Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Kurdish Media Highlights Israeli Support for Independence Drive as Iran Fumes
Kurdish media outlets reported favorably on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's support for Kurdish independence on Monday, highlighting the fact that his position is shared...
ADL Unconvinced by Trump’s Condemnation of KKK and White Supremacists
President Donald Trump finally issued a strident condemnation of white supremacist groups on Monday afternoon, denouncing by name the Ku Klux Klan and other neo-Nazi...
Swiss Hotel Owner Says She ‘Used The Wrong Words’ in Signs Singling Out ‘Jewish Guests’
The owner of a resort hotel in the Swiss Alps has conceded that she "used the wrong words" in signs she placed over the weekend that...
EU Foreign Policy Chief Joins Zimbabwe Dictator, Hezbollah Terrorists and North Korean Officials at Iranian President’s Inauguration in Tehran
A gallery of dictators and war criminals joined representatives from Western democracies -- including the EU's top foreign policy representative, Federica Mogherini -- in Tehran...
Australian Jews Outraged as Local Council Bans Construction of Sydney Synagogue, Citing Fear of Potential Terror Attack
The shock decision by a planning committee to deny permission for the construction of a new synagogue in Sydney on the grounds that it would...
Antisemitic Murderer of French Jewish Pensioner Sarah Halimi Transferred to Prison, Raising Expectations of Criminal Trial
The Islamist assailant who murdered Paris Jewish pensioner Sarah Halimi in April has been moved from a psychiatric hospital to a prison near the French...
US Senators Denounce ‘Sick’ PA Terror Payments Policy as Taylor Force Act Passes Foreign Relations Committee by 17-4 Vote
US lawmakers denounced on Thursday the Palestinian Authority's "sick" policy of paying salaries to terrorists and their families after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed...
Prominent US Jewish Leader Slams New York Senator Gillibrand’s Backtrack on Israel Boycott Bill
New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took heat on Thursday from World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder, following her announcement earlier this week that she was...
In Warning to Security Council, American UN Envoy Nikki Haley Highlights Ballistic Missile Danger, Growing Iranian Support for Terror
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, wrote on Wednesday to both the Security Council and the global intergovernmental organization's secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, with a...
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Stokes Temple Mount Conspiracy Theories at Islamic Summit
Any hopes that Israel's leaders might have entertained of a reduction in Palestinian incitement over the Temple Mount were swiftly dashed this week by the...
Orthodox Rabbis Join Call for Homeland Security Investigation Into Antisemitic California Imam Ammar Shahin
An influential group of Orthodox rabbis has joined the call for a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigation into the California imam who delivered a...
European-Funded Palestinian NGOs Launch Fierce Defense of PA’s Terror Payments Policy
Leading Palestinian NGOs -- many of them backed with generous funding from European governments and agencies -- have launched a new campaign in defense of...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Strengthens Taylor Force Act in Advance of Forthcoming Vote
Palestinian opposition to ending the policy of "martyr payments" could face a potentially insurmountable obstacle in the form of revised legislation governing American aid to the...
New York Congressman Demands Investigation Into Iranian Funding of US Universities Through Alavi Foundation
A New York congressman is urging US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to investigate the funneling of millions of dollars by an Iranian regime-controlled foundation to...
