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Mar 19 2021

RAF Chief of Air Staff visits Israel

March 19 2021, 14:15

This week, the Chief of Air Staff of the Royal Air Force (RAF), Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, visited Israel as a guest of the Commanding Officer of the... Read more

Mar 19 2021

Israeli archaeologists discover biblical texts dating back 2,000 years

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March 19 2021, 14:03

Israeli archaeologists have discovered dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments in the Judean Desert – the first such discovery in sixty years. In a landmark discovery, Israel’s Antiquities Authority... Read more

Mar 19 2021

CFI hosts webinar ahead of Israel election with Professor Reuven Hazan

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March 19 2021, 13:57

CFI hosted a webinar this week with renowned Israeli political scientist Professor Reuven Hazan ahead of the Israeli election on Tuesday, as voters head to the polls for the fourth... Read more

Mar 19 2021

Israeli Election Update – 17th March 2021

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March 19 2021, 13:55

Ellen Steel, Head of CFI Israel Office Fourth time lucky? Israelis are now just one week away from their fourth visit to the polling booth in under two years, but... Read more

Mar 19 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson: “Our commitment to Israeli security is unwavering”

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March 19 2021, 13:39

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to Israel’s security during a debate on the Government’s Integrated Review of security, defence, development and foreign policy. In response... Read more

Mar 19 2021

CFI Officer urges UK to support Israel against ICC probe

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March 19 2021, 13:23

In Defence Questions in the House of Commons on Monday, CFI Officer Mary Robinson MP asked the UK Government what steps it is taking to support Israel against the International... Read more

Mar 19 2021

Conservative MP leads debate on UK’s voting record at the UN Human Rights Council on Israel

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March 19 2021, 13:06

On Wednesday in Parliament, Scott Benton MP urged the UK Government to vote against all resolutions singling out Israel for criticism at the UN Human Rights Council next week. The... Read more

Mar 19 2021

IDF leads humanitarian mission to Equatorial Guinea

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March 19 2021, 12:08

After a series of explosions took the lives of 107 and injured over 600 citizens of Equatorial New Guinea on Sunday, Israel has sent a humanitarian aid team to provide... Read more

Mar 19 2021

NHS trials Israeli-invented capsule cameras to test for cancer

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March 19 2021, 11:44

The NHS has started trialling the Israeli-invented PillCam, a swallowable camera that can help patients access cancer checks at home. An initial group of 11,000 NHS patients in England will... Read more