José María Aznar All we want is a normal and reasonable conversation about Israel. Surely, that is not too much to ask.
José María Aznar
Carlos Bustelo We need to bring reason and decency back to the discussion about the Jewish state. Anti-Israeli hysteria is simply unacceptable .
Carlos Bustelo

Opinion Articles

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

Israel, our Forefather

Speech at the British parliament: Israel and human rights

Israel, our Forefather

The culture of human rights was born and has flourished in those countries that have been shaped by Judeo-Christianity. Israel and the Jews are therefore central to the greatest political achievements of the West.

2010-07-23 by Marcello Pera

Article in The Jewish Chronicle

We in the West need to regain moral clarity

Israel is a fundamental constituent of the West. If Israel is lost, then we are all lost.

2010-07-22 by José María Aznar

Friends of Israel Initiative

Events & Activities

15 September 2010

Friends of Israel Initiative to be launched at US Congress on September 15

The Friends of Israel Initiative continues its international launch program with a breakfast for Senators and Representatives at the United States Congress in Washington D.C.

01 September 2010

Friends of Israel Initiative launched in Jerusalem on September 1

Jose Maria Aznar, former prime minister of Spain, today launched the Friends of Israel Initiative in Israel in the magnificent setting of the Blaustein Hall in Jerusalem’s Beit Shmuel Center.

19 July 2010

The Friends of Israel Initiative was launched to a rapturous reception at the British Parliament on Monday, July 19

At the invitation of the Honourable Robert Halfon, MP and hosted by the Henry Jackson Society, the Initiative was launched to a rapturous reception at the British Parliament on Monday, July 19 opening a UK front in the group’s campaign to br