Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Hamas and PFLP Are ‘Not Terrorist Organizations,’ Top Palestinian Official Claims at UN Anti-Israel Forum
A senior PLO official and former negotiator with Israel went before a UN forum on Thursday to emphatically deny that Hamas and the Popular Front...
Amid Turmoil in Relations Between US Jews and Israel, Top Reform Rabbi Urges Greater Engagement
A prominent American Reform rabbi has called for a quantum leap in US Jewish engagement with Israel as the best way of responding to the current crisis that has pitted...
Belgian Regional Parliament Passes Law Banning Kosher Slaughter
The parliament in Flanders, the predominantly Flemish-speaking province of Belgium, voted by a near-unanimous majority to ban the ritual slaughter of animals on Wednesday. Only one...
BDS Advocates, Terror ‘Partners’ to Speak at UN Forum on ’50 Years of Occupation’
A UN-sponsored forum at the global organization's headquarters in New York City on Friday will provide a platform for Palestinian NGOs associated with terrorist groups, including Hamas, as...
Relatives of Sarah Halimi, French Jewish Pensioner Murdered by Islamist, Lodge Negligence Complaint With Paris Prosecutor
Relatives of the brutally murdered Parisian Jewish pensioner Sarah Halimi have lodged a formal complaint with the Paris Public Prosecutor's office over the manner in which...
Global Anti-Financial Crime Agency FATF Keeps Iran on Economic Blacklist
An intergovernmental organization created by G7 nations to combat financial crimes including money-laundering and terrorism financing is to keep Iran on its economic blacklist, in...
‘Whitewashed’: The Sordid Story of UK Labour Party Antisemitism Laid Bare
"Just sitting in the early morning light, looking out over my beautiful garden, and thinking how much I love this country that gave my family...
Major Documentary on UK Labour Party Antisemitism Premieres in London
Some of the UK's leading Jewish intellectuals gathered with Labour Party parliamentarians at London's JW3 Jewish community center on Monday night for the public launch...
Iranian Leaders Call for Muslim Unity in ‘Fight Against Zionist Regime’
Iran's rulers sounded a uniformly hard line against Israel and the Sunni Arab allies of the US in messages released in honor of the Muslim festival...
Jewish Groups Condemn ‘Antisemitic’ Exclusion of Marchers From Chicago LGBT Rights Parade Over Star of David Flags
Leading US Jewish organizations on Monday excoriated the organizers of a gay rights march in Chicago this past weekend whose stewards ejected a group of women...
Jewish LGBT Leader Scorns Chicago Dyke March Organizers For ‘Heinous’ Defense of Star of David Ban
The founder of the premier organization linking the LGBT communities in North America and Israel slammed on Monday the organizers of a gay rights march in...
UK Government Threatens to Cancel Hamas-Linked Event Featuring Speaker Who Called Jews ‘Sleazy Thieves’
A Palestinian cultural festival in London next month is set to provide a platform to a group of activists known for their consistent hate speech against Jews...
As Austrian Capital Readies for ‘Al-Quds Day’ March, Anti-Fascist Activists Pledge to Confront ‘Antisemitic Agitation’
As pro-Iranian and Hezbollah demonstrators prepare for the annual "Al-Quds Day" march in Vienna on Saturday, anti-fascist activists in the Austrian capital are demanding that...
No Peace Possible While Palestinian Authority ‘Sanctifies’ Terror, Israeli Victim Families Caution Top Trump Aides
Relatives of victims of Palestinian terror attacks on Friday warned Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt -- the two emissaries of US President Donald Trump charged with reviving...
