Panoramic view of Tel Aviv

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


May, 2006

The UN and Terrorism: Moral relativism at its worst

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

by Anne Bayefsky, Eye on the UN, 22 May 2006
Tomorrow President Bush will host Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the White House at the same time that former President Jimmy Carter will host UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour in Atlanta. The difference between the two envoys, both traveling under the banner […]

Long Live Arabistan!

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

by Gerald A. Honigman
This past May 8th, Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sent a letter to President Bush in which, among other things, he proclaimed Israel’s alleged original sin and the need to create yet another state for Arabs in the region.
Since he insists, there’s a way to meet some of his demands… well, sort of.

As […]

Israel and Apartheid

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

Divestment activists frequently make comparisons between Israel and the South African apartheid regime. A writer who grew up in South Africa dispels this notion.

The EU and Hamas: well, there’s a surprise

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

From Melanie Phillips’s Diary
Daniel Hannan makes some excellent and much needed points in his sharp criticism in today’s Daily Telegraph of the EU’s decision to resume subventions to the Palestinian authority despite the fact that it is run by Hamas, the terror outfit of which the EU supposedly disapproves:
Even if a way could be found […]

Life goes from ‘bad to worse’ for Holy Land Christians, says charity

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

by Michele Green, Ecumenical News International
JERUSALEM * The situation has deteriorated for minority Christians living in the Palestinian territories since the Islamist organization Hamas took control of the Palestinian legislature, according to a Roman Catholic charity report.
“Life has turned ‘from bad to worse’ since a Palestinian election in January which Hamas won,” the […]

Mr. Olmert Visits Washington

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

by Daniel Pipes
It’s a grand occasion when a new Israeli prime minister makes an inaugural visit to Washington. He typically meets with the president, addresses a joint meeting of Congress, appears on plum television shows, talks to influential audiences, and consults privately with a range of leading figures. Personality, pomp, and substance mix together as […]