Friends of Israel Initiative

Israel appeared as a light in a world emerging from deep darkness. Against all odds, that light has not been extinguished. It burns bright, upheld by the universal principles of all civilized nations - freedom democracy, justice.

— Stephen Harper

OPINION ARTICLES

  • The centenary of the Balfour Declaration

    Tencent Dajia, February 21

    The centenary of the Balfour Declaration

    "A century on, the Declaration stands as a righteous blow for genius, development, progress and freedom. Foremost among the types of people who admire these phenomena are the Chinese, who should therefore also celebrate the centenary of the Balfour Declaration."

    2017-02-22 by Professor Andrew Roberts

  • Nato needs to reform into a global alliance against Islamic terrorism - or become obsolete

    The Telegraph, February 13

    Nato needs to reform into a global alliance against Islamic terrorism - or become obsolete

    Yes, Mr President, we agree with you that Nato has become obsolete. But we believe you can make it relevant again. Your allies will follow.

    2017-02-13 by Rafael Bardaji and Colonel Richard Kemp

  • The truth about the Jewish settlements and Jerusalem

    What is the real obstacle to peace?

    The truth about the Jewish settlements and Jerusalem

    The basic problem is the tenacious refusal of the Palestinian leadership -- both the one in Ramallah, the West Bank, linked to Al Fatah, and the one that controls the Gaza Strip, subordinated to Hamas -- to recognize the existence of the Jewish state and declare clearly that they are willing to live peacefully with their neighbors.

    2017-01-18 by Carlos Alberto Montaner

  • Paris on the UN and Obama's heels

    Il Giornale, January 13

    Paris on the UN and Obama's heels

    The Paris so called "peace conference" on Sunday is perhaps the last chance to stomp on the Jewish State before a sea change brings about the understanding that this refusal made up of bombs, vehicle attacks, stabbings, kidnappings?

    2017-01-13 by Fiamma Nirenstein

  • Call off the Paris conference

    Israel Hayom, January 12

    Call off the Paris conference

    Peace between Israelis and Palestinians does not need more plans or conferences such as the one to be held in Paris on Jan. 15. What it does require are two truly committed parties ready to negotiate.

    2017-01-12 by Rafael Bardaji and Colonel Richard Kemp

  • Letter to President of France François Hollande

    Peace Conference in Paris

    Letter to President of France François Hollande

    Friends of Israel Initiative Board Members ask President Hollande to cancel the Peace Conference to be held next January 15 in Paris.

    2017-01-08 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • The Ultimate Offense of Obama and Kerry against Israel

    Kerry reaffirmed the betrayal

    The Ultimate Offense of Obama and Kerry against Israel

    The hypocrisy and the double-standard when Israel is on the table, have been sadly adopted by the U.S. under the Obama?s mandates.

    2017-01-02 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • Seven grave errors in Obama's policy toward Israel

    After the Obama's move in the UN Security Council

    Seven grave errors in Obama's policy toward Israel

    "[...] the basic problem, the real problem is that the Palestinians don't wish to create their own State. Their primordial objective for the past many decades, ever since their foundation, is to destroy Israel at any cost, to wipe it off the face of the earth. And to those sinister ends, the U.S. vote came to those anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli Palestinians as a godsend."

    2016-12-27 by Carlos Alberto Montaner