Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
International Physics Olympiad, Hosted by Jewish State for First Time, Ends With Five Medals for Israeli Team
The International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), held in Israel for the first time, concluded on Sunday with the Israeli national team winning five medals — two...
Widely-Respected Jewish Journalist Lucette Lagnado Dies at Age 62
The veteran Jewish journalist Lucette Lagnado has passed away, it was announced on Thursday. The death of Lagnado at the age of 62 was announced by...
Paris Suburb Where 2014 Antisemitic Riot Occurred Launches New Tolerance Initiative Cautiously Welcomed by Local Jews
The mayor of a deprived suburb near Paris that was the location of an antisemitic riot in 2014 launched a new campaign to combat racism...
VP Pence After Surprise Visit to Site of California Synagogue Shooting: ‘No One Should Fear in a House of Worship’
US Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit on Thursday to the synagogue near San Diego that was the scene of a deadly antisemitic...
French National Assembly Honors ‘Vichy 80’ Who Defied Marshal Pétain’s Pro-Nazi Regime
The French National Assembly cast its attention back to the four-year Nazi German occupation during World War II on Thursday, as the legislative body honored...
Canadian Birthright Participants Get Engaged at Western Wall
A young man on a Birthright trip chose to propose to his girlfriend at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Mike David proposed to his girlfriend Stephanie...
UN Set to Host Conference on Global Fight Against Terrorism
The UN is set to host a conference next year “aimed at developing new steps in the fight against global terrorism,” the Israeli UN Mission...
Torrent of Antisemitic Abuse Unleashed Online After Exam Cheating Scandal Exposed at French Jewish School
A Jewish school in France implicated in an exam cheating scandal has become the target of what one prominent Jewish advocacy group described as an...
Cartoonist Behind Antisemitic ‘Rothschilds’ Image Has Invitation to White House Social Media Summit Revoked
A Montana-based cartoonist whose work features antisemitic and racist tropes has been disinvited from the "social media summit" being held at the White House on...
Twitter Says 2018 Tweet in Which Farrakhan Compared Jews to Termites Violates New Rules
Twitter on Tuesday said it was requiring Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to take down a 2018 tweet in which he compared Jews to...
German State of Hesse Pledges to Confront BDS Campaign Against Israel
The leading municipal association in the German state of Hesse -- home to the city of Frankfurt -- on Tuesday launched a new initiative urging...
Netanyahu in Message to Iran: Israeli Air Force ‘Can Reach Anywhere in the Middle East’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited on Tuesday the IAF’s F-35 squadron -- which is based at Nevatim in southern Israel -- and met with top...
Top US Jewish Group Slams Palestinian Authority Over Stepped-Up ‘Pay-to-Slay’ Policy
A top US Jewish group condemned the Palestinian Authority on Monday for stepping up its policy of funding terrorists and their families. Conference of Presidents of...
Pence at CUFI Summit: ‘Iran Should Not Confuse American Restraint With a Lack of American Resolve’
A slew of top US and Israeli officials addressed the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) summit in Washington, DC, on Monday. Speaking to a crowd of...
