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Dec 18 2015

14 Israelis including 15-month-old baby injured in car-ramming attack

December 18 2015, 15:58

14 people were injured, including a 15-month-old baby on Monday, when a Palestinian man rammed his car into a crowd of commuters at a bus stop in Jerusalem. The terror... Read more

Dec 18 2015

U.S. says considering response to Iran ballistic missile test

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December 18 2015, 15:52

The Obama administration is considering how to respond to an Iranian ballistic missile launch that violated UN Security Council resolutions, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday, as senators pressed for... Read more

Dec 18 2015

Israel and Turkey reach preliminary agreement to restore diplomatic ties

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December 18 2015, 15:45

Israel and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement to begin restoring full diplomatic relations after years of deep freeze, it was announced yesterday. The two once close regional allies, fell out... Read more

Dec 17 2015

December 2015: Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue

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December 17 2015, 19:06

Participants: Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles MP, Rt. Hon. Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey, Guto Bebb MP, Andrew Percy MP, Jack Lopresti MP. In December, five Conservative parliamentarians participated in the annual... Read more

Dec 17 2015

President Obama: “Palestinian leaders must stop incitement”

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December 17 2015, 18:41

U.S. President Barack Obama condemned recent terror attacks against Israelis and incitement by Palestinian leaders in a video address to a Haaretz and New Israel Fund conference on Sunday. President... Read more

Dec 17 2015

CFI delegation attends UK Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group launch in Knesset

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December 17 2015, 18:17

A new UK Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group was hailed by Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Hilik Bar, as building on the "historic connection" between the two countries, at its launch at the... Read more

Dec 17 2015

Conservative MPs draw attention to Palestinian incitement in DfID questions

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December 17 2015, 16:35

Conservative MPs yesterday directed questions highlighting Palestinian Authority-sanctioned incitement to the Minister for International Development in DfID oral questions. CFI Parliamentary Vice-Chairman John Howell, MP for Henley, asked the Secretary... Read more

Dec 17 2015

Two-thirds of Palestinians support stabbing attacks on Israelis

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December 17 2015, 16:09

A recently published Palestinian Public Opinion poll found that 67% of Palestinians support the “use of knives in the current confrontations with Israel”. The poll, conducted by the Palestinian Centre... Read more

Dec 16 2015

PA TV tells youth: “all of Israel is ours” as Palestinian incitement continues

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December 16 2015, 17:37

Palestinian Media Watch reported this week on the latest examples of incitement broadcast by official Palestinian Authority television. The PA TV stations have frequently broadcasted the message that the land... Read more