OPINION ARTICLES
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Testimony at the HRC in Geneva
Submission to The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Colonel Kemp together with other members of the HLMG have visited the Gaza border both before and since the start of the violent events under investigation and have been briefed by Israeli political and military leaders.2018-12-17 by Colonel (Retd) Richard Kemp
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Former Prime Minister John Howard
Howard supports Israeli embassy move
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/foreign-affairs/john-howard-backs-moving-israel-embassy-to-jerusalem/news-story/a6988e6ab1d2abf67bde37ee90fbf090 I can't accept that Australian foreign policy, particularly on something as basic as where we put an embassy, should be determined by other countries2018-11-19 by Friends of Israel Initiative
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The Telegraph, October 2 2018
In the name of peace, it is time to accept Israel´s possession of the Golan Heights
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/10/02/name-peace-time-accept-israels-possession-golan-heights/ This is really the crux of the issue: Western action now could make a concrete contribution to preventing conflict in the future.2018-10-02 by Col. Richard Kemp and Rafael L. Bardají
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Stephen J. Harper appointed Chairman of the Friends of Israel Initiative
FoII is pleased to welcome the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Canada's 22nd Prime Minister, as its new Chairman. Mr. Harper's expertise, vision and energy will strengthen FoII in a moment where our voice is needed more than ever.2018-09-13 by Friends of Israel Initiative
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The Telegraph
Corbyn's Anti-semitism is a threat to all of us
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/09/03/corbyns-antisemitism-threat-us/ Mr Corbyn's comfort in the company of anti-Semites and other extremists whom he calls "friends" speaks for itself. While he claims to embrace such individuals in the name of "peace", it is a peace that only ever involves the enemies of the West generally and of the Jewish people specifically.2018-09-03 by Stephen Harper and David Trimble
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Actualidad Económica, May 21
Iran: Trump Has Done the Right Thing
The problem is Iran, not the White House.2018-05-21 by Rafael Bardaji
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FOII's intervention at the UN Human Rights Council
Colonel Kemp's Testimony at the Emergency Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Deteriorating Situation in Gaza
Your failure to admit that Hamas is responsible for every drop of blood spilt on the Gaza border encourages their violence and use of human shields. It makes you complicit in further bloodshed.2018-05-18 by Colonel Richard Kemp
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La Gaceta, May 17
Hamas and the Exploitation of Death
Nonetheless, we must remember it forcefully: Nations have all the legitimacy, protected by international law, to defend themselves against aggression. The poor and innocent Palestinians appearing in those images are neither so poor nor so innocent. They may be oppressed, but by their own corrupt and totalitarian rulers, whether in Gaza or in the West Bank.2018-05-17 by Rafael Bardaji