Anglicans for Israel

Britain’s Minister of State for the Middle East, Kim Howells, has told the Jerusalem Post that he believes Israel’s response to the rocket attacks on Sderot has been "measured and appropriate".  This welcome support also came with a message for the Palestinian Authority to get its act in order:
Asked if Britain would condition aid to […]

Not many people will know that Israel, uniquely among all member nations of the UN, is excluded from full participation in the UN’s regional groups.  It is this system of regional groupings, with its notorious vote-trading, that allows countries like Libya to chair the Human Rights Commission and Syria to get a seat on the […]

A very welcome fringe meeting at the Labour conference brought together a survivor of the Holocaust and a former British National Party member - who used to deny that the Holocaust ever happened - to emphasise the importance of education to defeat hatred and prejudice.
The former BNP member has now repented and is promoting a […]

From the Church of England Newspaper.
Disturbed by the rising tide of anti-Semitism, a lay-led pressure group has formed within the Church of England to support Israel.
Founded by London solicitor Simon McIlwaine, ‘Anglicans for Israel’ hopes to avert further erosion in Anglican and Jewish relations and halt attempts to punish Israel by Synod and the Anglican […]

As our website went live today, one of the first sites to note our presence was A Progressive Viewpoint.  A look through the site shows that its author, Paul Dennett, shares some common concerns about the Anglican Church.  A recent article about the CofE working group report calling for Christians to ‘apologise’ to Muslims over […]

Sheikh Raed Salah is right - by Israel Harel, Haaretz website
The Police Investigations Department (PID) has announced that it will not indict any police officers for the killing of 13 Arabs during the October 2000 rebellion. In response, the leader of the Islamic Movement’s northern branch and the most influential figure among Israel’s Muslim population, […]