Opinion Articles

Jerusalem Post

The contortions and collusions of ICC

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/the-contortions-and-collusions-of-iccs-bensouda-opinion-626892 The ICC should be an important part of the international rule of law, but Bensouda is betraying its honorable legal tradition

2020-05-05 by Col. Richard Kemp

The Jerusalem Post, January 26,2020

Britain should support Trump's peace plan

https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Britain-should-support-Trumps-peace-plan-615461 Despite the closest of ties between our intelligence services and armed forces today, the Foreign Office has maintained its bias against the Jewish state.

2020-01-27 by Col. Richard Kemp

Article published in The Daily Telegraph, 7 January 2020

Barbarous Iran is the Real Great Satan, but the Morally Bankrupt Left is Incapable of Admitting it

Rather than unintentionally encouraging Khamenei?s plans for violent retribution, European political leaders should be working towards the downfall of his vicious dictatorship or at least coercing him towards moderation.

2020-01-07 by Col. Richard Kemp

Article published in The Daily Telegraph, 19 December 2019

Turkey's shameful support for Hamas terrorists could provoke a full-scale Middle East war

Hamas does not wish to control Gaza and the West Bank only. Its charter demands the removal of the State of Israel and its replacement by an Islamic state.

2019-12-19 by Col. Richard Kemp

Article published in The Daily Telegraph, 18 June 2019

The West must call Iran's bluff or face the devastating consequences

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/06/18/west-must-call-irans-bluff-face-devastating-consequences/ The EU should resolutely condemn Iran's threats and actions, and it should immediately terminate Instex and reimpose its own sanctions.

2019-06-19 by Richard Kemp

Article published in The Daily Telegraph, 8 May 2019.

Trump is right: the Iran deal is dead, it

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/08/trump-right-iran-deal-dead-time-contemplate-unthinkable/ How should the Europeans react to Rouhani's ultimatum? By immediately reimposing their own sanctions against Tehran. They should not wait until his 60-day deadline expires, in case he lets it pass as with other deadlines.

2019-05-12 by Colonel Richard Kemp

HOW TO PREVENT THE PERFECT STORM IN THE NASCENT MIDDLE EAST

Israel's Responsible Deterrence

This report addresses the current and future strategic landscape around Israel. It is based on many visits by FoII members to the region as well as on the professional judgement of the members of the High Level Military Group, an independent grouping of former Chiefs of Staff and Commanders from a dozen countries around the world that have been studying the behavior of the IDF and its enemies in recent conflicts. Thus, it is a fusion of political analysis and military assessment - what we consider to be a strategic study.

2019-05-01 by Friends of Israel Initiative

The Golan Heights

FoII Congratulates President Trump For Recognizing Israel

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday March 22 that the time has come to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

2019-03-22 by Friends of Israel Initiative