Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
‘The Lifetime Achievement of an Affirmative Jew’: Bernard-Henri Lévy Reflects on New Film, ‘The Will to See,’ Ahead of Jerusalem Premiere
In a passage of his new book "The Will to See," a collection of dispatches and insights garnered from his travels in war zones around...
‘Eruption’ of Antisemitism in Germany During Israel-Hamas Conflict Shows Need for Authorities to Boost Protection Efforts, Says New Report
The more than 200 antisemitic outrages that occurred in Germany during the two-week conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist Hamas organization last May have...
‘I’m Being Treated Like A Criminal’ Says Polish Catholic Priest Facing Disciplinary Proceedings After Speaking Out Against Antisemitism
An outspoken Catholic priest and professor at one of Poland's leading universities will face a disciplinary hearing later this week where he will be asked...
‘Distortion’ and ‘Trivialization’ of Holocaust Poses Urgent Challenge, Says Newly-Appointed Head of Yad Vashem
The newly-appointed head of Israel's national memorial to the Holocaust has identified the "trivialization" and "distortion" of the Nazi persecution of the Jews as the...
Citing Support for Hamas and Workers’ Rights Violations, German Jewish Leader Calls on Top Soccer Club Bayern Munich to Sever Relations With Qatar
The head of the Jewish community in Germany voiced his backing on Thursday for the effort to persuade the country's leading soccer team, Bayern Munich,...
Polish Police Arrest Ringleaders of ‘Death to the Jews’ Rally in City of Kalisz as Outcry Continues
Polish police on Monday arrested the ringleaders of last week's virulently antisemitic demonstration in the town of Kalisz where participants shouted "Death to the Jews!"...
Cries of ‘Death to the Jews!’ Ring Out at Angry Demonstration in Poland as Far-Right Agitators Burn ‘Symbol of Tolerance’
Shouting slogans that included "Death to the Jews" and "LGBT, pedophiles, Zionists — enemies of Poland", hundreds of ultra-nationalists took over the center of a...
‘Justice Has Been Done’: Antisemitic Murderer of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Sentenced to Life Imprisonment by French Court
The murder trial that compelled France to confront the violent antisemitism in its midst came to a dramatic close on Wednesday, as a court in...
Far-Right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Embraces Antisemitic Nation of Islam in Anti-Vaccination Messages
In her quest for allies opposed to mass vaccinations against COVID-19, far-right Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has embraced the antisemitic Nation of Islam (NoI), favorably...
Dutch Entrepreneur Resigns From Right-Wing Broadcaster After Virulent Antisemitism Exposed
The chairman of a much-heralded right-wing broadcaster in the Netherlands has resigned amid a scandal over virulently antisemitic remarks he made on behalf of a...
‘The Plots of 120 Years Ago Have Been Realized’: Anger in Italy as Publishing House Issues New Edition of Notorious Antisemitic Fabrication
Italy's Jewish community has expressed disgust at the publication of a new edition of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," an antisemitic document originally...
Accused Killers of French Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Set Out to Murder a ‘Y*d,’ Son Tells Court in Ongoing Trial
As the trial of the two men charged with the killing of French Jewish Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll entered its fifth day, the court heard...
‘These Traditions Are Linked to Judaism’: French Far-Left Leader Mélenchon Offers Bizarre Defense of Far-Right Pundit Over Charge of Antisemitism
The leader of France's main far-left political party was embroiled in a new controversy involving antisemitism over the weekend, following a television interview in which...
‘How Could They Have Murdered This Angel?’: Son of Murdered Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Delivers Impassioned Testimony at Trial of Accused Antisemitic Killers
Relatives and friends of Mireille Knoll — the 85-year-old French Holocaust survivor robbed and stabbed to death in a brutal antisemitic assault in 2018 —...
