Friends of Israel Initiative

The campaign of demonization against the State of Israel must stop. All men and women of goodwill should join together to say that enough is enough.

— Marcello Pera

OPINION ARTICLES

  • An Exemplary Man

    The Friends of Israel Initiative mourns the passing of Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea, one of our Founding Members

    An Exemplary Man

    Lord Weidenfeld was one of those few men who write the history. He was very involved in the highest causes of our times and was an exceptional witness of all the moments that have configured our current world. He moreover taught all of us also an universal lesson for success and greatness: never give up.

    2016-01-20 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • Operation Safe Havens

    Letter to Lord Weidenfeld

    FOII’s Chairman, Jose María Aznar, thanks and congratulates Lord Weidenfeld for setting up and funding the Operation Safe Havens, a mission aimed to rescue up to 2,000 Christian families in Iraq and Syria suffering the terror of the Islamic State. Aznar remarks that Lord Wiedenfeld’s commitment is an outstanding moral example for the Western civilization.

    2015-07-28 by Jose María Aznar

  • Letter to the EU Foreign Ministers

    A call to responsibility

     Recognizing Palestinian statehood now will not promote peace, will not boost negotiations and will not change the reality on the ground.

    2014-10-24 by Friends of Israel Initiative Members

  • 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

  • Operation Update and Strategic Assessment

    Operation Protective Edge Brief #6

     Securing a final ceasefire arrangement that will preclude Hamas’s ability to restore its terrorist infrastructure will not be the only major challenge facing Israel the day after OPE. Israel will most likely face mounting international criticism and allegations concerning its military operations in Gaza. This will most likely include a new round of de-legitimizations efforts that might even exceed the post-Cast Lead round.

    2014-07-29 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • Operation Update and Strategic Assessment

    Operation Protective Edge #6

    Operation Protective Edge (OPE) marked its 16th day.

    2014-07-24 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • Operation Update and Strategic Assessment

    Operation Protective Edge Brief #5

    In the first 48 hours of the ground operation, IDF held its ground and revealed more than 30 tunnels including both defensive and storage tunnels and offensive terror tunnels leading into Israel. The soldiers uncovered a labyrinth of tunnels dug 20 meters deep and running 2kms towards Israeli territory with multiple exits. IDF Corps of Engineers have started blowing up and demolishing the discovered tunnels.

    2014-07-21 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • A FoII Board Member

    Personal Update On Operation Protective Edge – Israel/Gaza

    Richard Kemp, one of the FoII Board members is in Israel playing a key role with his military expertise.

    2014-07-19 by Richard Kemp