Barney Breen-Portnoy
ARTICLES BY: Barney Breen-Portnoy
Antisemitism Experts: Popularity in Germany of New Annotated Version of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Doesn’t Need to Be Cause for Alarm
The fact that a new annotated version of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s autobiography Mein Kampf has become a best-seller in Germany does not need to...
‘Wall of Impunity is Being Breached,’ Argentinian Affairs Commentator Says on Reopening of Probe Into Ex-President Kirchner and Alleged Cover-Up of Iranian Involvement in AMIA Bombing
“The wall of impunity is being breached,” an Argentinian affairs commentator told The Algemeiner on Monday following the news that an Argentine court had reopened...
Israel’s ‘Air Force One,’ Set to Enter Service Later This Year, Equipped With Advanced Missile Defense System
A new $70 million plane that will be used by Israeli prime ministers and presidents -- making it the Jewish state’s equivalent to America's “Air...
Leading US Jewish Group Calls on French President to Cancel Upcoming ‘Sham’ Israeli-Palestinian Peace Conference in Paris
A leading US Jewish group called on Friday on French President Francois Hollande to cancel an international conference on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process set to be...
Israeli Foreign Ministry: Iran Played ‘Pivotal Role’ in Aleppo Offensive, Mass Executions and Humanitarian Crisis
Iranian-backed Shi'ite fighters played a “pivotal role” in the recent offensive in the Syrian city of Aleppo and the consequent humanitarian crisis there, the Israeli...
Middle East Expert: Anti-Settlement UN Security Council Resolution Can’t Be Rescinded, But There Are Steps Trump Can Take to Retaliate
While the Trump administration will not be able to rescind the anti-Israeli settlement UN Security Council resolution that was approved last week, there are a...
President-Elect Trump: Kerry’s Speech Set Israeli-Palestinian Peace Back; ‘UN Causes Problems, Doesn’t Solve Them’
Rather than promoting peace, outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry’s address on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “set it back,” President-elect Donald Trump told reporters in Florida...
Leading US Jewish Groups Slam Kerry’s Speech; AIPAC Calls It ‘Failed Attempt to Defend the Indefensible’
Secretary of State John Kerry’s Wednesday speech on the Israel-Palestinian peace process was “a failed attempt to defend the indefensible,” a leading US pro-Israel group said. Contrary to...
Netanyahu Responds to Kerry: Israelis Don’t Need to Be Lectured On Importance of Peace by Foreign Leaders
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s Wednesday speech on the Israel-Palestinian peace process was “almost as unbalanced as the anti-Israel resolution passed at the UN...
Kerry Assails Israeli Settlements, Denies US Involvement in Last Week’s Security Council Resolution in Landmark Speech
Ongoing Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank “risks making peace impossible” and is leading towards a one-state reality, outgoing US Secretary of State John...
Top US Jewish Leader: Obama Administration Might Take ‘Further Damaging Step’ Against Israel Before Trump Inauguration
After the passage of an anti-settlement UN Security Council resolution last week, it is possible the Obama administration will take a “further damaging step” against Israel...
Ex-State Department Negotiator: Everyone Loses From Obama Administration’s Abstention From Vote on Anti-Israeli Settlement UN Security Council Resolution
The Obama administration’s decision to abstain from Friday’s UN Security Council vote on an anti-Israeli settlement resolution was “ill-timed” and “ill-advised,” a former US State...
With Obama Administration Abstaining, UN Security Council Approves Anti-Israeli Settlement Resolution
The UN Security Council voted 14-0 on Friday -- with the US abstaining -- in favor of an anti-settlement resolution that was vehemently opposed by...
UK Government Official: Britain Committed to Further Strengthening Economic Ties With Israel
The British government is looking to bolster trade ties with Israel, a top UK official said this week. In response to a question posed by Mark...
