Reaching the Evangelicals

By JIM FLETCHER, JPOST— Daniella Rilov is all about making friends for Israel. In fact, the new executive director for the America-Israel Friendship League (www.aifl.org) says that very thing in her new role, as she advances from her position as marketing director. The New York City native also has deep roots in Israel, having grown…

Obama declares war on Israel

By BASSAM TAWIL, GATESTONE— Many Arabs and Muslims are rubbing their hands in joy as they watch U.S. President Barack Obama declare war on Israel after the victory of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party in last week’s general election. They do not see the rising tensions between Obama and Netanyahu as the result of a personal…

Anti-Zionism is the real apartheid

By MICHAEL FREUND— Although barely a week has passed since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection, Israel’s enemies are already gearing up to besmirch the Jewish state. A new governing coalition hasn’t been formed yet, but that hasn’t stopped the critics from invoking the “A” word – apartheid – to demonize the country’s democratically-elected administration even…