Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Major Jewish Group Commends Congressional Letter Urging Push-back Against New EU Labeling Guidelines of Israeli Goods
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee applauded a letter by a bipartisan group of senators and representatives urging US trade representative Ambassador Michael Froman to push back...
Chabad Students in Missouri Launch Good Deeds Initiative Amid Soaring Racial Tensions
Students members of Chabad at the University of Missouri campus launched an initiative this week to rein in tensions at the campus, after a series of racially...
Thousands of WWII Registry Forms for Budapest Jews Found Stashed in Wall of House Near Hungarian Parliament
Renovations at a house in Budapest have uncovered thousands of historical documents registering the Jewish residents of the Hungarian capital, Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported on Wednesday. The 6,300...
Major UK Jewish Group ‘Disappointed’ at Lack of Repercussions Over Labour MP’s Antisemitic Remarks
The UK Jewish Leadership Council expressed disappointment in the lack of action taken by the Labour Party over remarks by one of its MPs, Sir Gerald Kaufman,...
Major American Jewish Groups ‘Dismayed’ by ‘Misguided’ EU Labeling of Israeli Settlement Products
American Jewish groups across the board echoed Israel's harsh condemnation of new European Union guidelines for labeling products made in territory captured by Israel during the 1967...
Virginia Men Arrested for Purchasing Weapons, Planning Attacks on Synagogues and Black Churches
Two Virginia men are being charged with conspiracy to possess firearms with the hopes of using them against black churches and synagogues, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Robert C. Doyle...
Jewish Man Harassed by Arabic-Speakers in Muslim-Populated Berlin Neighborhood
A group of three individuals harassed a Jewish man wearing a kippah in Berlin, the German Research and Information Center on Antisemitism reported last weekend. The...
Campus Group Gathers Testimonials From UC Jewish Students Experiencing Antisemitism
The campus antisemitism watchdog AMCHA Initiative announced on Tuesday its new website, which chronicles student testimonials of antisemitism across the University of California school system. AMCHA said so far it has collected...
Britons See Israel as Key Mideast Ally; Only 1 in 9 Support Boycott
The majority of Britons see Israel as the UK's premier ally among many of the dominant countries in the Middle East, a new poll by the Britain...
Thousands March Against Racism and Antisemitism in Poland, Carry Signs Saying ‘Hug a Jew’
Thousands of Poles took part in an anti-racism protest in Warsaw on Sunday, and many held signs saying "Hug a Jew," in both Polish and English, Israeli news...
Netanyahu to Washington Think Tank: US-Israel Alliance Pivotal for Future of the World (VIDEO)
The US-Israel alliance is "pivotal for the future of world," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at the Washington, DC think tank American Enterprise Institute on...
London Mayor Dismisses Israel Boycotters as Left-Wing Corduroy Jacket-Wearing Academics (VIDEO)
Mayor of London Boris Johnson told reporters in Tel Aviv on Monday that a boycott of Israel in Britain would be "completely crazy," the UK Jewish News reported. This...
American Defense Official: Relationship With Israel Makes US Safer
The US-Israel defense relationship makes America safer, a US defense official wrote in Defense One on Monday. This, wrote Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy Matt Spence,...
