Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Yad Vashem, Israel’s National Holocaust Memorial, ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Findings of CNN Poll of European Antisemitism
Israel's national center for Holocaust commemoration and education said on Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" by the results of a new poll of seven European countries...
Top US Jewish Groups Call for Sponsors to Pull Support of Roger Waters’ Mexico Tour
Top US Jewish groups are urging sponsors of anti-Israel activist and ex-Pink Floyd frontman Roger Water’s upcoming concert tour in Mexico to withdraw their support. In...
Kurdish Jew Who Made Aliyah as Child Undertakes Emotional Visit to Birthplace
A Kurdish Jew who made aliyah to Israel from the northern Iraqi city of Halabja in 1953 returned to his birthplace on Sunday for the first...
Israel’s ‘Best Friend,’ Czech President Miloš Zeman, Calls for European Solidarity With Jewish State in Knesset Address
Addressing the Knesset on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem, Czech President Miloš Zeman delivered a message of “solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people.” “[Israeli]...
US Secretary of State: Lack of Arrests Decade After Deadly Mumbai Terror Attacks an ‘Affront’ to Victims’ Families
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday marked the tenth anniversary of the deadly series of terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai...
Man Arrested After Allegedly Attempting to Run Over Jews Near Los Angeles Synagogue
A man has been arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly attempting to run over two Jews near a synagogue in the city on Friday night...
At Meeting With Chadian Leader, Israel’s Netanyahu Says Ties With Africa ‘Flourishing Again’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday in Jerusalem with Chadian President Idriss Deby -- who was making the first-ever visit to the Jewish...
Israeli UN Envoy Calls Out European Union for ‘Infinite Hypocrisy’ on Treatment of Jewish State
Israel’s UN envoy called out the European Union on Sunday for its “infinite hypocrisy” regarding its treatment of the Jewish state. Ambassador Danny Danon tweeted: As Syrian...
Mumbai Chabad Center Marking 10th Anniversary of 11/26 Attacks With Renaming Ceremony
Monday is the tenth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, and the event is being marked with a renaming ceremony at the Chabad center that...
Famous Paris Synagogue Joins Dramatic Visual Protest for Religious Freedom Around World
The world-famous Great Synagogue in Paris was among the French capital's iconic religious symbols to be lit up entirely in red on Thursday, in a...
Top Historian Simon Schama: Remember the Expulsion of Jews From Arab Countries
Prominent historian Simon Schama on Friday called for commemorating the expulsion of over 800,000 Jews from Arab countries that followed the creation of the State...
In Belligerent Statement, PA Calls ‘Occupied’ Jerusalem ‘Symbol of the Existence and Survival’ of Palestinian People
The Palestinian Authority (PA) issued a belligerent statement on Friday, calling “occupied Arab Jerusalem” the “capital of Palestine and symbol of the existence and survival...
Airbnb Warned Over Potential Legal Ramifications of Delisting Israeli Settlements
A number of American Jewish and pro-Israel groups have reacted with concern to Airbnb’s decision to remove listings in West Bank settlements, and one is...
Despite Pledges of Change, Saudi Textbooks Still Rife With Antisemitism, New ADL Report Finds
Textbooks published by the Saudi government continue to be rife with antisemitism, a newly-published Anti-Defamation League (ADL) analysis found. “The United States must hold its ally...
