Barney Breen-Portnoy
ARTICLES BY: Barney Breen-Portnoy
Top American Jewish Leader: ‘Predictions of Israel’s Isolation Were Really Shattered This Year’
Despite the challenges it faces, Israel has much to be optimistic about in the coming year, a top US Jewish leader told The Algemeiner in...
Middle East Expert: Democratic VP Candidate Tim Kaine ‘Grossly Distorted’ Israeli Military Chief’s View of Iran Deal
Democratic candidate Tim Kaine “grossly misrepresented and distorted” the IDF chief of staff’s view of the Iran nuclear agreement during the vice presidential debate on...
Arab Israelis Defy Knesset Reps, Pay Condolence Call to Family of Late Elder Statesman Shimon Peres
A group of some 150 Arab Israelis paid a condolence call on Tuesday to the family of the late former President Shimon Peres, just days after...
In Rosh Hashanah Greeting, Muslim Mayor Calls London’s Jews ‘Shining Example’ of UK Capital ‘at Its Best’
London’s first-ever Muslim mayor issued a Rosh Hashanah greeting on Sunday, and called the British capital’s Jewish community a “shining example of London at its...
New Survey: Israeli and US Jews Differ Dramatically on What They See as Biggest Problem Facing Jewish State
Jews in Israel and the US differ dramatically on what they see as the most important problem facing the Jewish state, a Pew Research Center...
Father of West Point Graduate Killed in Tel Aviv Stabbing Attack: Palestinian Authority Use of American Funding to Reward Terrorists Must Be Stopped
The father of an American tourist who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in a Tel Aviv stabbing attack earlier this year told The Algemeiner...
Former US Middle East Negotiator: Shimon Peres Was the ‘Forrest Gump of Israeli Politics’
The late former Israeli President Shimon Peres was a “truly consequential” figure who played an “inextricable” role in the transformation of Israel from a fledgling...
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres ‘Fought Until His Last Drop of Blood,’ Doctors Say
During the two weeks he was in the hospital before he died on Wednesday at the age of 93, former Israeli President Shimon Peres “fought...
Ahead of Peres Funeral, Israel Prepares ‘Largest Security Operation Since Rabin Assassination’
Massive security preparations are underway in Israel ahead of the Friday funeral of former President Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday at the age of...
Veteran Republican Senator Lindsey Graham: Peace Won’t Come Until Palestinian Authority Stops Incentivizing Terrorism
Two Republican senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday that would cut off US funding to the Palestinian Authority if it continues to pay monetary rewards...
Israeli-Born Malawi Parliament Member: Actions, Not Words, Will Change Africa for the Better
How does the Israeli-born son of an eastern European Holocaust survivor end up as a parliament member in one of Africa’s poorest nations? Just ask...
Israeli Strategic Affairs Official: Jewish State Shifting From Defense to Offense in Fight Against Delegitimization
The Jewish state is shifting from defense to offense in the fight against delegitimization, a high-level Israeli government official told The Algemeiner. Speaking with The Algemeiner on...
Trump at First Debate With Clinton: Netanyahu ‘Not a Happy Camper’ About Iran Nuclear Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “not a happy camper” about the Iran nuclear deal, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday night during...
Settler Leader: Main Victims of BDS Movement Are the Palestinians Themselves
The fight against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement was one of the hottest topics at the National Israeli-American Council Conference in Washington,...
