Friends of Israel Initiative

Being overgenerous to extremist groups is like giving sweets to a spoilt child in the hope that it will improve its behaviour it usually results in worse actions.

— Lord David Trimble

OPINION ARTICLES

  • How to Fight Islamic Terrorism Effectively? - Learn From Israel

    Breitbart, June 16

    How to Fight Islamic Terrorism Effectively? - Learn From Israel

    The time for decisive action has come. The alternative is to surrender to the fact that our personal destiny is in the hands of a group of jihadists, motivated and convinced that we should convert or die. Or simply die for our sins.

    2017-06-16 by Colonel Richard Kemp and Rafael Bardaji

  • FOII has raised its voice against anti-Israel vote in FIFA

    FOII has raised its voice against anti-Israel vote in FIFA

    We have asserted Mr. Infantino our views and positions on this misuse of FIFA and we made clear that to punish Israel Football Association is unfair and gets FIFA involved in a political fight.

    2017-05-05 by Friends of Israel Initiative

  • Where is world outrage over Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul?

    Jerusalem Post, April 30

    Where is world outrage over Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul?

    Holding the bodies of soldiers killed in action and refusing their return to their next of kin for burial is a serious violation of the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law.

    2017-04-30 by Colonel Richard Kemp, Major General James Molan and Arsen Ostrovsky

  • Puppet-state Lebanon a pawn for ambitious Iran

    The Australian, April 24

    Puppet-state Lebanon a pawn for ambitious Iran

    For the sake of another very small aspect of peace in the Middle East, and particularly for the sake of the Lebanese people, the world should act to split the Lebanese government from Hezbollah, even if it takes sanctions against the Lebanese government to do it.

    2017-04-24 by Major General Andrew James Molan

  • Hezbollah: la Próxima Guerra

    Reporteros Online, April 9

    Hezbollah: la Próxima Guerra

    No podemos abandonar a Israel. Defender a Israel no es solo un compromiso, si no también una obligación moral.

    2017-04-06 by Colonel Eduardo Ramírez

  • The chutzpah of Sayeeda Warsi

    The Times of Israel, April 3

    The chutzpah of Sayeeda Warsi

    The IDF complies with the Geneva Conventions and with Jewish morality handed down across the centuries. In their efforts to avoid civilian casualties in battle, they are admired and emulated by armies throughout the world.

    2017-04-03 by Colonel Richard Kemp

  • International community ignoring Hezbollah threat to Israel

    Interview with Colonel Richard Kemp

    International community ignoring Hezbollah threat to Israel

    "We want to highlight to the international community that unless something is done to prevent Hezbollah under direction of Iran from attacking Israel, and Israel will respond, and there will be civilian casualties and Israel will be condemned by the international community [this could happen, and we need] to give notice to the international community that this could happen, and that when it does happen the casualties are not Israel's fault but Hezbollah's."

    2017-04-01 by Jerusalem Post

  • A sparkling comet at the UN

    Il Giornale, March 4

    A sparkling comet at the UN

    Since its foundation, Israel has received 228 condemn resolutions: the General assembly has condemned it 18 times in 2016 alone, and the Security Council 12 times. Not even Iran, Syria, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan summed together are on a par with the Jewish State.

    2017-03-04 by Fiamma Nirenstein