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Conservative Friends of Israel
CFI Parliamentary reception Pic: Shai Dolev
October 23, 2024, 5:28 pm
Conservative Friends of Israel announces leadership change
'It's time for a change of leadership' says Hilda Worth as Jeremy Brier KC takes over key role
By Michelle Rosenberg
James Gurd in Parliament, addressing a reading of the Bill against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement (BDS) that he backed and campaigned for.
September 25, 2024, 5:28 pm
‘Brilliant’ CFI director to leave after 14 years
Former Chancellor thanks Conservative Friends of Israel's James Gurd who led more than 40 missions to Israel
By Justin Cohen
Stephen Crabb MP
July 5, 2024, 1:19 pm
Conservative Friends of Israel’s chair loses his seat
CFI pays tribute to Stephen Crabb and Rishi Sunak for their support for Israel
By Justin Cohen
Theresa Villiers with a group of MPs and Conservative Friends of Israel, with Nimrod Palmach, an IDF reservist who drove south on 7th October to fight heroically against Hamas. Pic: Facebook
January 11, 2024, 5:17 pm
OPINION: We must not lose sight of why Israel is engaged in war in Gaza
Israel not only has a right to defend its citizens from attack, it has an obligation to, writes Theresa Villiers for Jewish News
By Theresa Villiers
Polling station.
July 7, 2023, 2:11 pm
Conservative candidates for London Mayor outline Jewish community credentials
Susan Hall AM and Mozammel Hossain KC have written to Conservative Friends of Israel
By Michelle Rosenberg
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (right) walks alongside the Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid ahead of a meeting at the Commonwealth And Development Office in London. Picture date: Monday November 29, 2021.
September 7, 2022, 4:56 pm
OPINION: Israel won’t top Truss’ in-tray, but there’s plenty of opportunity to further ties
James Gurd, executive director of Conservative Friends of Israel, hopes to see an upgraded free trade agreement between the UK and the Jewish state within 18 months.
By James Gurd
September 1, 2022, 2:13 pm
OPINION: A golden era for UK-Israel relations as new PM takes office
Ruth Edwards MP writes for Jewish News after joining a Conservative Friends of Israel trip on which she heard about the ongoing threats from Gaza and the West Bank
Conservative friends of Israel delegation 2022 (Jewish News)
April 14, 2022, 3:48 pm
OPINION: It’s hard to think of a country more miscast than Israel
There is no resemblance to how the country is so routinely misrepresented - and I suspect many of those who misrepresent it have never experienced it first-hand for themselves.
By Fay Jones MP
Conservative friends of Israel delegation 2022 (Jewish News)
April 14, 2022, 3:04 pm
CFI takes nine MPs on first Israel visit since lockdown
MP Nickie Aiken said she was able to see “both sides of the argument and to listen and to hope that we can bring peace finally to this wonderful part of the world”.
By Lee Harpin
Children are tested on addition with a question about ‘martyrs’ killed in the two intifadas
February 2, 2022, 2:55 pm
Palestinian Authority ‘hoodwinking’ UK donors over hate-filled textbooks
New report from an Israel-based monitor group found the PA was still producing materials 'which contain a great deal of violent and hateful content', despite promises not to
By Jenni Frazer
Andrew Heller at Conservative Friends of Israel Annual Business Lunch 2021 (Photographer Sam Pearce)
February 2, 2022, 2:43 pm
Long-time chair of Conservative Friends of Israel is to retire
Andrew Heller, who has served the pro-Israel group for 13 years, will step aside in the sprint and will be succeeded by Stephen Massey
By Justin Cohen
November 30, 2021, 9:00 am
Watch the moment Boris Johnson broke his menorah — seconds after he was gifted it
Why you should never wave a Chanukkiah about, as demonstrated by the prime minister at the Conservative Friends of Israel business lunch
By Michael Daventry
Boris Johnson and Yair Lapid at CFI
November 29, 2021, 5:01 pm
Boris Johnson: Weevil infestation of antisemitism still evident under Starmer
Prime minister makes comments during speech to Conservative Friends of Israel, adding the 'thing I am most proud of all' is stopping Jeremy Corbyn from getting into Number 10
By Lee Harpin
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (right) walks alongside the Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid ahead of a meeting at the Commonwealth And Development Office in London. Picture date: Monday November 29, 2021.
November 29, 2021, 9:31 am
‘Memorandum of understanding’ signed by foreign secretaries Liz Truss and Yair Lapid
'Historic' 10 year plan includes pledge to work 'night and day' to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb
By Lee Harpin
Liz Truss speaking at CFI's event at the Conservative Party Conference 2021 (Credit: Board of Deputies)
October 6, 2021, 9:15 am
Foreign Secretary: ‘there is no closer friend and ally’ to Britain than Israel
Liz Truss tells Conservative Friends of Israel there were 'three key areas' in which she warned the UK to have a deeper relationship: trade, technology and security
By Lee Harpin at the Conservative Party Conference
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