Barney Breen-Portnoy
ARTICLES BY: Barney Breen-Portnoy
Family ‘Very Concerned’ About Fate of Israeli Woman Missing Since Berlin Truck-Ramming Attack
Efforts to find the Israeli woman who has been missing since the truck-ramming attack at a popular outdoor Christmas market in Berlin earlier this week...
Berlin Rabbi: City in ‘Total Shock’ After Truck-Ramming Attack, as Search Continues for Missing Israeli Woman Whose Husband Was Seriously Wounded
The atmosphere in Berlin is one of “total shock,” the rabbi of the German capital’s Jewish community told The Algemeiner on Tuesday, less than 24...
Trump’s Pick of David Friedman as Next US Envoy to Israel Draws Praise From Jewish Right, Dismay From Left
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of attorney David Friedman to serve as the next US ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from right-wing Jewish groups and...
Trump Announces Next US Envoy to Jewish State Will Be Attorney David Friedman, Who Says He Looks Forward to Working From ‘Israel’s Eternal Capital, Jerusalem’
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening he will nominate attorney David Friedman to serve as the next American ambassador to Israel. “The bond between Israel...
IDF Reservist Officer Calls on Netanyahu to Dispatch Israeli Soldiers to End the Bloodshed in Aleppo: ‘We’re Prepared to Kill and Be Killed, to Stop the Massacre’
An IDF reservist officer published an impassioned Facebook post on Thursday calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dispatch a detachment of Israeli soldiers to...
Major American Jewish Groups Mull, Remain Largely Quiet on Trump Secretary of State Pick Oilman Rex Tillerson
Major American Jewish organizations are mulling over, yet remaining largely quiet about, President-elect Donald Trump’s official announcement on Tuesday that he would nominate ExxonMobil CEO...
Photo Exhibit Making North American Premiere Highlights Erasure of Polish Jewish History Since World War II
A black-and-white photo exhibition making its North American premiere highlights the erasure of Polish Jewish history since World War II, the executive director of the...
Top American Jewish Leader Calls on Incoming Trump Administration to Show Strength, Stand Up to Iran
There are numerous steps President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could take to diminish the threats posed by the Islamic Republic, a top US Jewish leader...
Antisemitic Attacks in US Are Often Precursor to Larger-Scale Terrorist Strikes Against General Population, New Report Says
Antisemitic attacks in the US are often a precursor to larger-scale terrorist strikes against the general American population, a new report published by a nonprofit...
Former Top Israeli Official: Trump Should Demand Renegotiation of Iran Nuclear Deal
US President-elect Donald Trump should “demand a renegotiation” of the Iran nuclear agreement, a former director-general of Israel’s Ministry of International Affairs and Strategy wrote on...
Israeli Diplomat: South Korea Could Use Iron Dome to Counter Threats From North
The Jewish state's Iron Dome aerial defense system could be used by South Korea to mitigate threats posed by North Korea, an Israeli diplomat said...
Report: With Iran as Top Priority, Israeli Delegation Meets With Trump Team to Share Views, Set Expectations for Coming Years
A delegation of Israeli officials traveled to the US this week and met with members of US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, the Hebrew news...
Israeli Defense Minister: International ‘War of Legal Attrition’ Being Waged Against Jewish State
A “war of legal attrition” is currently being waged against Israel by foreign entities, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense...
Netanyahu: Push for UK Apology for Balfour Declaration Reveals Conflict Is Not About Land or Palestinian Statehood
A campaign to get the United Kingdom to apologize for the 1917 Balfour Declaration is “very revealing about the true source” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
