Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
‘Israel Is Entitled to Defend Itself’: Bahrain Foreign Minister’s Dramatic Break With Arab Precedent Follows Iranian Missile Assault
The foreign minister of Bahrain on Thursday issued an unusually forthright defense of Israel's sovereign right to defend itself, hours after Iranian forces in Syria...
Israeli Military Officials Said to View Syria Strikes as ‘Sweet Revenge’ for February Downing of IAF F-16
Israeli military officials on Thursday called the previous night’s strikes in Syria “sweet revenge” for the downing of an IAF fighter jet earlier this year,...
Netanyahu to Putin: Israel Has Right and Duty to Defend Itself From Iranian Aggression in Syria
At a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladmir Putin on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the Jewish state’s “right and duty” to...
Heightened Iran Tensions Put Some Israelis on Edge
Many Israelis have been put on edge this week by current events -- including the threat of an Iranian strike in the north and US...
Israel’s Netanyahu Praises Trump’s ‘Bold’ Withdrawal From Iran Nuclear Deal
Israeli leaders warmly welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Tuesday of America’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. "Israel fully supports President Trump’s bold decision...
US Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups Extol Trump’s Withdrawal From Iran Nuclear Deal
Top US Jewish and pro-Israel groups reacted on Tuesday -- largely with praise -- to President Donald Trump’s announcement of America's withdrawal from the Iran...
With Iran Tensions Peaking, Northern Israeli Residents Prepare for Potential Conflict
The heads of nearly two dozen northern Israel municipalities will hold and urgent meeting this coming Sunday to discuss the sensitive security situation in the...
ADL Report on Twitter Antisemitism Reveals Surge of Hatred
Harvey Weinstein as the archetypal "Jewish" sexual predator, use of the term "Zionist" as a code for the word "Jew," and a continuing obsession with...
Amid Heightened Tensions With Iran, Israeli Defense Chief Says IDF Prepared for ‘Any Scenario’
Amid heightened tensions with Iran, Israel’s defense minister emphasized on Monday that the IDF was prepared for “any scenario.” “We have no interest in escalation, but...
Divorce Rate in Israel Drops for First Time
The number of Israeli couples divorcing dropped for the first time in 2017, according to new data published by the Chief Rabbinate on Thursday. A total...
With Promotion of MAG Sharon Afek, Israeli Military to Have First Openly-Gay Major General
The Israeli military will have its first openly-gay major general, following the pending promotion -- announced on Thursday -- of Sharon Afek, who serves as...
New York Times: After ‘Vile’ Antisemitic Speech, Time Has Come for Palestinian Leader Abbas to ‘Leave Office’
The New York Times editorial board on Thursday said it was time for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to “leave office,” following an antisemitic speech...
Jewish Progressives Accuse Starbucks of ‘Giving in’ to ‘Purveyors of Hatred’ After ADL Excluded From Anti-Bias Training
Jewish progressives have issued an angry response to the decision of coffee giant Starbucks to exclude the Anti-Defamation League from its upcoming daylong anti-bias training...
Israeli Ambassador: Info Revealed by Netanyahu on Iran’s Nuclear Program a ‘Smoking Bomb’
The intelligence information on Iran’s nuclear program presented by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the world on Monday was a “smoking bomb…not just a...
