Jerusalem Post Conference Report – May 7, 2017
The Marriott Marquis hotel in NYC was filled with celebrities from Israel and America who had all gathered for the 6th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference this past Sunday, May 7. Continue reading
AFSI Mourns the Loss of Rabbi Benny Elon, z”l
Rabbi Benny Alon passed away after a long illness. Rabbi Elon served in the IDF artillery corp, was appointed as head of the religious kibbutz movement’s branches in the Beit Shean Valley in northern Israel, and served as a rabbi at a number of yeshivot, including the hesder yeshiva of Maale Adumim, Machon Meir, and Ateret Cohanim in the Old City of Jerusalem. Continue reading
President Trump – Don’t Be Fooled By Abbas
Palestinian Arabs throwing shoes at picture of President Trump
Mahmoud Abbas appeared to be aglow with new energy after his meeting with President Trump at the White House yesterday. After all, he seemingly received the “seal of approval” from the president, who spoke favorably about Israel and the “Palestinians” renewing negotiations. Of course, we do not know what was discussed during their private conversations. Continue reading
Abbas at the White House – Same Old Demands, Same Taqiyya
Words and pictures can only go so far in describing what it’s like to be in Israel.
Words and pictures can only go so far in describing what it’s like to be in Israel. This is especially true on Yom Haatzmaut, Israel Independence Day, immediately following Yom Hazikaron, Israel Memorial Day. So, instead of just writing about it here, we are presenting several (short) videos for your viewing pleasure, on this, a glorious day to treasure. Continue reading
Yom HaZikaron Ceremonies
“On the eve of Israel’s 57th Memorial Day, the Defense Ministry published the official figures of the number of fallen soldiers in Israel. Continue reading
Yom Hazikaron / Yom Haatzmaut
A New Approach: Defeat the Palestinians and break their will to fight
Yesterday, AFSI welcomed today’s inaugural launch of the Congressional Israel Victory Caucus by Congressmen Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Bill Johnson (R-OH). As we reported, the goal of the caucus is to introduce a new US strategy to re-shape the discourse of the Arab-Israel peace process to be more focused on Israel’s needs.
