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This week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the UK’s close friendship with Israel, underlining that the UK remains “steadfast in our commitment to Israel and its people”. In a letter... Read more

Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has said he hopes other ministers will follow his lead in visiting the Kotel in Jerusalem during future visits to the country, saying such... Read more

This week, at the annual Balfour Dinner hosted by the Israel, Britain and the Commonwealth Association, CFI’s Parliamentary Chairman in the House of Lords, Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles, hailed... Read more

On Sunday, Jordanian King Abdullah II announced that his country had applied “full sovereignty” over lands it agreed to lease to Israel as part of the 1994 peace agreement between... Read more

On Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that uranium particles had been discovered at a site not previously declared by the Iranian Government in yet another breach of... Read more

International Development Secretary Alok Sharma underlined the "shared values" of the Jewish and Asian communities in Britain, in an address to the inaugural Asian Jewish Business Network (ABJN) event on Monday,... Read more

A planning decision on the proposed new Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre next to Parliament was taken out of Westminster Council’s hands by the Minister for Housing Esther McVey MP this... Read more

CFI's Parliamentary Chairman (Lords) Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles this week attended what was described as "a special emergency conference” on antisemitism, hosted by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. President Rivlin hosted... Read more

Home Secretary Priti Patel pledged support to the UK's Jewish community at the Board of Deputies President's dinner this week. She said: “I want to be clear, this Government is always... Read more