Prime Minister has vowed that the Conservative
Party will always be “absolutely unequivocal” in its condemnation
of antisemitism whenever it arises, and pledged “to repay the
trust” the Jewish community placed in the Conservative Party, in
CFI’s redesigned new edition of Informed magazine.
In her letter, Prime Minister May
promises: “Whenever we see antisemitism rear its ugly head in our
own country, we must be absolutely unequivocal in our
condemnation of it. Whatever approach some other parties may
take, the Conservatives will always condemn anti-Semitic hatred
and call it for what it is – racism pure and simple”. She
asserts: “The contribution of British Jews to life in the United
Kingdom is immense”.
Recognising the support the Conservative Party received from the
Jewish community at this year’s general election, the Prime
Minister expresses: “I was proud at the general election earlier
this year, so many Jewish people gave our Party their support –
not least thanks to the hard work of CFI volunteers in
constituencies up and down the country”. She pledges: “We are
determined to repay the trust they placed in us”.
The Prime Minister describes the Balfour Declaration as “one of
the most important letters in history”, and vows to mark the
centenary “with pride”.
Celebrating Israel’s achievements since that time, Prime Minister
May asserts that “the vibrant, diverse and innovative country
Israel is today would have been almost unimaginable in 1917. The
hard work of generations of Jewish people has made Israel the
‘start-up nation’ – one of the world’s great success stories”.
Reaffirming the British Government’s long-held position that
Israel has the right to defend itself, Prime Minister May says:
“Israel’s economic success has been secured in the teeth of
constant threats to its security and hostility towards its very
existence. Our position is clear: Israel has a right to defend
itself and responsibility to keep its people safe”.
Hailing the UK-Israel partnership and her ambitions to bolster
bilateral ties after Brexit, Prime Minister May underlines: “The
UK is Israel’s biggest European export market and, as we leave
the EU, we are determined to grow our trading relationship
further”. The Prime Minister also emphasises that, “there is much
that Britain and the world can learn from Israel’s economic
success”, heralding Israel as a “world leader” in the areas of
high technology, medicine and energy.
Prime Minister May thanks CFI for the “great work you do for our
Party and our country”, adding that “your organisation does a
huge amount to promote a better understanding of Israel in the UK
and to strengthen links between our two countries”.
CFI’s Informed magazine has been published ahead of Conservative
Party Conference and will be available to collect at our stand P1
in the Party Zone, as well as at our event on Monday 2nd October
at 21:30, room Alexandra B in the Midland Hotel.
The magazine features articles by a number of Conservative
parliamentarians, including CFI’s new Parliamentary Chairman, Rt.
Hon. MP, Rt. Hon. MP, and Rt. Hon. Sir , as well as messages from the
Ambassadors of Israel and the United Kingdom. In the issue you
will also be able to read about CFI’s expansive delegations
programme, campaigns in Parliament, and the organisation’s
actions to support the Conservative Party.
