Anglicans for Israel

by Mark D. Tooley, FrontPage Magazine
One of the most unsavory of the Iranian theocracy’s numerous human rights abuses is its persecution of non-Muslims, including Christians.
Not overly concerned with religious liberty, or even the plight of fellow Christians, Washington’s National Cathedral is throwing open its doors today (Thursday) for former Iranian President and Islamic cleric […]

ANGLICANS FOR ISRAEL today welcomed the joint agreement between the Anglican Church and the Chief Rabbis of Israel as a great step forward to a new and happy concord between the Anglican Church and the Jewish people. AFI director Simon McIlwaine said:
“This is an historic agreement on a par with Nostra Aetate. The Communique is […]

Archbishop of Canterbury and Chief Rabbis sign historic agreement
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and the Chief Rabbis of Israel, Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger today signed a joint Declaration which sets out a framework for continuing dialogue between them. Dr Williams described the agreement as historic:
“This is a most […]

This letter from AFI was published in the Church of Ireland Gazette:
We of Anglicans for Israel are concerned that the Church of Ireland Gazette neither criticised nor qualified Bishop Riah’s opinion that Israel is “a predator nation, robbers, a threat to Christianity, and immoral.” (Gazette, p.1, 4th August). How odd that Riah omits any mention […]

The Roman Catholic Church seems to be taking a positive stand on Israel in recent years, further confirmed by this news item:
Pope Benedict XVI will visit Israel in early 2007 following an agreement between the Papal nuncio to Israel, Archbishop Antonio Franco, and Israel’s Minister of Tourism Isaac Herzog.
The visit is seen as significant both […]

Bruce Kent is best known in Britain as the long-serving Vice-President of CND and the leading figure in the anti-nuclear movement during the 1980s when the British Labour Party adopted a policy of unilateral nuclear disarmament, fortunately later overturned. His advocacy of unilateral disarmament in the midst of the Cold War might lead us […]