Panoramic view of Tel Aviv

Listen to AFI Director Simon McIlwaine interviewed by Tovia Singer on Israel National Radio, 25 Jan 2006. (24 mins.)


February, 2006

Why our church is in a mess

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

It’s no surprise that the Church Times poll on divestment has registered an unusually high number of participants -topping 10,000 at the time of writing, against a normal turnout of 100-200. Such polls become the target of organized lobbies who ask their supporters to vote, and as such the result does not so much […]

Ateek shows up at WCC

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

No one listens to the deliberations of the World Council of Churches any more, other than the political activists who use it as a platform and a source for funding their numerous campaigns. It is not surprising, therefore, that Naim Ateek, director of the Sabeel Center, should show up at the Ninth Assembly of […]

The terrorist mindset

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

A fascinating video is available online with three reformed terrorists discussing why people join terrorist organizations and what the mindset of such people is.
Walid Shoebat, Ibrahim Abdullah and Zak Anani appear on a CN8 discussion show here (16 mins).

Just how sick is this?

Monday, February 20th, 2006

From Melanie Phillips’s Diary:
The Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks, is constitutionally confrontation-averse. He has also formed a brotherly bond with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, which isn’t surprising since in many ways they are two of a kind, being scholars who are less than comfortable at finding themselves expected to navigate the political […]

Divestment: The How-To Manual

Monday, February 20th, 2006

by David Meir-Levi, FrontPageMagazine
Remember that old adage, “When all else fails, read the manual”? Well, Arab enemies of Israel have turned that concept into a reality. Thanks to a “Divestment Manual,” recently published on an Arab website, we can now read a step-by-step instruction booklet educating divestment supporters as to how they can literally franchise […]

Open Letter to Rev Stephen Sizer

Monday, February 20th, 2006

In this open letter a great friend of AFI, Joy Wolfe, questions Rev Stephen Sizer and others who supported the Church of England synod resolution for disinvestment from companies such as Caterpillar. Rev Sizer is Vice-Chairman of Sabeel and a prominent spokesman for the disinvestment campaign.
For the attention of Rev Stephen Sizer, Keith Malcouronne […]