Andrew Bernard
ARTICLES BY: Andrew Bernard
Pro-Israel Stalwart Ritchie Torres Hints at Run for New York Governor
JNS.org - Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), one of Israel’s staunchest defenders in Congress, hinted at a run for higher office on Friday by taking aim...
Gottheimer Announces Bid for NJ Governor
JNS.org - Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) announced his bid for the New Jersey governor’s office on Friday, joining a crowded Democratic field to replace term-limited...
‘New Momentum’ for Holocaust Memory, Restitution Efforts in Wake of Oct. 7 Massacre, Top US Officials Say
The top US officials responsible for achieving restitution for victims of the Holocaust and their descendants told The Algemeiner on Thursday that there was "new...
Israel Begins Encirclement of Gaza City as Ground Operations Expand, IDF Says
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said that it was beginning its encirclement of Gaza City, as ground operations to destroy the Palestinian terrorist...
Hamas Official Promises to Carry Out Oct. 7 Massacre ‘Again and Again’ Until Israel’s ‘Annihilation’
A Hamas official has promised that the Palestinian terrorist group will repeat its Oct. 7 massacre of Israelis "again and again" to bring about the...
‘Despicable’: US Homeland Security Chief, Senator Trade Accusations Over Pro-Hamas DHS Employee in Heated Exchange
US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and US Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) accused each other of being "despicable" during an exchange over a Department...
Jack Lew Confirmed as New US Ambassador to Israel
The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to be the next US ambassador to Israel in a 53-43 vote. Lew, a longtime...
‘A Shia Islamist Reich’: Israel’s UN Ambassador Compares Iran to Nazi Germany, Says Regime Behind Hamas Terrorism
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan on Monday said that while Hamas seeks the extermination of the Jewish people, Iran and its so-called supreme...
Israel Liberates IDF Private Held Hostage by Hamas in Ground Operation; Israelis Celebrate Across Nation
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s Shin Bet security service on Monday announced that an IDF private held hostage by Hamas was liberated during...
‘Barbaric, Sadistic Animals’: Israeli President Confirms Death of 23-Year-Old German-Israeli Abducted by Hamas
A 23-year-old German-Israeli woman was confirmed by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on Monday to have been murdered by Hamas after she was abducted at a...
Jewish, Pro-Israel US Congressman Announces Democratic Primary Challenge to President Biden
Jewish, pro-Israel US Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) on Friday announced his candidacy to challenge President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary. Phillips, 54, filed...
US Sanctions Hamas Networks in Iran, Turkey
The Biden administration on Friday announced new sanctions against Hamas financiers and funding networks in Iran and Turkey. "[The] individuals targeted today play a key role...
Natan Sharansky: ‘We Forgot That We Should Not Take the Existence of the State of Israel for Granted’
Natan Sharansky, the famed refusenik and international campaigner against antisemitism, on Wednesday said that the Hamas invasion of Israel on Oct. 7 was a wakeup...
Rabbi Simon Jacobson Responds to Hamas’ Oct. 7 Massacre: ‘Simchat Torah Is Actually the Celebration of Jewish Indestructibility’
Rabbi Simon Jacobson, the chairman and publisher of The Algemeiner, on Wednesday said that Hamas terrorists had underestimated the strength of the Jewish people in...
