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Sep 25 2020

Report: Palestinian textbooks remain “openly antisemitic” despite revision promise

September 25 2020, 15:58

A new report compiled by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) has found that the most recent Palestinian Authority (PA) school textbooks are even... Read more

Sep 25 2020

Fatah and Hamas reach agreement to hold Palestinian elections within six months

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September 25 2020, 15:43

Palestinian political factions Fatah and Hamas said on Thursday that they had agreed to hold general Palestinian elections within the next six months, following reconciliation talks in Istanbul. The Fatah-led... Read more

Sep 25 2020

Conservative MPs condemn PA intransigence and underline “opportunity for peace” in Parliament

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September 25 2020, 15:12

Conservative MPs underlined the opportunity for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and condemned the Palestinian leadership's intransigence, in a debate in the House of Commons on Thursday on the subject... Read more

Sep 25 2020

Israel tightens restrictions as highest daily Covid-19 spike recorded

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September 25 2020, 12:53

A sweeping new lockdown has gone into effect in Israel today, as daily infections of Covid-19 have soared to a record high. There were 1,376 recorded coronavirus deaths as of Thursday evening,... Read more

Sep 22 2020

Welsh Conservative Darren Millar expresses concern that Welsh Govt’s planned Procurement Advice Notice gives “succour to the BDS campaign”

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September 22 2020, 15:15

Welsh Conservative Member of the Senedd Darren Millar has written to the Labour-run Welsh Government to raise concerns over the planned issuance of a Procurement Advice Notice (PAN) which risks... Read more

Sep 18 2020

John Howell MP underlines support for Israel in new edition of The Scribe magazine

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September 18 2020, 16:17

CFI Vice-Chairman John Howell OBE MP underlined his friendship of Israel in an article published in the new edition of The Scribe magazine. Mr Howell wrote about his visits to... Read more

Sep 18 2020

Lord Polak reflects on the past year for Jewish community and UK-Israel ties

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September 18 2020, 15:23

CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE sent his Rosh Hashanah wishes and reflected on the past year for the British Jewish community in an article published in the Jewish Tribune this... Read more

Sep 18 2020

Lord Pickles: It was a “matter of pride” that UK was first country to adopt IRHA definition

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September 18 2020, 14:55

CFI Parliamentary Chairman Rt. Hon. The Lord Pickles said it was “a matter of pride” that the United Kingdom was the first country to adopt the IHRA definition, in a webinar... Read more

Sep 18 2020

Prime Minister and senior Conservatives wish Jewish community Happy Rosh Hashanah

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September 18 2020, 14:47

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior Conservatives including London Mayoral Candidate Shaun Bailey, have sent their wishes to Britain’s Jewish community ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year. In a video... Read more