Ruthie Blum
ARTICLES BY: Ruthie Blum
Former US Official: Striking Similarity Between Upcoming Palestinian Elections and Hamas Landslide in 2006
The upcoming Palestinian municipal elections in Gaza and the West Bank bear a “striking” resemblance to the Palestinian parliamentary elections held a decade ago, a former...
EXCLUSIVE: New Report on UN-Accredited NGOs Reveals Virulent Antisemitism, Promotion of Palestinian Terrorism Against Israel
The UN is enabling the spread of hatred, the encouragement of terrorism and the promotion of the elimination of the Jewish state, according to a...
IDF Digging Trenches, Erecting Fence Along Lebanese Border to Prevent Infiltration by Hezbollah Terrorists Into Israel
The IDF has begun a large-scale engineering operation to secure the Lebanese border against infiltration by Hezbollah terrorists into Israel, the Hebrew news site Walla reported on...
Fat Drivers Need Not Apply, Says Israeli Bus Company Want-Ad
Israeli job-seekers who encountered a want-ad published by the country’s largest public bus company were outraged that it required applicants not to be overweight, Israel's Channel 10 reported...
Report: Netanyahu Warns Visiting US Delegation Against Lame-Duck Moves by Obama on Israel-Palestinian Track
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed a message of warning to US President Barack Obama not to make any moves on the Israeli-Palestinian front during...
‘The Law of the Land Is the Law,’ Say French-Jewish Leaders Defending Controversial Burkini Ban
Many Jewish leaders in France support the recently imposed -- and subsequently overruled -- ban on burkinis, the Hebrew newspaper Makor Rishon reported on Sunday. According to...
Jordanian Report: Israel Agrees to US-Initiated Peace Summit; Palestinians Demand Preconditions
According to a report in the Jordanian press, Israel has agreed to a US-initiated three-way peace summit, while the Palestinian Authority is demanding preconditions, Israel’s...
Report: 5-Star Hotel in Rhodes Distinguishes Israelis From Other Tourists With Blue Wrist Bands
Israeli visitors are tagged differently from other guests at a five-star resort in Rhodes, Greece Israel’s Channel 10 reported on Sunday. According to the report, the...
Report: Israel Breaks Own Record; More Goods, Trucks Entering Gaza Than Ever Before
A record was broken this year, with more deliveries entering Gaza from Israel than ever before, the Hebrew news site Walla reported on Thursday. According to...
Erdogan’s Mighty Hypocrisy Towards Israel Is Surpassed Only by His Repressive Islamist Agenda
On Sunday afternoon, as residents of southern Israel were enjoying the last days of summer before the start of the school year, a Qassam rocket...
Netanyahu on 87th Anniversary of Hebron Massacre: Gone Are Days of Jewish Defenselessness in Face of Arab Terrorism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a defiant statement to mark the somber anniversary of the 1929 Hebron Massacre. On his Facebook page on Thursday, he wrote (in Hebrew): This...
Mideast Analyst: PA President Views New Israeli Defense Minister’s ‘Carrot-and-Stick’ Plan as Threat to His Rule
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas feels threatened by the “carrot-and-stick” plan forged by new Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, a Mideast expert assessed on Tuesday. In...
Israeli Olympian Judoka Yarden Gerbi Auctioning Rio Name Tag to Raise Money for Pediatric Cancer Patients
An Israeli athlete who brought home a bronze medal from the Olympics in Rio last week announced on Tuesday that she is auctioning off her...
In Wake of Mass Killing in Turkey, Israeli MK — Expert in Child Suicide Bombers — Lauds Legislation Enabling Imprisonment of Underage Terrorists
A Knesset member and terrorism expert tied Saturday night's suicide bombing in southern Turkey to legislation she sponsored that reduces the age at which a minor can be imprisoned...
