Barney Breen-Portnoy
ARTICLES BY: Barney Breen-Portnoy
IDF Bolstering Anti-Drug Smuggling Efforts on Sinai Border, Partly Due to Concern Over Potential ISIS Attacks
The IDF is bolstering its anti-drug smuggling efforts on the border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the Hebrew news site Walla reported on Thursday. Part of the...
Visiting Knesset Member to American Jewish Critic: Protecting Israel’s Security Is More Important Than Pleasing You
During a town hall meeting near Boston on Wednesday, four Israeli Knesset members -- from across the political spectrum -- each gave powerful responses to...
Azerbaijani US Ambassador: Israel Is a Pragmatic Partner and Good Friend, We Want it to Be Normal for Muslims and Jews to Be Allies
Over the past two and a half decades, the Caucasus nation of Azerbaijan -- a Shiite Muslim-majority state -- has become a close ally of Israel,...
Ethiopian-Israeli Activist: Anyone Who Says Jewish State Is an Apartheid Country Doesn’t Know What Apartheid Means
“If someone says Israel is an apartheid country, they don’t know what apartheid means,” an Ethiopian-Israeli activist told The Algemeiner on Monday. “For example, an apartheid...
New Poll: Support Among Israeli Jews for West Bank Pullout, Establishment of Palestinian State Decreasing
Support among the Israeli Jewish public for a withdrawal from the West Bank and the establishment of a Palestinian state is decreasing, a new poll...
Ambassador Nikki Haley at AIPAC: Days of Israel-Bashing at UN Are Over, There Is a New Sheriff in Town
“The days of Israel-bashing are over,” US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley vowed on Monday. "For anyone who says you can't get anything done...
Netanyahu Tells AIPAC: For the Security of Both Israel and the US, We Must Defeat the Forces of Militant Islam
Israel and the United States will “stand together, shoulder to shoulder, to ensure that light triumphs over darkness and hope triumphs over despair,” Prime Minister...
Pence at AIPAC: President Trump and I Stand Without Apology for Israel and We Always Will
“Under President Donald Trump, if the world knows nothing else, the world will know this -- America stands with Israel,” US Vice President Mike Pence...
Ex-British PM Tony Blair at AIPAC Conference: If Iranian Regime Were Benign, All Problems in Middle East Would Be Resolvable
“If you had a benign regime in Iran, all of the problems in the Middle East would be resolvable,” ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair said...
Ambassador Dermer at AIPAC Conference: For First Time in Many Years, There Is No Daylight Between US and Israeli Governments
“When it comes to the great challenges facing Israel and the United States, for the first time in many years, perhaps in many decades, there...
Ex-Israeli Supreme Court President: World Is Learning From Jewish State About Protecting Human Rights During Times of Terror
The Jewish state is a global human rights leader that is serving as an example to others as terrorism continues to plague the world, a...
UN Commission Adopts Israeli Resolution Aimed at Ending Workplace Sexual Harassment, Marking ‘Noteworthy’ Diplomatic Achievement for Jewish State
An Israeli resolution aimed at eliminating workplace sexual harassment has been adopted by consensus by the UN Commission on the Status of Women. "The adoption of...
Iran Analyst: Trump’s Nowruz Greeting Struck ‘Different Tone’ Than Those Issued by Obama
President Donald Trump has taken a tough stance toward the Tehran regime since he took office in January, but earlier this week he appeared to...
With Only Two Democrats Voting in Favor, Senate Confirms David Friedman as Next US Ambassador to Israel
Attorney David Friedman was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to be the next US ambassador to Israel. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Friedman was approved...
