Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Jewish Groups, Israeli Leaders Denounce ‘Heinous’ Sri Lanka Terror Attacks
Jewish groups around the world reacted with shock and grief to the news of Sunday’s Easter terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka in which nearly 300...
US Shuts Down Iranian Oil Exports as Pompeo Warns Tehran on ‘Destructive Behavior,’ Denial of ‘Rights of Iranian People’
The US government confirmed on Monday that it would not renew the waivers previously granted to eight countries that allowed them to import oil from Iran...
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party Tweets ‘Happy Passover’ With Pic of Loaf of Bread
The British Labour Party has deleted a tweet wishing Jewish people a happy Passover after mistakenly including an image of a loaf of bread, UK...
Netanyahu in Passover Greeting: Story of the Jewish People ‘Has No Parallel’
Newly re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a Passover greeting in a video published on social media on Friday, ahead of the start of...
Jewish Scholars, ADL Condemn Arkansas Tech University Scholarship Honoring Holocaust Denier
A group of prominent American Jewish scholars and advocates is prevailing on Arkansas Tech University to cancel a scholarship that honors a history professor who taught antisemitism...
Brother of Islamist Behind 2012 Jewish School Massacre in France Sentenced to 30 Years in Jail
The brother of the Islamist terrorist whose 2012 trail of slaughter in the Toulouse region of France included a gun attack on a Jewish school was...
Top IDF General: Hezbollah Still Plans to Invade Parts of Northern Israel in Future War
Hezbollah has not abandoned its plans to invade parts of northern Israel during a future conflict, a top IDF office said in interview excerpts published...
Daughter of Murdered Argentine Jewish Federal Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Survives Car Crash in Buenos Aires
The youngest daughter of the murdered Argentine Jewish federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman survived a serious car crash earlier this week, Argentine news outlets disclosed on...
Premier League’s Chelsea FC and New England Revolution of MLS Join Forces to Challenge Antisemitism in Soccer
In a direct challenge to the rising tide of racism and antisemitism in soccer stadiums around Europe, two top soccer teams from the UK and...
Fresh Off Israeli Election Victory, Netanyahu Named One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019
Fresh off his electoral victory last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2019. This...
‘I Don’t Think She’s Antisemitic,’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Says of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Tuesday, as the freshman legislator continued to face accusations of antisemitism led by President Donald...
Brown University President Explains Decision Against Israel Divestment, as Protesters Crash Freshmen Ceremony
The president of Brown University in Rhode Island explained why she chose not to abide by the demands of a student referendum calling for divestment...
UK Soccer Star Cleared Over Nazi Salute After Disciplinary Committee Deplores His ‘Lamentable Ignorance’ of WW2
British soccer star Wayne Hennessey has been cleared by the game's governing body of causing offense with a Nazi-style salute -- after a disciplinary panel established...
NYC Council Member Accuses Queens Campaign Group of ‘Grotesque Antisemitism’ After Protest Outside Synagogue
A New York City Council member on Tuesday charged a community group in the borough of Queens with having carried out "a grotesque act of...
