Ruthie Blum
ARTICLES BY: Ruthie Blum
Inaugural Tears of Joy
I watched President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration on TV in Israel, alternating between Hebrew- and English-speaking channels, so as not to miss any detail or...
Team Trump Says ‘Stay Tuned’ for Decision on Embassy Move to Jerusalem as Palestinians Protest, Threaten Violence
A few hours before incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer told journalists on Thursday -- 24 hours before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the...
‘Good Riddance, Obama’: Jerusalemites Send Mixed Parting Messages to the Outgoing US President
Ahead of Friday’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, a reporter from the Hebrew news site nrg took to the...
Billion-Shekel Compound for Israeli PM, With Underground Command Center ‘Bunker’ for National Emergencies, Approved by Jerusalem Building, Planning Committee
The Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee has approved a plan to erect a massive compound to house the office and private residence of the...
Mideast Expert: Israel’s Confidence That Russia Will ‘Represent’ Its Interests at Upcoming Syria Peace Summit in Kazakhstan ‘Warranted but Exaggerated’
The head of a prominent Israeli think tank said on Tuesday that optimism among politicians and IDF brass in relation to next week’s peace negotiations in...
Why Israelis Went Ape Over the Story of a Missing Monkey
On Monday, every Israeli news outlet devoted space to the frantic search for Connor, a 17-year-old male capuchin monkey who escaped from the Zoological Center...
Daughter of Robert Kennedy, Slain by Palestinian Gunman for Pro-Israel Stance, Calls ‘Fabulous’ Jewish State ‘Example of People Determined to Make Something Work’
The daughter of the late US Senator Robert F. (Bobby) Kennedy -- assassinated in June 1968 during his run for president by a Palestinian -- waxed...
Search Underway in Tel Aviv for ‘Nice, Friendly’ Monkey Who Fled Safari Over ‘Friction’ With Fellow Simian
Searches continued throughout Monday in the greater Tel Aviv area for a small monkey who escaped from the safari in Ramat Gan, the Hebrew news site...
French Jews Decry ‘Anti-Israel’ Paris Peace Summit
French Jews decried Sunday’s Mideast peace summit in Paris, attended by diplomats from more than 70 countries, on the grounds that it encouraged Palestinian intransigence...
Watchdog: French Government’s Funding of Groups With Alleged Links to Palestinian Terrorists Highlights Hypocrisy of Mideast Peace Summit It Hosted
The head of a Jerusalem-based organization that documents the activity and funding of non-governmental human rights groups explained to The Algemeiner on Sunday – at the...
Senior State Department Correspondent Says Paris Peace Conference ‘Marks End to Obama’s Failed Mideast Diplomacy’
Ahead of the Mideast peace summit held in Paris on Sunday, Associated Press correspondent Matthew Lee, known for his piercing questions at State Department briefings, indicated...
Report: Chilean Jew Wearing Shirt With Israeli Flag Emblem Stabbed 40 Times by 3 Assailants Shouting ‘Murderer!’
A young Chilean Jew wearing a shirt emblazoned with the Israeli flag was stabbed multiple times by three men calling him a "murderer," the Hebrew news site nrg...
Hamas’ Cyber Bikini Intifada
Along with bloodlust and brawn, Hamas proved this week that it also has brains, at least where its enemies' weaknesses are concerned. But even though...
Turkish Foreign Ministry Official: Ankara, Jerusalem to Enhance Trade, Tourism Cooperation, as Next Step in Reconciliation Process
The deputy foreign ministers of Israel and Turkey will be meeting within the coming month to discuss moving forward with the rapprochement agreement and recent exchange...
