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Oct 09 2020

Government wins High Court decision in Holocaust Memorial case

October 09 2020, 15:51

The High Court has decided in favour of the Government following a case brought which could have affected the handling of a proposed new Holocaust Memorial in London. The Communities... Read more

Oct 09 2020

International Trade Secretary hails “huge opportunity” for British and Israeli businesses to cooperate

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October 09 2020, 15:42

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss this week in the House of Commons hailed the "huge opportunity" for British and Israeli businesses to collaborate. The International Trade Secretary underlined in response to a question... Read more

Oct 09 2020

CFI Honorary President: UK decision to abstain in Iran arms embargo vote was an “error of judgement”

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October 09 2020, 15:26

In the House of Lords this week CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE said the UK's abstention on a US-led resolution at UN Security Council to extend UN arms embargo... Read more

Oct 09 2020

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson: Universities face cuts if they don’t adopt IHRA definition

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October 09 2020, 15:07

Universities could have their funding cut if they refuse to adopt the internationally recognised International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has warned today.... Read more

Oct 09 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrates UK-Israel friendship in CFI Informed magazine 2020

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October 09 2020, 12:02

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the UK-Israel friendship, underlining that the Government's "commitment to Israel’s security will be unshakable while I am Prime Minister", in CFI’s new digital edition... Read more

Oct 08 2020

Foreign Affairs Committee Chair: Iran is the fundamental threat to peace in Middle East

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October 08 2020, 19:21

The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Tugendhat MBE MP, has expressed his view that the “fundamental threat to peace and stability in the Middle East” is Iran and... Read more

Oct 08 2020

Conservative MPs urge universities to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

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October 08 2020, 16:15

In a Westminster Hall debate led by Conservative MP Christian Wakeford on Monday, parliamentarians urged UK universities to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, after reports... Read more

Oct 08 2020

Conservative parliamentarians condemn antisemitism and discuss Online Harms legislation at Conservative Party Conference

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October 08 2020, 15:51

This week, Conservative MPs and Lords condemned increasing levels of antisemitism and debated online harms legislation at fringe events during the online Conservative Party Conference. In their first ever fringe... Read more

Oct 02 2020

CFI Parliamentary Chairman: Holocaust restitution is a priority for the Government

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October 02 2020, 16:31

CFI Parliamentary Chairman (Lords) and the UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues, Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles, underlined that restitution for Holocaust survivors is a "priority" for the Government, in an... Read more