Ruthie Blum
ARTICLES BY: Ruthie Blum
Istanbul Analyst: Turkish Jewry in Same Danger as Rest of Populace in Wake of Failed Coup, But Anti-US Conspiracy Theories Mean Jews, Israel May Be Next Target (INTERVIEW)
An Istanbul-based political analyst told The Algmeiner on Monday that Turkey’s Jews are not in any greater danger than the rest of the populace in...
Deputy Mayor in Istanbul Shot Dead by Unknown Assailant; Unclear Whether Slaying of Erdogan Oppositionist Connected With Failed Coup
A deputy mayor in Istanbul was killed on Monday, after an unknown assailant entered his office and shot him in the head, Turkey's NTV reported. Cemil Candas -- a...
New Report Refutes NGO’s List of Israeli Laws That ‘Discriminate’ Against Arab Citizens; Accuses Group of Delegitimizing Jewish State to Negate Its Existence
A key method of the BDS movement is to delegitimize Israel by portraying it as an apartheid state, which discriminates against its Arab citizens through...
Never-Before-Seen 48-Year-old Footage Released of Israel’s First Prime Minister Reminiscing in English About Jewish State, Saying, ‘It’s Only the Beginning’
Interviews conducted nearly five decades ago with the late David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel, were revealed on a Channel 10 talk show...
Israeli Reporter Covering Bastille Day Massacre Warned by Nice Resident Not to Speak Hebrew Due to Anti-Jewish-State Sentiment Among Arabs, Europeans (VIDEO)
An Israeli reporter at the scene of Thursday night’s terrorist attack in Nice was warned by a resident of the city not to let anyone...
Where Is the Outcry From Western Feminists?
The recently appointed head of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency gave his first presentation on Tuesday to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of...
Civil Rights Lawyer Suing Facebook for $1 Billion Says Social Media Giant Should Eliminate Palestinian Incitement From Pages as It Does Child Pornography (VIDEO)
The New York-based civil rights attorney collaborating in legal action against Facebook with Shurat HaDin-The Israel Law Center said that the social media giant should...
On One-Year Anniversary of JCPOA: Iranian President Threatens to Withdraw From Nuclear Deal if US Doesn’t Live Up to Commitments
Iran threatened to withdraw from the nuclear deal it signed last July with world powers, the London-based pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Thursday, on the one-year...
Israeli Ambassador Alan Baker Calls Chief Palestinian Negotiator ‘Accomplished Liar’ (VIDEO)
An Israeli peace negotiator called a key Palestinian counterpart “an accomplished liar” on Tuesday. In an interview with blogger Elder of Ziyon, Alan Baker – a...
Coping With Trauma of Terrorist Rocket-Fire Requires Acknowledging Fear, Facing Reality, New Israeli Self-Help Book Advises
A woman who suffered a panic attack during the war in Gaza two years ago while doing community work on behalf of residents of southern...
NYU Pro-Israel Group Demands Administration Take Action Against Students for Justice in Palestine’s Statement Linking Israel to Police Shootings of Blacks
A Jewish student group at New York University urged the school’s administration to take action against the NYU branch of Students for Justice in Palestine for...
Survey: LGBT Visitors to Israel Remain Longer, Spend More Money Than Other Tourists
A new survey found that gay tourists to Israel remain longer and spend 40 percent more money than other tourists, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on...
Israeli NBA Player Prays on Facebook; Expresses Gratitude for Blessings, Teachings of Jerusalem Rabbi
Basketball star Omri Casspi posted a photo on Facebook in which he is engaged in Jewish prayer, wearing tefillin (phylacteries) and a tallit (prayer shawl). Next...
Defending Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
I met Rabbi Haskel Lookstein in 1981, about a week before my wedding. I had made aliyah four years earlier and had brought my Israeli fiancé...
