Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Antisemitic Thug Who Assaulted Jewish Street Artist in Strasbourg Cleared of Extortion Charge by French Court
A man who engaged in an antisemitic assault against a young Jewish graffiti artist in the French city of Strasbourg was released by a court...
France Bans Pro-Hamas ‘Sheikh Yassin Collective’ Implicated in Beheading of Paris School Teacher
In the wake of last week's beheading of a Paris high school teacher, the French government on Wednesday announced a ban on an Islamist group...
Meet Gaby Farber, South African Religious Zionist and Progressive Student Activist — and Proud of Both
Gabriella Farber, a 22-year-old Jewish student at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, is very possibly an unprecedented phenomenon, at least when it comes...
French Police Arrest Pro-Hamas Activist in Connection With Beheading of Paris School Teacher
One of France's most vocal Islamists was taken into police custody on Sunday in connection with the horrific murder of a high school teacher in...
Following Brutal Attack on Heidelberg Jewish Student, German Investigation Reveals Deepgrained Antisemitism Inside Elite University Fraternities
A German politician has urged the country's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution -- which guards against neo-Nazi and extremist threats -- to...
French Jews Rally to Aid Town of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, WWII Haven for Refugees, After Storm Alex Devastation
French Jews have rallied to the aid of a small town on the border with Italy that was devastated from flash flooding caused by Storm...
Brutal Antisemitic Assault Outside Hamburg Synagogue Was ‘Terrorist Act,’ Says German Jewish Leader
The head of the Jewish community in the northern German city of Hamburg on Monday denounced a violent antisemitic assault on a Jewish student outside...
French Police Knew in Advance of Paris Kosher Supermarket Killer’s Weapons Cache, Witness Tells Terror Trial
The ongoing trial in Paris of 14 suspects in the January 2015 terrorist attacks heard testimony on Thursday from a far-right political activist and arms...
Calls Increase for Ban on Scandinavian Neo-Nazi Group After Synagogues Targeted by Hateful Propaganda on Yom Kippur
A Jewish leader in Sweden has called for decisive action against a neo-Nazi movement that is growing across Scandinavia after its supporters distributed viciously antisemitic...
‘Why This Hatred of The Jew?’ Father of Murdered Kosher Market Victim’s Agonized Question at French Terror Trial
The father of one of the four victims murdered by an Islamist gunman at a kosher supermarket in Paris in January 2015 broke down during...
French Rapper Freeze Corleone Facing Criminal Prosecution for Antisemitism, Holocaust Denial on Hit Debut Album
A French rapper whose debut album reached number three on the country's charts after its release last week is facing criminal prosecution for lyrics on...
Merkel Laments Continuing ‘Disgrace’ of Antisemitism in Germany in Speech to Jewish Leaders
German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that the "disgrace" of antisemitism was increasing in visibility during an address to the local Jewish community's leadership on Monday...
Son of Murdered French Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Blasts French Judiciary for ‘Unconscionable Treatment’ of Jews
The eldest son of the Holocaust survivor who was brutally murdered during an antisemitic assault in her Paris apartment castigated France's judiciary for its alleged...
Polish Agricultural Industry Enraged by Proposed Government Ban on Kosher Meat Exports
Poland's agricultural industry has reacted furiously to new government proposals to restrict the slaughter of animals according to Jewish and Muslim rites, with one body...
Iran Says US-Brokered Sudan-Israel Deal Secured by ‘Ransom’
A Glimpse Into the Israeli Air Force’s ‘Operation Black Belt’
Is Iran Pushing an Arms Race?
New Clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh After Washington Talks
US Sets Single-Day Record for COVID-19 Cases During New Surge