Ruthie Blum
ARTICLES BY: Ruthie Blum
Rhode Island TV Reporter Laments Antisemitic Comments About Station’s Broadcast of Swastika Graffiti Found at Rhode Island Jewish Studies Center
A social media post on the page of a Rhode Island TV station that reported on a swastika spray-painted at a Pawtucket synagogue was inundated...
‘Lost Tribe’ of Bnei Menashe to Make Aliyah, Convert to Judaism, by End of Year
Israel is investing millions of shekels to bring hundreds of members of India’s Bnei Menashe community to the Jewish state and oversee their conversions to...
Political Malaise and False Escape Fantasies
If I had a shekel for every threat I've heard from disgruntled citizens to "leave the country" if a certain politician rises to power or...
King David Hotel Manager Explains After Jewish Ensemble Asked to Remove Kippot So As Not to Offend Arab Audience
The general manager of Jerusalem's King David Hotel ripped into the Hebrew press on Sunday for what he said was its distorted coverage of an "unfortunate"...
Former Hezbollah Operative Says Group’s New Military Chief Calls Israel ‘Strategic Partner’
A former Hezbollah operative who is active on social media wrote on Twitter that the newly appointed “chief of staff” of the Shiite terrorist organization...
In the US as in Israel, Voting Should ‘Trump’ Slim Electoral Pickings
In January 2013, three weeks before the Knesset elections in Israel, I wrote a column explaining why voting is imperative, even when the political pickings...
French-Jewish Leader: Release of Paris Synagogue Bomber ‘Scandalous and Irresponsible’
The head of the umbrella organization for French Jewry expressed outrage on Tuesday, following the decision to release a key suspect in a terrorist attack on...
Texas Governor Refuses Obama’s Request to Lift State Sanctions on Iran; Says Nuclear Deal Undermines US Security, Poses Existential Threat to Israel
The governor of Texas sent a harsh letter to US President Barack Obama on Monday, announcing that his state would not only maintain its sanctions on...
Former IDF General: We Are Not the Palestinian Defense Forces
"Anyone who thinks it necessary to give higher priority to the mother of a Palestinian than to the mother of an Israeli soldier has a moral...
American Islamic Reformer: Crucial to Provide Third Path for Palestinians Faced With ‘Fascist’ Fatah and Hamas
“We have to tap into Muslims’ consciences and to tell them that they have an Islamic responsibility to protect the land that they live in,...
Thwarted Vietnamese-British Suicide Bomber Tells FBI He Was Instructed to Target Israelis, Americans at Heathrow Airport
A Vietnamese worker from south London was instructed by a senior Al-Qaeda operative how to build a bomb with which to attack Heathrow Airport, where he...
Israeli Satire of ISIS Performing at Eurovision Song Contest Explodes on Social Media (VIDEO)
Though Israel did not emerge victorious in Saturday night’s Eurovision song contest in Stockholm, the country’s most famous TV satirists came up with a winning...
Israel’s Moral Compass Is Just Fine, Thank You
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has one of the most coveted portfolios in the government, but lately he seems to be vying for a different...
Netanyahu Live Tweets With Followers for Israel’s Independence Day; Uses Humor to Deflect Snide Remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded with humor to snide critics on Thursday, when he took to Twitter to provide live answers to followers’ questions -- in...
