Ben Cohen / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen / JNS.org
The Bitter Truth About Anti-Zionism
JNS.org - Collisions are often unintentional. Bumping into someone as you walk down a busy thoroughfare with one eye on your cell phone or scraping...
October 7: Rape As an Instrument of Genocide
JNS.org - As the world marked International Women’s Day on March 8, the various social-media platforms lit up with posts from pro-Israel celebrities and influencers...
An Ideology of Violence
JNS.org - When all is said and done, antisemitism is fundamentally an ideology of violence. Behind every missive and every barb—whether delivered online, at pro-Hamas...
Politicians Who Abuse the Holocaust Should Be Sanctioned
JNS.org - The Israeli government was absolutely right in its decision last week to announce that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva—known to the...
The Myth of British Exceptionalism
JNS.org - That old image of the Jewish family with a packed suitcase at the ready in case they are compelled to suddenly leave their...
When Fighting Antisemitism, You Can’t Pick and Choose
JNS.org - It was one of those incidents that you never expect will happen to you, but when it does, it changes your life irrevocably. On...
War, Antisemitism and Free Speech: A Critical Dilemma
JNS.org - Should governments and public institutions take punitive measures against groups or individuals who promote antisemitism through such measures as cutting funding, criminalizing aspects...
Time to Huddle: Antisemitism on the Field
JNS.org - As unsettling and painful as the current wave of global antisemitism that followed the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in Israel is, it’s still...
When Our Allies Are Hamas Allies
JNS.org - During the middle of December, New Yorkers were treated to the sight of brash maroon and white beams splashed across the Manhattan skyline...
Daniel Jadue on Supremacism, Nazi Ideology and a ‘Chosen People’
JNS.org - If you thought the sordid row in 2017 over the contention that women who support Israel have no place in the feminist movement...
You’re Not Antisemitic? Sure?
JNS.org - Amid the current debate over whether a new front will open up in Israel’s war against Hamas and its regional allies, it might...
Arrests of Hamas Suspects Underline Jewish Insecurity in Europe
JNS.org - Unless you follow the news from Europe closely, it’s unlikely you’ll be aware that last week, seven alleged Hamas suspects believed to be...
In Memoriam: The Man Who Fostered my Love of Israel
JNS.org - I’ve been writing this column for more than a decade, but this week will, sadly, be very different for a few dozen of...
‘Antizionism’ is the Most Lethal Form of Antisemitism Out There
JNS.org - Nearly five years ago, I wrote a piece for this column in which I argued that the term “anti-Zionism” would be better rendered...