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Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif‏
October 15, 2020, 5:05 pm
Tory MPs and peers urge government to extend UN arms embargo on Iran
Letter from politicians said refusal to extend the ban would 'embolden an already belligerent Iran and facilitate an influx of arms to its proxies including Hezbollah and Hamas'
By Jewish News Reporter
Theresa Villiers in La Boucherie kosher butcher in her constituency
September 18, 2019, 9:46 am
Theresa Villiers pledges to ‘protect freedom’ to practice kosher slaughter
Environment secretary 'wouldn’t accept labelling changes' on meat if it put up costs for the community, as she recognises 'importance' of eating food prepared with religious rules
By Jenni Frazer
File photo dated 24/08/12 of the then Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt and the then Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who will go head to head in the Conservative party leadership race.
June 24, 2019, 1:10 pm
SPECIAL REPORT: Which way will the Tories turn?
Either Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson will walk into Downing Street next month as our new prime minister. What would their impact be on issues of concern to the Jewish community?
By Jodie Cohen
Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer (left) in conversation with Lord Eric Pickles (right). Photo credit: Hannah Paley Photography
May 29, 2019, 3:38 pm
Lord Pickles and Deborah Lipstadt inspire guests at gala dinner
VIDEO: UK's special envoy for post-Holocaust issues and renowned Shoah historian speak at Hasmonean Primary School fundraiser.
By Jewish News Reporter
Jeremy Hunt speaking at a Conservative Friends of Israel reception
January 29, 2019, 9:54 pm
Jeremy Hunt: Cap on Jewish immigration to Palestine in 1939 was ‘black moment’
Foreign secretary’s admission of regret over historic British policy made at CFI reception, where bilateral relations were also heralded as being ‘very strong’
By Justin Cohen
Lord Polak
January 15, 2019, 11:48 am
Government urged to learn from Jewish free schools’ mutual support network
Honorary president of CFI Lord Polak suggests that ministers can 'replicate' co-operation that takes place in the Jewish community's education system
By Jewish News Reporter
January 8, 2019, 3:16 pm
Government urged to stop paying Palestinian teachers over incitement in schools
Dame Louise Ellman MP presented Ten-Minute Rule Bill in parliament arguing that Britain should stop funding the preaching of martyrdom
By Jewish News Reporter
Former ambassador Mark Regev
December 10, 2018, 4:00 pm
Mark Regev hints at historic Netanyahu trip to another Gulf state
Theresa May restates Israel support at CFI lunch as country's envoy suggests his prime minister will travel to another Arab state 'in not too distant future'.
By Justin Cohen
Theresa May addressing CFI. (Credit: Lord Eric Pickles on Twitter)
December 10, 2018, 3:06 pm
Theresa May makes last-ditch Brexit plea at Conservative Friends of Israel
Prime Minister urges colleagues to back her deal which has divided the nation, saying rejecting the proposal would be a 'pointless effort to run away from reality'
By Justin Cohen
Top left: Labour MPs meeting Palestinian Authority Minister Amal Jadou in Ramallah. Top Right Science Ministers Ofir Akunis & the UK's Sam Gyimah sign a memorandum of understanding. Bottom left : Labour MPs meeting with opposition leader Isaac Herzog. Bottom right: Tory MPs visit visit Israel Innovation Authority,
October 21, 2018, 2:27 pm
More UK parliamentary visits to Israel-Palestine than anywhere in last two years
BBC breakdown of expenses shows visits to the holy land were worth £2m with £1.2m of that from the Tories
By Jenni Frazer
Prime Minister Theresa May at the UJIA Appeal charity dinner , 2018. Photo credit: Peter Nicholls/PA Wire
September 27, 2018, 5:22 pm
Theresa May calls Israel ‘an old friend’ in article for Jewish state’s 70th
Prime Minister contributes to Conservative Friends of Israel's magazine, paying tribute seven decades after the country's foundation
Top left: Labour MPs meeting Palestinian Authority Minister Amal Jadou in Ramallah. Top Right Science Ministers Ofir Akunis & the UK's Sam Gyimah sign a memorandum of understanding. Bottom left : Labour MPs meeting with opposition leader Isaac Herzog. Bottom right: Tory MPs visit visit Israel Innovation Authority,
May 30, 2018, 2:53 pm
Labour and Tory MPs in Israel to promote bilateral ties and meet politicians
Opposition party holds meetings with senior Israeli and Palestinian figures, while Conservatives promote bilateral trade
The rubble of a home demolished by the IDF, with a tin shack that a family now has to live in, in Umm al-Khair.
March 5, 2018, 12:31 pm
Jewish students launch campaign against Palestinian home demolitions
'#Don’tSettleForThis' initiative claims Israeli policy 'runs counter to basic Jewish values of justice'
February 15, 2018, 2:50 pm
Tory MPs ‘shocked by the sophistication’ of Hamas tunnels from Gaza
Eight parliamentarians saw the network of underground routes near Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha on a trip organised by Conservative Friends of Israel
Gavin Williamson speaking at the CFI event
January 31, 2018, 12:09 pm
New defence secretary tells CFI: ‘Britain will always be Israel’s friend’
Gavin Williamson chooses the Conservative Friends of Israel parliamentary reception to make one of his first public appearances in his new role
By Jenni Frazer
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