Conservative Friends of Israel

Supporting Israel and Promoting Conservatism

ABOUT CFI

“I am proud not just to be a Conservative, but a Conservative Friend of Israel; and I am proud of the key role CFI plays within our Party” Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party

CFI works to promote its twin aims of supporting Israel and promoting Conservatism. With close to 2000 activists as members – alongside 80% of Tory MPs – CFI is active at every level of the Party. CFI organises numerous events in and around Westminster, takes Conservative parliamentarians and candidates on delegations to Israel, campaigns hard for Tory candidates in target seats, and works to ensure that Israel’s case is fairly represented in Parliament. 
 

Meet the Team

Stuart Polak, Director 

Stuart is CFI’s overall director in charge of all aspects of CFI’s ongoing work, activities and campaigns. Stuart oversees all policy formulation, strategy and political activity.

Nathalie Tamam, Political Director
Nathalie manages CFI’s ongoing campaigns, political activities and trips to Israel as well as being responsible for building relationships with Conservative MPs and Parliamentary Candidates. Nathalie is also responsible for the collation and distribution of all CFI’s research and briefings.

Stephanie Leven, Projects Director
Stephanie is both the office manager and projects co-ordinator for functions and meetings arranged throughout the year. 



James Gurd, Parliamentary Officer
James is responsible for the collation of CFI’s research and briefings; James assits the Political Director in managing CFI’s ongoing campaigns, political activities and trips to Israel.

Leetal Stark, Projects Assistant 
Leetal assists the Director and the Projects Director in aspects of office management, events management and administration.

 

Parliamentary Group

Chairman - Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP
Vice Chairmen - James Clappison MP
Officers - David Amess MP, David Burrowes MP, Robert Halfon MP, Priti Patel MP and Lee Scott MP
Chairman of CFI Europe - Timothy Kirkhope MEP

Honorary Officers

President - Rt Hon Baroness Shephard of Northwold 

Vice Chairmen - Betty Geller, Stanley Cohen OBE, Michael Heller Vice Presidents - Rt Hon Sir Timothy Sainsbury, Sir Michael Latham DL, Lord Sanderson of Bowden
 

Executive Board

Chairman - Andrew Heller 

Lance Anisfeld, Lorraine da Costa, Jonathan Gough, Edward Lee, Howard Leigh, Stephen Massey, David Meller, Jonathan Metliss, Gary Mond, Stephan Shakespeare, Barry Welck, Hilda Worth.