Barney Breen-Portnoy
ARTICLES BY: Barney Breen-Portnoy
Netanyahu to Putin: Iran’s Growing Military Presence in Syria Threatens Israel, Middle East and Entire World
At a sit-down in Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a growing risk to international security posed...
Israeli Political Figures, Jewish Groups Across Globe Condemn Deadly Barcelona Terrorist Attack
Israeli political figures and US Jewish groups issued condemnations on Thursday of the deadly attack in Barcelona in which a terrorist plowed a vehicle into pedestrians...
Israeli, Czech Special Forces Soldiers Conduct Joint Urban Warfare Training Exercise
Over the past two weeks, Israeli and Czech special forces soldiers conducted a joint urban warfare training exercise at the Tze’elim base in the Negev...
Israeli Crowdfunding Campaign Raises 1 Million Shekels for Policewoman Paralyzed in Jerusalem Terror Attack
An Israeli crowdfunding campaign on behalf of a policewoman who was paralyzed by a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem last year has reached its goal of...
Mossad Chief: Middle East ‘Changing for the Worse,’ Iran Threat Growing Post-Nuclear Deal
The regional threat posed by Iran is growing, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen told Israeli cabinet ministers on Sunday, according to media reports. The Middle East is...
American Jewish Groups and Leaders Unite in Condemnation of White Supremacist Violence in Charlottesville
The violence perpetrated by white supremacist demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend has drawn across-the-board condemnation from prominent American Jewish groups and leaders. “It is utterly...
Trio of Top Trump Administration Officials, Including Kushner, to Return Soon to Middle East as Part of Ongoing Bid to Revive Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
A trio of top Trump administration officials -- including the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner -- will soon travel to the Middle East...
Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Sixth Worldwide in Annual Innovation Index
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot was ranked sixth in an annual innovation index that was published this week by Nature. The Israeli public research university...
Residents of Southern Israel Welcome Construction of New, Technologically-Advanced Barrier on Gaza Border
Israelis who live near the Gaza Strip are welcoming the construction of a new technologically-advanced border wall, the Hebrew news site Ynet reported on Thursday. The...
Israeli Envoy: We Won’t Let UN Agencies Become Branches of Hamas
Israel will not permit United Nations agencies to “become branches of the Hamas terrorist organization,” the Jewish state’s envoy to the global body vowed on...
IDF Honors Off-Duty Soldier Who Took Down Halamish Terrorist
Staff Sgt. I. -- the off-duty Israeli solider who shot the Palestinian terrorist who murdered three members of the Salomon family in Halamish last month...
New Report Finds 85% of Israelis Feel Safe Walking Around Their Neighborhoods Alone at Night
A vast majority of Israelis -- around 85% (93% of men and 77% of women) -- feel safe walking around their neighborhoods alone at night,...
Report: Arab League Working to Undermine Israel’s Bid to Win UN Security Council Seat Next Year
The Arab League is working to undermine Israel’s bid to win a seat on the UN Security Council next year, the Hebrew news site Walla...
On Third Anniversary of His Death in Gaza, Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Whose Body Is Still Being Held by Hamas Urges Jews Around World to Join Effort to Bring Her Son Home
Tuesday marked the third anniversary of the death of Lt. Hadar Goldin -- an IDF soldier who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip during...
