Friends of Israel Initiative

Attempts to delegitimate the State of Israel are an outrage and ought to offend anyone of a democratic disposition, no matter what one may think of this or that Israeli policy. Enough mindless bias is enough.

— George Weigel

OPINION ARTICLES

  • Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza Conflict 2014

    Speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva

    IDF made efforts, unprecedented in any other army, and exceeding the requirements of the laws of war, to save Palestinian civilian lives, including warning them to leave target zones, Hamas forced them to remain in those areas.
     

    2015-06-30 by Richard Kemp

  • The New York Times, June 25 2015

    The U.N.’s Gaza Report Is Flawed and Dangerous

    As a British officer who had more than his share of fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans, it pains me greatly to see words and actions from the United Nations that can only provoke further violence and loss of life.

    2015-06-26 by Richard Kemp

  • Published in El Mundo

    What will happen to Israel?

      Israel is facing huge problems in its environment and what their leaders decide will determine the international role, the shape and the nature of the country.

    2015-03-17 by Rafael Bardají

  • Published October 27, 2014·Fox News

    The Latest Palestinian statehood gambit

    http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/27/latest-palestinian-statehood-gambit/

    There is no Palestinian “state” and no prospect for one without dramatic real-world changes that are unlikely in the foreseeable future.

    2014-10-28 by John Bolton

  • Published in Gatestone Institute

    Israel’s Security and Unintended Consequences

    http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4806/israel-security

    Fatah leaders ally themselves with the terrorists of Hamas, and, like Hamas, they continue to reject the every existence of the State of Israel.

    2014-10-23 by Richard Kemp

  • Endgame Scenarios

    Post-Operation Protective Edge Strategic Assessment

     Beyond the operational and strategic merits and shortcomings of the Egyptian proposal, the Israeli cabinet will face a domestic challenge in articulating to the public the reasoning behind accepting the proposal.

    2014-08-18 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • Give Israel a Chance

      Hamas is not an innocent NGO; it’s a terrorist organization included as such in the lists of both the U.S. State Department and the European Union.

    2014-08-01 by Rafael Bardají

  • Gaza: Peace is the Problem

     Peace doesn’t need more plans. Peace requires partners willing not to kill one another, but to understand one another.

    2014-07-30 by Rafael Bardají