Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Palestinian Authority Officials Claim ‘New Bond’ With Trump Administration, Top Ramallah-Based Paper Reports
An insider account of the events surrounding last week's meeting between US President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas reveals optimism among Palestinian...
‘You’re a Liar,’ Israeli Soldiers Tell Breaking The Silence Activist in Hard-Hitting New Video
An Israeli veterans organization has released a hard-hitting new video attacking "Breaking the Silence" – an Israeli NGO that publishes what it says are the...
New York City Council Member Raises Pressure on CUNY Over Honoring of BDS Advocate Linda Sarsour
As the row continues over the forthcoming honoring by the City University of New York (CUNY) of Linda Sarsour – a prominent advocate of the BDS...
European Jewish Congress Assails Belgian Kosher Slaughter Ban as ‘Greatest Assault’ on Jews Since ‘Nazi Occupation’
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) reacted furiously to the decision on Monday of the parliament in the Walloon region of Belgium to ban the slaughter...
Major Norwegian Party Votes to Ban Circumcision, Prompting Concern Among Country’s Jewish Community
Norway's libertarian Progress Party voted at its annual national conference this past weekend to ban the circumcision of males below the age of 16. The measure,...
French Jews, Relieved by Le Pen Election Defeat, Still Cautious About Future
French Jews breathed a sigh of relief as far right candidate Marine Le Pen was roundly defeated by centrist Emmanuel Macron in the second and...
‘I Spent My Life Fighting Totalitarianism:’ Gorka Remains Defiant Over Hungarian Far Right Allegations
Sebastian Gorka, the embattled deputy adviser to US President Donald Trump, remained defiant over allegations concerning his ties to far right groups in Hungary during...
Israeli Intelligence Minister Urges Formal US-Israel Understanding Over Iranian Threat, Calls for Recognition of Jewish State’s Sovereignty in Golan
Israel's intelligence minister has called for a new US-Israeli security understanding over the extensive presence in Syria of Iranian forces. Israel Katz, Israel's Minister for Transportation...
Report: Prince Charles Visit to Israel Scrapped by ‘Pandering’ British Foreign Office
The former commander of British forces in Afghanistan has decried the alleged cancellation of an official visit to Israel by Prince Charles later this year...
ADL Blasts White House Staffer for Boasting of Close Relationship with Louis Farrakhan
The Anti-Defamation League has slammed an adviser to President Donald Trump for saying that she would "look forward " to a meeting with Louis Farrakhan,...
Failed Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile Test Boosts US Concern Over Iran-North Korea Military Alliance
Iran's unsuccessful test launch of a cruise missile from a submarine in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday is fueling the Trump administration's...
Israeli LGBT Activists Demonstrate at Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv Over Persecution of Gay Men in Chechnya
More than 600 demonstrators descended upon the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday to protest the persecution of gay men in Chechnya. Chanting "never again," the...
Bereaved Israeli Families Demand FIFA Action Over Palestinian Soccer Chief’s Terror Incitement
Members of more than 30 Israeli families who lost relatives in Palestinian terrorist attacks have signed a letter to FIFA -- the governing body of...
Iran Experts: President Rouhani Facing Uphill Election Struggle as Impact of Nuclear Deal Dominates Campaign
As the Trump administration deliberates over the future of the nuclear deal with Iran, candidates in the Islamic Republic's May 19 presidential election have turned...
