Anglicans for Israel

by William Kristol, The Weekly Standard
“How odd / Of God / To choose / The Jews.” Thus the British journalist (and communist) William Norman Ewer, in the early part of the last century. The reply came from Cecil Browne: “But not so odd / As those who choose / A Jewish God / But spurn […]

Although we generally avoid party politics on this site, this letter from the former spokesman for President Bush, Ari Fleischer, to former President Jimmy Carter is worth reading:
The Honorable Jimmy Carter
The Carter Center
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
Dear Mr. President:
I just read the transcript of your interview with the German magazine, Der Spiegel, in which you […]

We note this welcome “Early Day Motion” (EDM) in the British Parliament:
That this House welcomes Veterans Day on 27th June; recognises with enormous gratitude the immense contribution made by veterans through the ages to the freedom enjoyed by those who live in all parts of the United Kingdom; further recognises that the courage and sacrifice […]

From Israel National News:
The American government knew from the outset that Yasser Arafat was behind the 1973 terrorist attack that killed two diplomats in Sudan, according to secret documents released by the State Department and reported by CBS news.
The State Department apparently was not anxious to publicly link Arafat or his Fatah movement to the […]

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 […]

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 […]