Panoramic view of Tel Aviv

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


United Nations

UN Watch criticizes HRC resolution

Friday, November 17th, 2006

From UN Watch:
Geneva, Nov. 15, 2006 – On the same day that Palestinian rockets fired from Northern Gaza killed one Israeli civilian and injured another, the UN Human Rights Council met in special session today to condemn Israel for defending itself against such attacks.
The session was requested by the Council’s Arab and Islamic members, who […]

Rally for Israel at UN

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

From Power Line comes news of an encouraging but under-reported rally:
Some 35,000 people rallied across from the United Nations to protest Ahmadinejad’s presence at the world body. The crowd also wanted to show solidarity for Israel and implore the United Nations to enforce Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended Israel’s war this summer with Hezbollah […]

Solidarity with Israel rally, NYC

Friday, September 15th, 2006

From Gary Bauer:
I have written before about my work with Christians United For Israel (CUFI), founded by Pastor John Hagee of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. CUFI is an association of pro-Israel churches, ministries and individuals working together to speak with one voice in support of Israel.
CUFI is participating in the Solidarity with […]

The enemy mindset

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

The Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey raises the issue of Samir Kuntar, the main figure - indeed, the “dean” of Lebanese prisoners - that Hezbollah is so keen to get back. Sandmonkey points out exactly why Kuntar was jailed:
In the coastal town of Nahariya, the terrorists shot dead a policeman and forced their way into an […]

Urge the UN to Condemn and Disarm Hezbollah

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

From UN Watch:
On July 30, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan—who ten days before had correctly identified Hezbollah’s “provocative attack” on Israel as the cause of the current crisis—urged the Security Council to “condemn” Israel’s response. He said nothing about the need to condemn Hezbollah, which cynically fires its missiles from residential or UN observer areas to […]

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 […]