Dr. Faysal Al-Qasem’s weekly talk show of May 15,2001, on the Qatar TV channel Al-Jazeera, discussed the question, “Is Zionism worse than Nazism?”(1) Against the background of this program were on the one hand, the anti-Semitic remarks made by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, and on the other, the manifest signed by 14 Arab intellectuals, denouncing […]

Amru Nasif, a columnist for the Egyptian opposition weekly Al-Usbu’, calls for martyrdom operations to defeat Israel and volunteers to join the ranks of martyrs. Following are excerpts of his article (1): “…with every blow struck by the Al-Aqsa Intifada, my conviction grows stronger that I, and all those who are of the same mind, […]

WASHINGTON — In launching a war to drive the Jews from his Palestine, the Arabs’ Arafat has come up with an impressive array of weaponry. It goes beyond the rifles and grenades that too-trusting Israeli governments permitted, which helped transform a police force into an army spoiling for a fight. Now it includes mortars built […]

Nine AM, Late as usual! I hurried to the main gate of our community praying that I would catch a ride out of Kfar Darom quickly so that I could get to my statistics class in the university I attend in Ashkelon (aprox. a 45 min. drive away). Bag on back, apple in hand, upon […]

Head of the political department in the PLO, Farouq Al-Qaddoumi called for attacks on American and European interests in the Middle East. Following are excerpts of his statement: “The political discourse is now changing. We don’t want speeches but rather acts. The masses have to translate this political discourse into action. [Let me be] loud […]

Former Sen. George Mitchell and four eminent colleagues were asked in October by then-President Clinton to write a report about the outbreak of Palestinian-Israeli violence "to determine what happened and how to avoid it recurring in the future." The fact-finding committee traveled to the region, held consultations with leaders and issued its report last week. […]

President Bush better handle on the Middle East than his own Secretary of State. Amid fresh reports of Arab-Israeli violence, Colin Powell is in hand-wringing mode-endorsing wise men’s reports, conceiving frameworks and timelines, appointing special envoys, praising good, denouncing bad. Meanwhile, the President enunciates general principles (like, “We will stand up for our friends in […]

It is impossible not see the horrible tragedy at the “Versailles” wedding hall in Jerusalem as metaphor for the current condition of all of Israel. Musses of people dancing happily while standing on a thin shell with no underpinnings, whose support beams have all been removed by corrupt criminals and irresponsible fools. Dancing unknowingly in […]

May 31st is the deadline for President Bush’s decision to fulfill his campaign promise and relocate the American Embassy to Jerusalem. Therefore, AFSI urges everyone to call the White House and request that S.1322, an act to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, be implemented IMMEDIATELY. S.1322 states […]

In an article entitled "To Whom does Haifa belong?" in the PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, columnist Kheiri Mansur repeats Palestinian accusations that Israel forges history and archeology to falsely establish the Jewish right to Israel. But this article expands these accusations to include Haifa, which is part of pre-1967 Israel. "The latest historical forgery committed […]