Panoramic view of Tel Aviv

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


Jerusalem

How the Foreign Office sees Israel

Friday, November 25th, 2005

A leaked document from the British Foreign Office shows clearly the pro-Arab leanings and anti-Israeli stance that we have come to expect from that particular branch of Her Majesty’s Government. Appropriately enough, it was leaked to The Guardian:
A confidential Foreign Office document accuses Israel of rushing to annex the Arab area of Jerusalem, using […]

Where do you want the casualties?

Friday, November 18th, 2005

Under the topic of “Introducing the Old Testament”, a video is being promoted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) purporting to help congregations to “understand the conflict in the Holy Land from the perspective of Lutheran Palestinians”. The video, Forbidden Family (details available here), highlights one Christian family and how they are […]

The truth about Arab building in Jerusalem

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

Our previous post looked at the issue of Jewish building in Jerusalem.  To add to this, we might look at some of the facts about Arab building in Jerusalem too.  For example, here is the text of a 1998 press release by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA).  See also […]

The truth behind Jewish building in Jerusalem

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

Yedidya Atlas August 25, 1999

Imagine the following: A Jewish businessman buys a parcel of land in an American city, pays for it with his own funds, and then applies to the local municipality for a permit to build a residential neighborhood of middle class apartments for young Jewish families. To make life easier for […]