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Speech delivered at the House of Commons
Implications of the Unilateral Declaration of a Palestinian State
2011-09-05 by José María Aznar
The following is the text of a speech by the FoII Chairman José María Aznar at the House of Commons delivered on September 5th in London. "The discussion at the UN about recognizing a Palestinian state will have some impor
The Jerusalem Post
How not to have a Palestinian State
This piece was co-written by members of the Friends of Israel Initiative: Jose M. Aznar, David Trimble, Alejandro Toledo, G. Weidenfeld, Marcello Pera, Andrew Roberts, F. Nirenstein, G. Weigel, R. Agostinelli, C. Bustelo and William Shawcross.
2011-07-14 by Members of the Friends of Israel Initiative
Article published at the National Review/Digital
Friends in Need
Jay Nordlinger, in the National Review’s issue of July 4th 2011, takes a close look at the Friends of Israel Initiative, its fight to defend Israel’s right to exist as a normal country and the principles that moved its founder.
2011-07-04 by Jay Nordlinger
Friends of Israel Initiative in the AIPAC Policy Conference
The following is the speech delivered by the FoII Chairman José María Aznar to the AIPAC Policy Conference, last 24th May in Washington.
2011-05-24 by José María Aznar
CAMERA honors The Friends of Israel Initiative
FOII’s Chairman José María Aznar received the CAMERA’s Emet Award in New York on April 10th. The Chairman reviewed the important events that have taken place in the Muslim world in the past few months.
2011-04-10 by José María Aznar
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The Real Palestinian Catastrophe
Palestinians mark ‘Nakba Day’ on 15 May; ‘Nakba’, meaning catastrophe, is the day they commemorate the exodus they suffered in 1948 after the first war of the Arabs against Israel. This year, in addition to the protests in
2011-05-23 by Rafael L. Bardají
Interview with the World Jewish Congress’ Dan Diker
Israel must be proactive in defending its legitimacy
In an interview with the World Jewish Congress’ Dan Diker, Rafael Bardaji, Executive Director of FOII, says Israel’s challenges are mounting and its international isolation is growing.
2011-03-17 by Rafael Bardají
The Re-legitimation of Israel
"Since it’s politically unfair, morally reprehensible, and strategically dangerous, we must strive for Israel’s re-legitimation and defend the principle that Israel is a regular country just as any other one"
2011-02-16 by José María Aznar
Speech in London to Israeli soldiers’ support group
The following is the text of a speech by Jose Maria Aznar to the Uk Friends of the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel Soldiers delivered on October 21 in London.
2010-10-21 by Jose Maria Aznar
Speech to World Jewish Congress in Jerusalem
Defending Israel to Defend Ourselves
Israel today is nothing less than essential to us, not only because the Jewish state is located in the very region where the strategic tectonic plates collide, but because Israel is one of the few nations willing to pay a price for its survival.
2010-09-01 by Jose Maria Aznar
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