Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Muslim-Owned Restaurant in Germany Once Targeted by Neo-Nazi in Yom Kippur Shooting Rescued From Bankruptcy by Jewish Community Campaign
The Turkish kebab restaurant in the German city of Halle attacked by a neo-Nazi gunman following an attempted massacre at a nearby synagogue where worshipers...
Fury as South African Chief Justice Is Ordered to Apologize for Pro-Israel Comments
South Africa's chief justice has been ordered by a judicial oversight committee to apologize publicly for criticisms he made last year of his government's hostile...
German Muslim Leader Resigns After Socialist Group Exposes His Online Antisemitic Campaign
The head of an influential Turkish Muslim association in Germany resigned from his position on Thursday after his antisemitic social media postings were exposed by...
French High Court Debates Trial for Accused Antisemitic Killer of Sarah Halimi Deemed Criminally Irresponsible Over Cannabis Use
France's highest court began its deliberations Wednesday on whether to overrule a lower court's decision excusing the alleged antisemitic murderer of a Jewish woman from...
‘Why Not China?’ Protests Greet New Zealand Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Decision to Divest From Israeli Banks
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund divested from five Israeli banks on Wednesday, citing their alleged funding of Israeli settlements in the West Bank as the...
‘We Are Hitler’s People, Then and Now:’ Violent Hatred of Jews Exposed Among Students at Elite German University Fraternity
Students at an elite German university fraternity regularly greeted each other with the words "Heil Hitler" and used the word "Jew" as a pejorative, according...
Advocating Israel’s Destruction Is Antisemitic, Say Clear Majority of French Voters in New Survey
A growing number of French voters now perceive a clear connection between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, according to a new survey published by CRIF, the representative...
‘Sieg Heiling Idiot’ Forced to Resign From Senior State Historian’s Post in Poland Following Global Outcry
The far right activist appointed earlier this month to a senior position in the Polish state-run Institute for National Remembrance (IPN) resigned on Monday following...
Fury Over Polish Government’s Appointment of Former Far Right ‘100% Aryan’ Activist to Leading State Post
Poland's nationalist government was enveloped in yet another bitter controversy over antisemitism this week, following the appointment of a former far-right activist who used the...
Auction House Halts Sale of Historic Burial Registry After Jewish Community in Romania Claims Ownership
A leading New York auction house specializing in rare Judaica has withdrawn from sale a historic document originating from the Jewish community in the Romanian...
Polish Government’s Campaign to Control Holocaust Research Set to Continue, Warns Jan Grabowski, Historian at Center of Major Libel Trial
The historian at the center of a precedent-setting, Holocaust-related libel case in Poland warned on Tuesday that next year's commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the...
‘Dehumanizing’ Murder of Ilan Halimi Solemnly Remembered Amid Continued Threat of Antisemitism in France
A modest crowd of around 100 people gathered in Paris on Sunday afternoon to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the kidnapping, torture and murder of...
‘Shaun on P13’: Ordinary Norwegians Expose the Anti-Semite in Their Midst
JNS.org - If Shaun Henrik Matheson was an American radio presenter rather than a Norwegian one, it’s highly unlikely that he’d still have a job...
Coronavirus Protests Fuel Yet Another Annual Rise in Antisemitic Outrages in Germany
Germany registered another spike in the number of antisemitic hate crimes committed during 2020, with conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic spurring much of the...
Biden’s First Unforced Blunder
Uproar in Indianapolis as Local Celebrity Chef Recycles Medieval Anti-Jewish Blood Libel in ‘Joke’ on Instagram
Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism at Syracuse University
Attack on Israeli Vessel Was Iranian Retaliation for Secret Operation, Says Official
Muslim-Owned Restaurant in Germany Once Targeted by Neo-Nazi in Yom Kippur Shooting Rescued From Bankruptcy by Jewish Community Campaign