Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Top Jewish Group Blasts NBA Franchise for ‘Bowing to BDS Pressure’ in Sponsor Row
A leading US-based Jewish advocacy group on Friday slammed the National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers for "bowing to pressure" from activists supporting the anti-Israel...
Venezuela, Iraq Among Human Rights Abusers Slated to Join UN Rights Body, Advocates Warn
Prominent human rights advocates on Friday warned that a slate of states with records of systemic human rights abuse and enmity toward Israel are on...
Security for Jewish Communities Is Your Urgent Responsibility, Top EU Official Tells Member States After Germany Synagogue Attack
The European Union official tasked with combating rising antisemitism on the continent called on member states on Friday to step up measures to safeguard Jewish...
Mayor, Local Cops in Canadian City to Attend Yom Kippur Services in Solidarity With Jewish Community After Antisemitic Outrage
Senior local officials in the Canadian city of Hamilton are attending Kol Nidrei services on Tuesday night at the Beth Jacob Synagogue as a gesture...
Top Saudi Muslim Leader Denounces Humiliation of Australian Jewish Boy as ‘Barbaric’ Violation of Islamic Values
The head of a global Islamic organization backed by the government of Saudi Arabia has issued a forthright condemnation of an antisemitic incident reported in...
New York Governor Pledges Extra Police Officers to Protect Jewish Institutions on Yom Kippur
Amid a surge in antisemitic attacks in New York City, worshipers attending Yom Kippur services on Tuesday night and Wednesday will be protected by an...
Prominent Republicans Split From Trump Over Decision to Abandon Kurdish Allies in Syria
Prominent Republicans criticized US President Donald Trump on Monday for adopting a policy that effectively abandons America's Kurdish allies in Syria in the face of...
Swastikas in NJ Schools Symptom of Deeper Challenge of Antisemitism, Bigotry, Democratic Congressman Says
New Jersey is experiencing a "huge increase" in antisemitic activity and "every tool" needs to be used to combat the trend, the congressman representing the...
India on High Alert Over Threat of Terror Attack Targeting Israeli, Jewish Sites on Yom Kippur
Security authorities in India are on heightened alert due to a threat that terrorists will target Israeli and Jewish sites in the country during the...
Palestinian Rioter Killed on Israel-Gaza Border, Amid Renewed Unrest
Around 6,000 Palestinians rioted on the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Friday, and one was killed. The demonstrators hurled explosive devices, grenades, firebombs, burning tires and rocks...
British TV Star Rachel Riley at Algemeiner ‘J100’ Gala: ‘In the Face of Hate, There Is a Moral Duty to Act’
British TV star Rachel Riley was honored with the prestigious “Warrior for Truth” award last week at the 6th annual Algemeiner "J100" gala in New...
Netanyahu: Bipartisan US Support for Israel a ‘Mainstay of Our National Security’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at his office in Jerusalem on Thursday with a visiting US congressional delegation led by Rep. Alcee L. Hastings...
Swedish Center Party Leader ‘Regrets’ Endorsement of Male Circumcision Ban Amid Jewish, Muslim Protests
The leader of one of Sweden's main political parties has said that she "regrets" last week's annual conference vote in favor of a ban on...
Top UK Cabinet Minister: Everyone ‘Has a Duty to Stop’ Antisemitism
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid reiterated his support for the Jewish state at a Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) event on Tuesday. Addressing the...
Turkey’s Assault on the Kurds: The Silence of the Islamists
Trump Sends Kurds to the Slaughter: An Act of Betrayal and Infamy
Europe Must Do the Right Thing on Hezbollah
Israeli Arabs Welcomed in Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Breakthrough or Cynical Ploy?
Did We Need Another Sandy Koufax?