Barney Breen-Portnoy
ARTICLES BY: Barney Breen-Portnoy
Member of IDF Aid Mission to Mexico: Helping People in Need Is in Our Hearts
As Israelis prepared to celebrate Rosh Hashanah last week, several dozen members of the IDF Home Front Command were packing their equipment ahead of a...
Syria to Top Agenda During Russian Defense Minister’s First Visit to Israel Next Month
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit the Jewish state in October and meet with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, Russian and Israeli media outlets...
IDF Chief: Israel Seeking to Prevent Iran From Becoming North Korea of the Middle East
Israel’s goal is to “prevent Iran from becoming the North Korea” of the Middle East, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said in...
Egypt Expert: Public Netanyahu-Sisi Meeting Likely Meant to Signal a Further Warming of Jerusalem-Cairo Ties
Monday’s public sit-down in New York City between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was a manifestation of increasingly close...
Top American Jewish Leader: Iran Violating ‘Deeply Flawed’ Nuclear Deal, Stricter Sanctions Are Needed
The future of the Iran nuclear deal will be uppermost in the mind of one of the American Jewish community’s top leaders this week as...
US National Security Adviser: Iran’s ‘Destabilizing Behavior’ in Middle East Will Be ‘Major Focus’ of Trump-Netanyahu New York Meeting
Iran will be a top agenda item when US President Donald Trump meets on Monday in New York City with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
British Cabinet Minister: UK Will Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Balfour Declaration ‘With Pride’
The United Kingdom will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the issuance of the Balfour Declaration “with pride,” a British Cabinet minister said on Monday. At a...
Middle East Expert: In ‘Inevitable’ Next War With Hezbollah, Israel Will Have to Cope With Tunnel Threat, Like in Last Gaza Conflict
A future war between Israel and Hezbollah is “not a matter of ‘if,’ but ‘when,’” a Middle East expert and former Pentagon official told The...
In Hurricane Harvey Aftermath, Israeli Embassy in Washington Organizes Aid Shipment to Houston
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC organized this week an aid shipment to Houston containing products that will be...
In Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Israel to Give $1 Million in Aid to Houston Jewish Community
Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey, the Israeli government is planning to provide $1 million in emergency aid to the Houston Jewish community, the...
Following Modi’s Visit, Israel Hopes to Welcome 100,000 Indian Tourists in 2018
The number of Indian tourists visiting Israel is said to be surging following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Jewish state earlier this summer. An...
At Yad Vashem, UN Chief Vows to Fight Antisemitism ‘in All Its Expressions’
Amid his first visit to Israel since taking office at the start of this year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stopped on Monday at the Yad...
Jewish Communities in Southeastern Texas Mobilize to Deal With Effects of Hurricane Harvey
Jewish communities in southeastern Texas are rallying to deal with the effects of Hurricane Harvey, which has left a swath of destruction in the region. Chabad...
After Charlottesville, and With High Holidays Ahead, ADL Reaches out to Jewish Institutions Over Security
With many American Jews fearing for their safety following the white supremacist-instigated violence in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month, and with the fall High Holidays fast...
