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Oct 09 2020

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

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

Oct 02 2020

Local Government Minister reaffirms UK Government commitment to outlawing Israel boycotts

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October 02 2020, 16:07

This week, Local Government Minister Luke Hall MP reiterated the UK Government’s commitment to its manifesto pledge to ban public bodies from imposing their own boycott, disinvestment or sanctions campaigns.... Read more

Oct 02 2020

UAE Foreign Minister: Iran’s aggression led Arab states to look at Israel with “fresh eyes”

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October 02 2020, 15:41

Anwar Gargash, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has said that Iran’s aggressive policies alarmed many Arab countries and made them look at Israel with... Read more

Oct 02 2020

Communities Secretary “extremely disappointed” at failure of universities to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

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October 02 2020, 15:02

After urging UK universities to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, Communities Secretary Rt. Hon. Robert Jenrick MP has expressed his disappointment that almost 80% have failed... Read more

Oct 02 2020

Lebanon and Israel join talks over disputed maritime border

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October 02 2020, 13:48

The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, has confirmed that Lebanon and Israel have reached an agreement on a framework for indirect talks between the two countries over a... Read more