Ruthie Blum
ARTICLES BY: Ruthie Blum
After Watchdog Report, PM’s Office Confirms PA Culpability for Surge in Attacks Against Jews
The Palestinian Authority and Fatah are behind the latest spate of violence against Jews in Jerusalem, according to a watchdog report released on Sunday. The report,...
Protestant Minister Says Fellow Christian Leaders’ Call for Jordanian Control of All Holy Sites in Israel Prompted by Threats
A prominent Protestant minister in Jerusalem accused the Palestinian Authority of coercing the Christian leadership in the Holy Land into turning against Israel. Wishing to remain anonymous, this senior...
Israeli Website Records 23 Rock Attacks Sunday Morning as Netanyahu Battles Attorney-General Over Rules of Engagement
At least 23 rock-throwing and Molotov cocktail attacks against Israelis had been perpetrated by Palestinians in different parts of the country as of 2 p.m....
Amid Israeli Pilots’ Outcry, Transportation Minister Cancels ‘Closed Skies’ Over Supermodel Bar Refaeli’s Wedding
Israel’s transportation minister overturned a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) decision to restrict the air space over the Carmel Forest spa resort in Haifa for the...
Report: Israeli Defense Official Says IDF, Russia to Coordinate Aerial Activities Over Syria
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Moscow tomorrow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an unnamed Israeli defense official said that the Israel...
‘Bloodied’ Israeli Flag in Milan Angers Visitors to Expo
An Israeli visitor to the World Expo 2015, held this year in Milan, was horrified to discover that an Israeli flag displayed in the city,...
Cracks in Ann Coulter’s Armor
When conservative pundit Ann Coulter live-tweeted her displeasure with the CNN-sponsored GOP debate on Wednesday night, she couldn't have anticipated the firestorm that would ensue....
Meet Israel’s Santa Claus, the Trustee Tasked With Handing Out Leona Helmsley’s Billions (INTERVIEW)
Renowned New York attorney Sandor (Sandy) Frankel, one of four trustees of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, was in Israel earlier...
Jewish Leaders Down Under Fondly Welcome Australia’s New Prime Minister
With a mere 10 months to go before the next general election in Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott was replaced by fellow Liberal Party member...
British Jews Jolted by Election of Terrorist Sympathizer, Israel Critic as UK’s New Labour Party Leader
Saturday’s election of far-Left candidate Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the British Labour Party -- succeeding Ed Miliband -- has U.K. Jews worried about the...
Israeli National Security Expert Confirms: Russian Presence in Syria Spells Trouble for Israel
“Israel has to worry about potential Russian deployment in Syria, because in the Middle East, if you don’t worry, you pay the price,” Dr. Dan...
A Welcome and Warning to French Jews
This year's figures for immigration to Israel from France are not yet in, as such statistics are not calculated according to the Hebrew calendar. But...
Former Israeli Defense Minister on Iran Nuclear Deal: ‘There Will Be Bloodshed, But Israel Is Strong’ (INTERVIEW)
“Israel has been, and should be, operating under the assumption that Iran is going for and will probably acquire nuclear weaponry; there’s no doubt in...
Israeli Relief Group in Greece to Help Handle Refugee ‘Exodus Not Seen Since WWII’
“The current refugee crisis in Europe is one that rightly strikes a particular chord among Jews,” IsraAID director Shachar Zahavi told The Algemeiner on Tuesday,...
