Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Despite Unwavering Support for Hamas, Qatar Seeking Improved Ties With ‘Jewish Community Worldwide’
The Gulf state of Qatar -- long-shunned by the pro-Israel community in the US for its overt financial and political backing of the Palestinian terrorist...
Taylor Force Act Targeting Palestinian Authority Terror Payments Receives Procedural Boost in Senate
A bill before the US Senate that targets the Palestinian Authority's policy of paying salaries and benefits to terrorists and their families received a major boost...
Iranian Jewish Academic and Philanthropist, Who Fled Tehran as Child During Islamic Revolution, to Head up ADL’s International Outreach
An Iranian Jewish woman whose family escaped from Tehran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979 has been appointed to lead the Anti-Defamation League's international outreach, with a...
Arriving for Volunteer Project, Cape Town Jewish High School Students Confronted by Anti-Zionist Slogans
Jewish high school volunteers in Cape Town were confronted by anti-Zionist posters and slogans when they arrived at a public school in the city on Tuesday to participate in an...
US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley: Trump Will Move Beyond 2015 Nuclear Deal if Iran Fails Compliance Test
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, said during an address in Washington, DC on Tuesday that President Donald Trump was not guaranteed to certify...
As University of Cape Town Debates Israel Boycott, South African Pro-BDS Leader Faces Legal Action Over ‘Jewish Soap’ Holocaust Tweet
The leader of a black nationalist organization in South Africa with close ties to the BDS movement is facing legal charges over a virulently antisemitic...
Defending Bid for World War II Reparations From Germany, Poland’s Deputy PM Appeals for Jewish Understanding
To anyone who has followed Polish politics since the turn of this century, the strident language that marked 2016's political earthquakes -- from Brexit to the...
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov Scorns Israeli Concerns Over Iranian Build-Up in Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov went on a PR offensive this week to counter Israeli warnings that a ceasefire imposed by Moscow in Syria is enabling Iran...
Antisemitic French ‘Comedian’ Dieudonné Heading to North Korea for ‘Private Show’ at ‘Peace Festival’
The notorious French antisemitic propagandist Dieudonné Mbala Mbala – known simply as "Dieudonné" – is reportedly heading to North Korea for a September 9 event billed...
UN Ambassador Haley Highlights Iranian Military Backing for Hamas as IAEA Rebuffs US Demands for Nuclear Inspections
Iran's admission that it is providing military and financial support to the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas is a potential violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 –...
PA’s Botched Attempt to Manipulate UN Chief Was Prompted by International Condemnation of Terror Glorification, Israeli Analyst Says
The Palestinian Authority's unease over growing international frustration with its stance on terrorism lay behind its botched attempt to portray visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres as having...
Israeli Government Cites ‘Press Freedom’ in Decision Allowing Qatari Broadcaster’s Jerusalem Bureau to Remain Open
The director of the Israeli government's press office cited "press freedom" on Thursday as the underlying reason for not revoking the media credentials of the Qatari-funded...
Shia Imam in Orange County Offers Full Apology for Sermon Accusing Israel of Backing ISIS
A Shia imam in California who stated during a sermon that Israel "finances, arms and trains" the Sunni Islamist terror group ISIS has offered an...
Africa’s Top University Risks Endangering US Partnerships Over Proposed Boycott of Israel, Leading American Law Professor Says
Africa's top university will be placing its partnerships with its US counterparts in jeopardy if it succumbs to pressure from BDS activists to adopt a full-scale academic boycott of Israel, a prominent...
