Opinion Articles

Published in Gatestone, August 24, 2020

Appeasement: The European Sickness

Britain and France seek to appease the three powers that most threaten the world today: Iran, China and Russia.

2020-08-26 by Col. Richard Kemp

Statement

Friends of Israel Initiative Welcome the Normalization of Relations Between Israel and the UAE and Encourage Other Arab Countries To Follow

We applaud the courage of the three leaders. With their shared vision they have proved that the old recipes applied year after year were not leading to any solution, on the contrary, they made any solutions impossible, and that only through new ways can the region move forward with realism to a durable and long-lasting peace.

2020-08-14 by Friends of Israel Initiative

Published in Gatestone Institute, May 6 2020

Palestinians, Israel and the Coronavirus

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15978/palestinians-israel-coronavirus Some Palestinian Arab leaders today seem to prefer that their own people succumb to disease rather than cooperate with Israel.

2020-05-06 by Col. Richard Kemp

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