Barney Breen-Portnoy
ARTICLES BY: Barney Breen-Portnoy
Israel Opens Embassy in Rwanda, 11th on African Continent
Israel opened an embassy in the Rwandan capital of Kigali on Monday. The embassy “symbolizes the policy of Israel’s return to Africa,” the Foreign Ministry said...
Israeli UN Envoy: Security Council Must Condemn Hamas for Rocket Attack That Destroyed Home
The Security Council must condemn Hamas for Monday’s rocket attack that destroyed a home north of Tel Aviv, Israel’s UN envoy told The Algemeiner. “It is...
Trump: Time Has Come for US to ‘Fully Recognize’ Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
In another act of diplomacy by tweet, US President Donald Trump called on Thursday for American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “After 52...
Ahead of White House Visit Next Week, Israeli PM Netanyahu Calls for More Pressure on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Israel on Wednesday, his second stop on a three-nation Middle East swing. Pompeo later met in Jerusalem with...
New Group Seeks to Bolster Support for Israel in US Congress
A new organization has been established with the goal of bolstering support for Israel in the US Congress -- a task that has received greater...
Sirens Sound in Tel Aviv as City Targeted by Gaza Rockets for First Time Since 2014
Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv on Thursday night after two rockets were launched toward the Israeli coastal metropolis from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. The...
Gallup Data: 52% of US Jews Identify as Democrats, 16% as Republicans
More than half of US Jews identified as Democrats in 2018, while fewer than one in five said they were Republicans, according to combined Gallup...
Netanyahu to Iran and Hezbollah: Israel Knows What You Are Doing on Golan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Iran and Hezbollah on Wednesday, following the publication of new information on their activities on the...
THAAD Anti-Missile System Drill a ‘Testament to the Strength’ of the US-Israel Alliance, Netanyahu Says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited on Wednesday the deployment site of a THAAD anti-missile system that has been stationed in Israel by the US military as...
$6.3 Million Raised After Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Set to Be Given to Survivors, Families of Victims
The disbursement of over $6.3 million raised in donations after the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre last October is set to begin, the city’s Jewish Federation announced...
Israel’s Netanyahu Takes Break From Campaign Trail for Moscow Meeting With Putin on Iran, Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in Moscow on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The focus of our talks will be the Iranian entrenchment...
Netanyahu: Israel and Arab World United by ‘Common Interest of Combating Iran’
Israel and the Arab world are united by a “common interest of combating Iran,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday from Poland, where he...
Israel’s Netanyahu to Meet Putin in Moscow Later This Month for Talks on Iran, Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that he would fly to Moscow later this month for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Israeli PM Cautions Visiting UN Diplomats Over Growing Iranian Influence in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned a visiting delegation of UN ambassadors on Sunday over growing Iranian influence in Lebanon, where a new national unity...
