Strategic Insight. Evidence-Based Advocacy. Pro-Israel Policy That Makes an Impact.

We Believe in Israel (WBII) is proud to partner with the Forum for Foreign Relations (FFR) in commissioning and publishing a growing series of policy and research briefings designed to underpin our campaigns with rigorous analysis, credible data, and strategic insight.

At a time when misinformation, anti-Israel narratives, and political distortion dominate the conversation, we believe in setting ourselves apart — not just with passion, but with substance.

These briefings are produced by subject-matter experts and policy professionals. They are designed to support:

• Direct engagement with policymakers and opinion formers

• Advocacy training and grassroots mobilisation

• Media responses and counter-narratives

• Campaigns in Parliament, civil society, and digital platforms

Whether challenging the misuse of international law, addressing double standards in foreign policy, or confronting extremist networks in the UK, the WBII/FFR briefings equip our supporters with the intellectual ammunition to speak up for Israel with clarity, credibility, and confidence.

We will continue to commission new policy papers regularly as part of our mission to provide added value to the pro-Israel community — ensuring our advocacy is not only heard, but taken seriously.

Explore our latest briefings below:

Addressing UNRWA's Failures & Building a Transparent Future

Established in 1949 as a temporary mechanism to address the immediate needs of displaced Palestinians following the Arab-Israeli conflict, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Arab-Palestinian Palestinians in the Near East (UNRWA) has evolved into a permanent institution. Over seven decades, UNRWA has become the primary provider of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, delivering essential services in education, healthcare, and social support. While its contributions during acute crises are undeniable, the agency’s systemic shortcomings and controversial practices have severely hindered its ability to effectively fulfil its mandate in the long term.

This briefing critically examines UNRWA’s institutional and operational failings, highlighting its inability to adapt to the changing socio-economic realities of the region and the complex needs of its beneficiaries. Furthermore, it addresses the alarming content found in some of the agency’s educational materials, which have been reported to idealise terrorist ideologies, fan hatred toward Israel and Jews while perpetuating narratives of victimhood and jihad. 

Proscribing Ansarallah (the Houthis): An Imperative for UK Security & Values

Britain today faces a stark moral and security test. An armed extremist movement – the Houthi insurgency of Yemen (officially Ansar Allah) – openly chants “Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews” while raining missiles on civilian targets beyond its borders. In early May 2025, a Houthi ballistic missile struck near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv, sending plumes of smoke over runways and injuring innocent travelers. That audacious attack on a sovereign nation’s main airport exemplifies the global reach and brazen brutality of the Houthi movement. It is intolerable that such a group remains legal in the United Kingdom. This briefing urges policymakers to immediately proscribe the Houthi movement under the Terrorism Act 2000 – a long-overdue step to defend British values, allies, and national integrity. In the morally urgent spirit of Bernard-Henri Lévy, we must recognize that to spare the Houthis a terrorist designation is to indulge barbarism under the false guise of political nuance. We owe better to our principles, our security, and our societal values.

Proliferation of Terror-Associated Symbols in the UK Pro-Palestinian Movement

This report lays out, with forensic clarity and legal precision, what too many are still unwilling to confront: that a number of prominent pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the UK have been infiltrated—indeed in some cases overtaken—by those who do not seek peace, but war; who do not seek coexistence, but the erasure of Israel and the vilification of Jews. The fact that these symbols are now familiar is not evidence of their legitimacy, but of our inertia.

There is no moral ambiguity here. The inverted red triangle, ripped from Hamas propaganda; the chants of “From the river to the sea”, stripped of their genocidal implication only by those who choose not to hear it; the raised flags of outlawed terror groups—all of these are not exercises in free speech. They are provocations, transgressions, and in many cases, criminal acts. They are not expressions of solidarity, but of menace. And they are designed not to inform, but to intimidate.