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Sep 01 2016

Israeli aid team leads relief effort in Italy

September 01 2016, 11:42

An aid team from Israel has travelled to Italy after an earthquake hit the country on Saturday, causing hundreds of deaths and widespread damage. Israeli NGO IsraAID was the first... Read more

Aug 31 2016

August 2016: CFI coordinates ninth delegation to Israel since 2015 General Election

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August 31 2016, 17:55

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

Aug 25 2016

Joint Israeli-Palestinian poll shows support for two-state solution

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August 25 2016, 19:18

A new poll conducted jointly by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) has found that Israelis and Palestinians still show significant... Read more

Aug 25 2016

Gaza rocket hits Sderot, Israel responds with air strikes

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August 25 2016, 18:50

A rocket was fired into Israel from Gaza on Sunday, landing inside the border town of Sderot, with no casualties caused. In response, Israel launched a series of airstrikes on... Read more

Aug 25 2016

Israeli scientists make breakthrough in cancer research

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August 25 2016, 17:49

Israeli scientists have identified the way in which the deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, spreads through the body, a breakthrough they hope will lead to the development of cancer-treating... Read more

Aug 25 2016

Anti-Israel protester found guilty of KCL assault

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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