Ruthie Blum
ARTICLES BY: Ruthie Blum
To Mark ‘World No Tobacco Day,’ Israel Launches New Program to Help IDF Soldiers Quit Smoking Via SMS
A new program seeks to help IDF soldiers quit smoking, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the program – a joint...
Amid Renewed Talk of Historic Modi Trip to Israel, Spokesman in New Delhi Says ‘BDS Far From Indian Mentality’
The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has no stronghold in India, a spokesman at the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi told The Algemeiner on...
Jewish Wedding at Refurbished Ancient Synagogue in Turkey Ignites Antisemitic Response on Twitter
A video of a Jewish wedding in Turkey aroused a slew of antisemitic comments on social media, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Sunday. According...
Turkish Deputy PM: Jerusalem Conceded on 2 of 3 Conditions for Reconciliation; Ankara Won’t Relinquish Demand That Israel Lift Gaza Blockade
Though Jerusalem has conceded on two out of three demands made by Turkey during reconciliation talks with the Jewish state, Ankara will not relinquish its insistence...
Baby ‘Bambi’ Found, Rescued by Israeli Security Forces During Search for Weapons in Palestinian-Held Territory
During a night raid in the northern West Bank city of Nablus to search for weapons and other contraband held by Palestinian terrorists, Israeli security...
Saluting the IDF
Certain tough choices that the Israeli military regularly faces have been overlooked lately, and it's no wonder. As the government ironed out its coalition agreements...
Watchdog: Palestinian ‘Fauxtographs’ Submitted to World Health Organization Ahead of Damning Anti-Israel Resolution ‘Highlight Total Lack of Credibility’
Falsified photos used in the Palestinian Authority report submitted to the World Health Organization ahead of its anti-Israel resolution last week "highlight the submission’s total...
Israeli Mother Injured in Palestinian Rock Attack Calls Survival of Babies in Car ‘Bloody Miracle;’ Says She Wouldn’t Have Fired Her Weapon (INTERVIEW)
A 31-year-old Israeli mother-of-four who was lightly injured in a terrorist attack on Sunday told The Algemeiner that her survival -- and that of her...
Report: New Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to Cut Short Pro-Israel Ambassador’s Tenure
Canada's pro-Israel ambassador to the Jewish state is reportedly having her tenure cut short by new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is shuffling appointments of...
Iran Congratulates Hezbollah on 16th Anniversary of Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon, Amid Claims Terror Group Digging Tunnels Along Border
Iran congratulated the Lebanese people and Hezbollah on Wednesday, the 16th anniversary of Israel’s military withdrawal from the country, amid claims that the terrorist group has...
Antisemitism Is Not the Israeli Government’s Fault
One of the highlights of the annual report released on Tuesday by Israeli State Comptroller Judge Yosef Shapira is the government’s failure to combat the...
Watchdog: Fiercely Anti-Israel Head of Palestinian Syndicate Reports on Conflict for Major News Outlet Boasting ‘Rigorous Neutrality’
A leading media watchdog organization issued a report on Tuesday strongly criticizing French news outlet Agence France Presse (AFP) for betraying its self-described “rigorous neutrality,” by employing...
Chief Palestinian Negotiator: ‘What’s the Difference Between Someone Calling Himself Leader of Jewish State and Someone Calling himself Leader of Islamic State?’
The high-ranking Palestinian Authority official in charge of negotiations with Israel made an analogy between the Jewish state and the bloodthirsty terror group ISIS in an address in...
Election of Virulently Anti-Western Hardline Mullah to Head Iran’s Assembly of Experts Indicates Conservative Stronghold Still Intact, Experts Say
The election of a hardline mullah to lead the clerical body in Iran responsible for appointing the country’s supreme leader “illustrates that the conservatives and Islamic...









