Historical perspective

"Everything that makes a nation state legitimate – bloodshed, soil tilled, two millennia of continuous residence, international agreements – argues for Israel’s right to exist, yet that is still denied by the Arab League." So states historian Andrew Roberts in this speech to the Friends of Israel Initiative in the British House of Commons.

Europeans for Israel

European leaders have a reputation of being quick to place responsibility on Israel for the conflict with the Palestinians, and willing to overlook the aggressive actions of Palestinian and neighbouring Arab leaders.

Now, a group of non-Jewish European leaders, headed by former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, is looking at the conflict differently. Their initiative is called Friends of Israel.