Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Ignoring, Excusing, Enabling: Sorbonne Scholar Probes French Media’s Attitude on Rising Antisemitism
In the week that has passed since the judicial announcement that the murderer of Sarah Halimi -- the 65-year-old Jewish woman beaten to death in...
Parents of US Girl Killed in 2001 Jerusalem Bombing Call for Congressional Investigation Into Fugitive Hamas Terrorist Living Freely in Jordan
The parents of an American victim of a devastating Palestinian suicide bombing in Jerusalem in 2001 are calling on the US Congress to investigate why...
French Jews Vow to Appeal Paris Court’s Ruling That Antisemitic Murderer of Sarah Halimi Is ‘Unfit’ for Criminal Trial
Lawyers acting for the family of a French Jewish widow murdered in her own home during a frenzied antisemitic assault have vowed to appeal the...
Supporter of UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Slams Antisemitism Whistleblowers as ‘Bunch of Wimps’ During BBC Interview
The schism within the British Labour Party over antisemitism deepened on Thursday, as supporters and detractors of the party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn furiously...
‘It Was Fantastic’: South Africa’s Jewish Soccer Star Dean Furman Reflects on Shock Win Over Egypt in African Cup
Three days after South Africa stunned the world of international soccer by knocking hosts Egypt out of the 2019 African Cup of Nations, the sound...
Fury as Cartoonist Behind ‘Blatantly Antisemitic’ Image Receives Invite to White House Social Media Summit
One of the invited guests to a White House social media summit scheduled for Thursday is a cartoonist renowned for graphic attacks on political opponents...
Rabid French Antisemite Dieudonné Sentenced by Paris Court for Money Laundering, Tax Evasion
The rabidly antisemitic French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala was sentenced to two years in prison by the Paris Criminal Court on Friday, which convicted him...
Spanish Nominee for Top EU Foreign Policy Post Is Firm Backer of Iranian Regime
A Spanish socialist politician strongly tipped to become the next European Union High Representative for foreign policy is raising hackles in the US, Israel and...
Top German Protestant Leader Urges Creation of Church Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism
The head of one of Germany's leading Evangelical churches has called on his fellow Protestant clerics to appoint a special representative to challenge rising antisemitism...
UK Labour Leader Corbyn Under Pressure Over Readmission of MP Who Dismissed Antisemitism Concerns
The civil war in the British Labour Party over the readmission of a leading ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn intensified on Friday, as more...
Criminal Trial of Antisemitic Killer of Sarah Halimi Still Hanging in Balance, French Lawyer Says
The lawyer for the family of Sarah Halimi -- the 65-year-old French Jewish widow brutally murdered in her Paris apartment in April 2017 by an...
‘A Sad Reality’: Berlin Antisemitism Official Repeats Kippah Warning for German Capital
The Berlin city official tasked with combating antisemitism in the German capital on Tuesday repeated earlier official warnings about the potential dangers of wearing visibly...
Hatred of Israel, Homosexuality and Women’s Emancipation Are Dominant Beliefs in Arab World, New BBC Poll Reveals
A clear majority of the Arab world continues to believe that Israel is the main threat in the Middle East and North Africa, a comprehensive...
Appreciative Laughter Greets Malaysian PM’s Antisemitic Barb at Cambridge University Appearance
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad -- infamous for his antisemitic views across several decades -- delivered an anti-Jewish barb that was greeted with laughter during...
Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Complains About Current US Lunar Ability
UK Calls Seizure of Ship a ‘Hostile Act’; Iran Releases Video of Capture
US Authorizes Deployment of Troops, Resources to Saudi Arabia
Fasting and the Seventeenth of Tammuz
The New York Times Improves Its Iran Coverage — Up To a Point