Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Israel Furiously Counters Top EU Official’s Claim That ‘Starvation Is Being Used as Weapon of War’
Israeli officials reacted with outrage on Monday in the face of a claim by the EU's foreign policy chief that Jerusalem is imposing a famine...
Austrian Government Announces New Measures to Counter ‘Orgy of Hatred’ Targeting Jews
In a bid to counter what she called the "orgy of hatred" targeting the Jewish community, Austria's constitutional minister on Monday announced that the central...
Synagogue in English City That Spawned Anti-Jewish ‘Blood Libel’ Vandalized With Antisemitic Slogans
The sole synagogue in the English city where the first known instance of the medieval anti-Jewish "blood libel" occurred has been vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. The...
French Cops Prevent Students From Mounting Pro-Palestinian Demonstration at Elite Paris University
French police on Thursday prevented pro-Palestinian students at the Sciences Po university in Paris from staging a demonstration, deepening the conflict over antisemitism and free...
Former Lyft Driver Facing 10-Year Jail Sentence for Antisemitic Assault on Jewish Passenger
A former Lyft driver in San Francisco is facing a maximum 10-year jail sentence and a fine of $250,000 for a brutal assault on a...
Austria Reports Record Number of Antisemitic Incidents in Wake of Oct. 7 Hamas Pogrom
Austria reported a record number of antisemitic incidents in 2023, with the vast majority occurring after the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom, according to data released...
‘Don’t Let Her In, She’s a Zionist!’ Macron Leads Condemnation of Pro-Hamas Protest at Top Paris University
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday led a chorus of condemnation of a group of pro-Hamas students who blockaded a lecture hall at one of...
Antisemitism in Ireland ‘Blatant and Obvious’ in Wake of Hamas Onslaught, Says Jewish Former Cabinet Minister Alan Shatter
There is little doubt in Alan Shatter's mind that over the last five months, his native Ireland has "evolved into the most hostile state towards...
South African Jewish Women Protest Hamas Rapes as Government Seeks to Boost Pressure on Israel
South Africa's Jewish community has continued to display widespread support for Israel as the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has pledged to maintain its pressure...
Italian Anti-Terror Police Arrest PA-Linked Palestinians Over Alleged Terror Plot
The Italian authorities on Monday announced the arrest of three Palestinians on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in Europe, one of whom has been in...
‘A Month of Crying Every Day’: Canadian Jewish Politician Resigns From Left-Wing Party Over Antisemitism
A Jewish politician who was forced to resign from her cabinet post in the government of British Columbia over remarks she made that were deemed...
Chilean Jews Accuse President of Antisemitism as Israeli Companies Are Barred From Major Defense Expo
Chile's Jewish community and a group of senior retired military officers were among those voicing condemnation on Wednesday of the Chilean government's decision to exclude...
French Cops Arrest Assailant Who Beat, Abused Jewish Man as He Left Paris Synagogue
French police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a man alleged to have carried out a brutal antisemitic assault against a Jewish man as he...
France Moves to Strip Citizenship From Pro-Russian Activist With Record of Antisemitic Barbs
The French authorities have launched proceedings to strip the citizenship of a prominent pan-Africanist writer and activist with a long record of viscerally antisemitic comments...