Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Pope Francis Condemns ‘Barbaric Upsurge of Antisemitism’ in Meeting with US Jewish Advocacy Group
Pope Francis told a visiting US Jewish delegation on Monday of his concerns about rising antisemitism and the importance of educating against prejudice. Condemning what he...
‘I Can Truly Understand the Emotion’: French Justice Minister Offers Cautious Reassurance on Criminal Trial for Sarah Halimi’s Killer
France's justice minister told a leading Jewish newspaper this week that she was "particularly touched" by the case of Sarah Halimi -- the 65-year-old Jewish...
After Outcry, NowThis Removes Video of Student Claiming Anne Frank ‘Didn’t Die in a Concentration Camp’
The progressive news outlet NowThis removed on Thursday a segment of a video it had posted online earlier this week in which a George Washington...
UK Jews Seek to Draw Attention to Persecution of Uyghurs by China
A top UK Jewish group is seeking to draw attention to the ongoing plight of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China. The Board of Deputies of...
UK Treasury Announces Freeze on All Hezbollah Financial Assets
The UK government announced on Friday that it would add the entirety of Hezbollah -- Iran's Shi'a proxy based in Lebanon -- to its list...
Moroccan King’s Visit to Historic Jewish Center Hailed by Community Leaders as Symbol of Diversity
The king of Morocco this week visited a center dedicated to the heritage of Moroccan Jews where he received a blessing from the chief rabbi...
New York City Police Release Video in Hunt for Subway Swastika Vandal
Video of a man plastering a Nazi swastika symbol in a subway station on New York City's Upper West Side was released by the NYPD...
US Congressional Hearings Debate Response to Rising Antisemitism, Domestic Terrorism
Two separate hearings at the US Congress this week have examined potential measures that legislators can take in response to the recent rise in antisemitic...
Concordia University Student Union Debates Motion Criticizing Adoption of BDS Campaign
A motion put forward in an apparent attempt to criticize the student union of Concordia University in Montreal, Canada over its adoption of the boycott,...
Spanish Court Strikes Down Another ‘Discriminatory’ Municipal BDS Pledge
A Spanish court has ruled against a boycott agreement targeting companies with ties to Israel that was previously adopted by the City Council of Santa...
As Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary Approaches, US Government Underlines Commitment to Holocaust Survivors
With the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp less than two weeks away, senior State Department diplomats on Wednesday outlined the...
Empty Skies Over Iran Proof That Regime ‘Should Never Be Trusted,’ Israeli UN Envoy Says
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations seized on a dramatic picture that showed commercial airliners taking extra care to avoid Iranian airspace as proof of...
Top US Jewish Group Urges Global Solidarity With Anti-Regime Protesters in Iran
A top US Jewish group expressed solidarity on Tuesday with the anti-regime demonstrators who have taken to the streets of Iran since last weekend. “We stand...
South Dakota Governor Signs Anti-BDS Executive Order
A top American Jewish advocacy group effusively praised South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Tuesday after she signed legislation that made her state the 28th...
