Panoramic view of Tel Aviv

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


July, 2006

The war against Israel

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

by Melanie Phillips
The responses in Britain and Europe to the current crisis in the Middle East more than ever confirm my view that much of the west is in the grip of a profound moral breakdown. The outward manifestation of the sickness is a hatred of Israel, an irrationality and a willingness to turn objective […]

Signs of the times

Monday, July 24th, 2006

From Cox and Forkum

Competition time again

Monday, July 24th, 2006

It’s competition time again. Our question is this:

Who is pictured below meeting the Hezbollah henchman Hassan Nasrallah in 2000, who also said this of the meeting: “I did tell Mr. Nasrallah that Hezbollah exercised restraint, responsibility and discipline after the withdrawal and that we would want to see that continue, and I am sure […]

Yes to peace, no to terror

Monday, July 24th, 2006

We are all used to the “Death to Israel” posters and slogans that are the staple diet of anti-Israel rallies. It seems that an Islamist-Socialist marriage of convenience, founded upon an intense hatred of Israel, has taken hold.
So it is heartening to see positive rallies in support of Israel - and with none of […]

Video news updates from Israel

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

You can now receive a daily video news update from Israel in English produced by Israel’s Channel 2 News. All you have to do is register (registration is free) and you’ll start receiving updates via email.

Click here to see the latest broadcast

Hundreds of Iranian Troops Fighting in Lebanon

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

by Ira Stoll, New York Sun
Hundreds of Iranian Revolutionary Guard personnel are on the ground in Lebanon fighting Israel, security sources say.
“I have no doubt whatsoever that they are there and operating some of the equipment,” an Arab diplomatic source told The New York Sun yesterday.
Another foreign source, based in Washington, said the Islamic Revolutionary […]