Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
‘We Have Had Enough’: Dutch Jews Demand Action Against Rising Antisemitic Harassment
Jewish community leaders in the Netherlands issued a plaintive warning on Thursday concerning the continuing rise of antisemitism in the country, declaring: "We have had...
‘When Russia Goes Through Bad Times, They Target the Jews,’ Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Warns in Appeal for Unity
Yevgen Korniychuk, Ukraine's Ambassador in Tel Aviv, has found himself in a rare position since Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists unleashed a bestial pogrom in...
Teen Who Stabbed Jewish Man in Zurich Was Radicalized Online, Swiss Police Reveal
The teenager who seriously wounded an Orthodox Jewish man in an antisemitic stabbing attack in Zurich earlier this month was radicalized on the internet while...
Israel Rejects European Bid to Unilaterally Recognize Palestinian State as ‘Reward for Terrorism’
Israel's foreign ministry on Monday warned four EU member states that unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip would...
Israeli-Turkish Relations Nosedive Again Following Erdogan’s Threat to ‘Send Netanyahu to Allah’
Turkey's foreign ministry issued a furious condemnation of Israel on Friday as it responded to a dressing-down of Ankara's ambassador in Tel Aviv by Israeli...
UK Jews Demand Investigation Into Alleged Maltreatment of 9-Year-Old Boy by Hospital Nurses Wearing ‘Free Palestine’ Pins
A prominent British children's hospital is investigating allegations that a 9-year-old Jewish boy was maltreated and humiliated by nurses bedecked in "Free Palestine" paraphernalia. The scandal...
Leading French Politicians, Cultural Figures Call on European Parliament Candidates to Reject Antisemitism
More than 600 prominent personalities in French politics and culture have signed an open letter calling on candidates in the forthcoming elections to the European...
French Canadian Newspaper Issues Apology for Antisemitic Caricature of Netanyahu
The French Canadian newspaper that published a crudely antisemitic caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday has issued an apology and confirmed that...
Fury Over Antisemitic Canadian Newspaper Cartoon Depicting Netanyahu as Blood-Sucking Vampire
One of Canada's leading French-language news outlets abruptly removed a crudely antisemitic caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from its website on Wednesday morning...
Macron Pledges ‘Uncompromising’ Fight Against Antisemitism in Address to French Jewish Leaders
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged an "uncompromising" fight against the antisemitism that has erupted across France since the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in Israel in...
Trump Under Fire After Claiming Jewish Democratic Party Voters ‘Hate Their Religion, Hate Israel’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump encountered a firestorm of criticism on Tuesday after he claimed that American Jews who vote for the Democratic Party "hate"...
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...
