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

  • 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

  • The Times

    Hamas human shields are to blame, not Israel

     Palestinian rockets are like the Nazi V1s. Civilian casualties were inevitable then and now.

    2014-07-25 by Richard Kemp

  • 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

  • Operation Protective Edge

    Brief Update on IDF Ground Incursion into Gaza #4

    At this point of time (three-to-four hours following IDF’s incursion), the real scope of the military operation remains unclear. In his statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu noted that if necessary the operation will be expanded.

    2014-07-18 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • Operation Protective Edge

    Operation Update and Strategic Assessment #3

    As this report is finally edited, PA and Hamas officials are attempting to bridge the differences over the ceasefire agreement with Egyptian interlocutors in Cairo.

    2014-07-16 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • Declaration by the Board

    In Defence of Israel and Against Terrorism

    Friends of Israel Initiative proposes that this conflict must be examined more objectively, with intellectual honesty and sound historical and political judgment

    2014-07-15 by Board members of Friends of Israel Initiative