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

Raad Warriors

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Iran’s role in the attack on Haifa
by Dan Darling, The Daily Standard
AS ISRAEL CONTINUES to come to grips with Hezbollah’s missile strike on the northern Israeli city of Haifa, it is important to fully appreciate the implications of this attack. While Hezbollah, like other terrorist and guerrilla organizations worldwide, has long been known to possess […]

Israel’s Unnecessary War

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

by Daniel Pipes
The blame for the current fighting falls entirely on Israel’s enemies, who deploy inhuman methods in the service of barbaric goals. While I wish the armed forces of Israel every success against the terrorists in Gaza and Lebanon and hope they inflict a maximum defeat on Hamas and Hezbollah while taking a minimum […]

The Current Conflict with Hamas and Hizb’Allah

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

From Malcolm Hedding, Executive Director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem:
JERUSALEM - MONDAY, 17 JULY 2006
The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem has for years in its bulletins, articles and press releases, warned of the terrorist threat to Israel posed by Hamas and Hizb’Allah. For both groups, the inspiration behind their agenda is fanatical Islam, which seeks […]

Israel’s statement to the UN Security Council

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

“The Lebanese Government must seize the opportunity to wrest their country from the grips of terror “
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dan Gillerman, Permanent Representative of Israel before the Security Council during the open debate on “The Situation in the Middle East” (14 July 2006)
Mr. President,
Let me take you back to a warm summer’s day […]

Israel’s Challenge

Friday, July 14th, 2006

by P. David Hornik, FrontPageMagazine
Israel is like the archetypal retired gunslinger in Westerns who tries to stay out of trouble but ends up rejoining the fray when the provocations get too severe. In Israel’s case, though, the price of “retirement” has been inexcusable.
During the months of post-disengagement Qassam attacks on Sderot and other Gaza-bordering communities, […]

Letter to Kofi Annan

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

There follows a letter to the UN Secretary-General from the Anti-Defamation League regarding the disgraceful actions of the new “Human Rights Council”. Please visit the ADL site to sign the letter.
Dear Secretary-General Annan:
On the eve of the first session of the new Human Rights Council in Geneva, you rightly said: “I hope we are […]