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Ruthie Blum is the managing editor of The Algemeiner and author of "To Hell in a Handbasket: Carter, Obama, and the 'Arab Spring.'"

ARTICLES BY: Ruthie Blum


March 27, 2016 11:15 pm
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Moving Facebook Post Defending IDF Infantryman Accused of ‘Executing’ Terrorist Goes Viral as Social Media Survey Says Most Israelis Support His Action

The Facebook post of a former IDF soldier has gone viral since it was uploaded on Saturday night, with nearly 23,000 shares so far and almost...

March 25, 2016 6:09 pm
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Despite Hamas Appropriation for Terrorist Purposes, Israel, UN and PA Restore Full Quantity of Construction Materials Entering Gaza

The amount of construction materials transferred into Gaza will be restored to its original scope, due to a decision reached by Israel, the United Nations...

March 25, 2016 6:04 pm
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‘It’s a Thin Line Between Heroism and Murder,’ Say Comrades of IDF Soldier Under Investigation for Shooting Subdued Terrorist

“It’s a thin line between heroism and murder,” said comrades of the IDF soldier caught on camera shooting to death a Palestinian terrorist after he...

March 25, 2016 7:47 am
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Brussels and the Obama Approach to Terrorism

"It's very important for us not to respond with fear," said US President Barack Obama, defending his decision to enjoy a baseball game in Cuba...

March 24, 2016 7:39 pm
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In Aftermath of Brussels Bombings, Palestinian Authority Sources Say Europe ‘Getting Taste of Its Own Poison’

A cartoon appearing in the Palestinian Authority press on Wednesday provided a pictorial expression of the PA's take on the Brussels bombings, which left at least...

March 24, 2016 10:42 am
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British Jewry Umbrella Challenges BBC Over ‘Misleading’ Israel Coverage

The UK Jewish community expressed dismay over what it considers to be false coverage by the BBC of the Palestinian terror wave that has rocked...

March 23, 2016 8:24 pm
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British PM: ‘Antisemtism an Absolute Cancer, Signals Even Worse Things Happening’

“Antisemitism is an absolute cancer in our society and we should know when it grows, it is the signal of even worse things happening,” British...

March 23, 2016 5:59 pm
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Report: Hamas Conducts Massive Military Drills in Gaza to Test Readiness for Next War With Israel

While world attention was focused on the terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, Hamas was conducting major military exercises in Gaza, to test its readiness...

March 23, 2016 1:02 pm
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Danish Prime Minister Makes Private Visit to Israel to Celebrate Easter Holiday

The prime minister of Denmark landed in Israel Wednesday for a private visit, the Hebrew news site Walla reported. According to the report, Danish PM Lars...

March 22, 2016 6:07 pm
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Brussels Bombings ‘Were a Matter of When, Not If,’ Says Belgian Jewish Councilman (INTERVIEW)

All Belgians, especially the Jewish community, had not been thinking in terms of “if” a major terrorist attack, like Tuesday’s triple bombings in Brussels, was...

March 22, 2016 5:41 pm
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Sharansky in Wake of Brussels Bombings: Europe Is Shifting From ‘Free Society’ to ‘Fear Society’

Unlike the suicide-bombing in Istanbul last week, in which three Israelis were killed, the triple attacks in Brussels on Tuesday morning were not connected to...

March 22, 2016 11:53 am
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Leading European Rabbi Calls Brussels Bombings ‘Latest Act of War of Islamic Fascism,’ Invokes Purim Story to Assert Evil Can Be Destroyed

The president of the Conference of European Rabbis issued a tough statement in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday morning’s bombings in Brussels. Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the...

March 22, 2016 10:17 am
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Israeli Witness to Brussels Bombings: ‘We Were Praying When We Heard a Boom — Just Like in Israel’

An Israeli present during Tuesday morning’s airport bombings in Belgium recounted the moment of the attack to Israel’s Channel 10. Yisrael Yeret, who was on his way from...

March 22, 2016 8:51 am
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Trump, Cruz and the Perception of American Power

In January 1981, on the day of US President Ronald Reagan's inauguration, dozens of American diplomats who had been held captive in Iran for 444...

World

Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Loc...

Austria is facing a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents and anti-Israel rhetoric, prompting outrage from the country's Jewish community and...

Israel

Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaz...

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has dismissed mounting global pressure to end the war in Gaza and accept the creation...

Middle East

US, Israel Recall Negotiators From Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Witkoff Says...

Israel and the United States both recalled their negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar on Thursday, with US envoy...

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