Barney Breen-Portnoy
ARTICLES BY: Barney Breen-Portnoy
Israeli Defense Minister, in Apparent Message to Russia: We Will Not Permit Iranian Entrenchment in Syria
A day after Russia’s top diplomat called Iran’s presence in war-torn Syria “legitimate,” Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman signaled on Wednesday a disagreement with the...
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell: America’s Support for Israel Has Never Wavered and Never Will
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell was honored on Wednesday by the World Jewish Congress with its annual Theodor Herzl award at a dinner...
Israel Will Be America’s ‘Most Important Ally’ in the 21st Century, DC Envoy Predicts
The US-Israeli alliance will only grow stronger in the coming years, the Jewish state’s envoy to Washington predicted on Monday. “I believe Israel is going to...
Top US Diplomat Tells Israeli-American Group: UN Human Rights Council Must Reform, or We Will Leave It
The UN Human Rights Council, infamous for its anti-Israel bias, must reform or the US will leave the body, a top American diplomat announced on Saturday...
Israeli Military Says It Will Prevent Jihadist Takeover of Syrian Druze Village on Golan Border
In an unusual public declaration on Friday, the Israeli military announced it would thwart a potential takeover of a Syrian Druze town by jihadists. The IDF...
Top Israeli Police Official: Lone-Wolf Terrorism Can Only Be Defeated if West Unites to Combat It
Lone-wolf terrorism will only be defeated if the West comes together in a joint effort to combat it, a top Israeli security official told The...
Israeli PM Netanyahu on New York City Terror Attack: ‘Together We Will Defeat This Scourge’
Top Israeli leaders have issued solidarity statements following the Tuesday’s truck-ramming attack in New York City in which eight people were killed. "To President [Donald] Trump,...
Germany Opens Investigation Into Kuwait Airways’ Refusal to Fly Israeli Passengers
The German government has opened an inquiry into whether Kuwait Airways’ policy of refusing to fly Israeli passengers violates aviation law. The new probe -- ordered...
Golan Heights Residents on Edge After Latest Cross-Border Exchange of Fire; ‘After Syria Civil War Ends, Guns Will Be Turned on Israel’
Residents of Israel’s Golan Heights region are on edge following the latest exchange of fire on the border with Syria. Early Saturday morning, five rockets were...
Israeli Police Chase Down Palestinian Man Who Stole Truck, Planned to Commit Ramming Attack Against IDF Soldiers ‘Because of Al-Aqsa’
A would-be Palestinian terrorist was chased down and arrested in the central Israeli city of Rishon Lezion on Thursday after he stole a truck which...
Ex-IDF Intel Chief: Strike on Syrian Anti-Aircraft Battery Shows Israel Will Do What Is Needed to Collect Info on Hezbollah Buildup
The Israeli strike on Monday targeting an anti-aircraft missile battery in Syria was an “important” event that sent a message to the Jewish state’s enemies,...
Israeli Defense Minister Calls for More Active American Role in Turbulent Middle East
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is calling for greater American involvement in a turbulent Middle East. In a pre-Sukkot interview with the Hebrew news site Walla,...
After Deadly Las Vegas Mass Shooting, Major American Jewish Groups Express Uniform Shock and Condemnation
Major American Jewish groups expressed uniform shock and condemnation on Monday following the previous night’s mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas...
Author of New Study of Palestinian Textbooks in UNRWA Schools: Attitude Toward Israel and Jews Has Gotten Worse
Anti-Israel and anti-Jewish bias in textbooks used by Palestinian students in United Nations Relief and Works Agency-run schools in the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
