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Oct 22 2021

Israel makes series of announcements to strengthen PA and support Palestinians

October 22 2021, 06:45

NINA IMAGES / Shutterstock.com Israel has made several announcements this week in an apparent attempt to strengthen the Palestinian Authority and “shrink the conflict” by taking measures to ease Palestinian... Read more

Oct 22 2021

Liz Truss and Yair Lapid agree to “expand regional cooperation”

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October 22 2021, 06:40

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss praised Israel as a “close friend and ally” during a phone conversation with her Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid this week. Discussing ways to “deepen our cooperation”,... Read more

Oct 22 2021

Middle East Minister: Iran nuclear programme “more advanced and worrying than ever”

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October 22 2021, 06:36

UK Parliament Eight Conservative MPs this week raised concerns about Iran’s escalating nuclear violations during a Westminster Hall debate secured by CFI Parliamentary Chairman (Commons), Rt. Hon. Stephen Crabb MP.... Read more

Oct 19 2021

Israel Air Force hosts UK and 6 other nations for biennial Blue Flag exercise

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October 19 2021, 06:52

Peter R Foster IDMA / Shutterstock.com The "Blue Flag" exercise kicked off in Israel last week; an international training exercise hosting air forces from around the world to strengthen cooperation... Read more

Oct 19 2021

CFI Parliamentary Chairman Lord Pickles condemns Sally Rooney’s boycott of Israel

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October 19 2021, 06:51

Author Sally Rooney's refusal to sell Hebrew translation rights to her latest novel due to her support of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has been described CFI Parliamentary Chairman (Lords) Rt.... Read more

Oct 19 2021

UK votes against Durban resolution at UNHRC

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October 19 2021, 06:49

Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com The UK last week voted against a resolution welcoming the Durban Declaration presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), underlining that “regrettably, for far... Read more

Oct 19 2021

CFI mourns the death of Sir David Amess MP

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October 19 2021, 06:47

Conservative Friends of Israel is shocked and deeply saddened by the death of Sir David Amess MP. Sir David was a hugely popular and respected MP and a great friend of... Read more

Oct 14 2021

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss underlines “there is no closer friend and ally than the State of Israel”, at CFI Party Conference Reception

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October 14 2021, 11:59

This week, as many as 500 Conservative activists attended CFI’s packed Conservative Party Conference Reception to hear Foreign Secretary Rt. Hon. Liz Truss MP address the event, alongside 10 Cabinet... Read more

Oct 12 2021

Israel designates six Palestinian human rights groups “terror organisations”

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October 12 2021, 06:43

Gil Cohen Magen / Shutterstock.com Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz has this week declared six Palestinian NGO’s to be “terror organisations” having reportedly identified them as being operationally linked to... Read more