester who disrupted a King’s College London (KCL) Israel society event earlier this year has been found guilty of assault by beating. In January, an event hosted jointly... Read more

Aug 23 2016

CFI welcomes DfID’s response to World Vision scandal and commitment to Israel’s security

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August 23 2016, 17:23

The Secretary of State for International Development, Rt. Hon. Priti Patel MP, has confirmed that DfID aid to World Vision operations in Gaza and the West Bank has been suspended... Read more

Aug 23 2016

Sir Eric Pickles calls on Leicester Mayor to take action following anti-Semitism revelations

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August 23 2016, 15:19

In a letter to the Mayor of Leicester, Sir Peter Soulsby, CFI Parliamentary Chairman Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles MP has expressed his concerns about statements made by Labour councillors... Read more

Aug 22 2016

Conservative parliamentarians visit Israel on CFI’s ninth delegation since 2015 General Election

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August 22 2016, 10:08

CFI is coordinating a delegation to Israel this week for five Conservative Members of Parliament and three Conservative Peers. The trip is CFI’s ninth delegation since the General Election in... Read more

Aug 19 2016

Conservatives MSPs table Scottish Parliament motions congratulating Israeli event at Edinburgh Festival

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August 19 2016, 14:38

Conservative Members of Scottish Parliament, Professor Adam Tomkins MSP and Jackson Carlaw MSP, this week tabled two Scottish Parliament motions this week to congratulate the International Shalom Festival on a successful Edinburgh... Read more

Aug 19 2016

Israel uncovers Hezbollah terror cells in West Bank

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August 19 2016, 14:17

Israel's security services foiled two terror cells created by the Hezbollah terror organisation, arresting nine suspects members over the past few months, Shin Bet officials revealed this week. Hezbollah operatives... Read more

Aug 19 2016

John Lamont MSP: BDS activists are not representative of Scots

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August 19 2016, 14:05

Scottish Conservative Chief Whip, John Lamont MSP, underlined "BDS activists are not representative of Scots", following CFI's first ever delegation of Scottish Conservatives to Israel this month, in an article... Read more

Aug 19 2016

Israeli cardiac surgeons save Afghan baby’s life

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August 19 2016, 13:34

An Afghan baby boy named Yehia born with multiple heart defects, received life-saving surgery in Israel from Save A Child's Heart, thanks to a long distance Facebook friendship and a... Read more

Aug 19 2016

Arab Israelis join national service in increasing numbers

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August 19 2016, 12:42

According to a report released this week, a fast-growing community of young Israeli Arabs are defying decades of anti-normalisation by signing up increasingly to serve in Israel's national service programme.... Read more