Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Ex-Canadian PM Harper: Popularity of My Support for Israel Among Electorate Makes It Difficult for Trudeau to Go in Different Direction
Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Sunday that the pro-Israel stand he took while in office has made his successor, Justin Trudeau, cautious...
Former ADL Chief Abraham Foxman Warns Against ‘Politicization’ of Antisemitism; Calls Sarsour a ‘Bigot’ Who Should Not Have Received CUNY Invite
For the community of scholars, activists and advocates involved in combating antisemitism, there is always an occupational hazard of concentrating on one particular event or issue at...
US Official Criticizes New Draft of ‘Delegitimizing’ UNESCO Resolution Labeling Israeli Presence in Jerusalem ‘Illegal’
The latest draft of a resolution entitled "Occupied Palestine" to be voted on this Tuesday by UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency, has been sharply condemned...
Islamic Cleric Favored by PA President Abbas: Israel Waging War on Muslims With Drugs and ‘Sex Mania’
Israel is waging war on Muslims with drugs and "sex mania," a leading Islamic cleric in the Palestinian Authority alleged during a sermon rebroadcast this month...
Leading Jewish Group Warns of Negative Ramifications for Israel if Qatari Diplomat Becomes Next UNESCO Chief
A leading Jewish human rights group is warning that condemnation of Israel at UNESCO will only intensify should a Qatari official assume the director-general's post at the...
London Conference Promoting Trade With Iran Draws Strong Warning Over ‘Political, Reputational’ Risks
A global conference in London promoting trade with Iran has drawn a warning from a leading advocacy group opposed to the Tehran regime's nuclear program...
UNESCO Draft Resolution Declaring Israeli Sovereignty Over Jerusalem ‘Illegal’ Draws Fire From Israel, Jewish Groups
The United Nations' cultural organization UNESCO is to vote next Tuesday, May 2, on a resolution introduced by the Palestinians and several Arab states rejecting Israeli...
Human Rights Group: Israel Bears ‘Ultimate Responsibility’ for Gaza Electricity Supply as Crisis Looms
Israel should refuse the Palestinian Authority's request to cut off electricity supplies to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on the grounds that it is the "ultimate...
British Parliamentary Candidate Suspended Over Wildly Antisemitic Social Media Posts
Britain's Liberal Democrat Party has suspended one of its candidates in the forthcoming June 8 General Election over a series of virulently antisemitic posts on...
Former Far-Right French Activist Among Those Detained in Police Swoop Tied to 2015 Paris Magazine and Kosher Market Attacks
French police have arrested around a dozen people this week in connection with the terrorist attacks in Paris in January 2015 which saw 17 people...
Controversy Over Prominent BDS Activist Linda Sarsour Reaches New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Jewish leaders and pro-Israel activists have expressed concern over a contribution to Time Magazine by New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that praised Linda Sarsour – a...
Leading US Jewish Groups Laud Trump’s ‘Clear, Forceful’ Holocaust Commemoration Speech
Leading American Jewish groups were quick to praise President Donald Trump's forthright condemnation of antisemitism during a Holocaust commemoration speech earlier today. Speaking on behalf of...
Israel-Germany Relationship ‘Unchanged,’ Says Sigmar Gabriel After Netanyahu Cancels Sit-Down to Protest FM’s Meeting With Far-Left NGO
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel moved quickly to defuse a diplomatic row with Israel on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a face-to-face sit-down in...
Israeli UN Envoy Lashes Out Over Barghouti Security Council Letter, Calls Jailed Palestinian Terrorist’s Actions ‘No Different Than Those of ISIS’
Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon has reacted angrily to a letter penned by jailed Palestinian terrorist leader Marwan Barghouti that was distributed to Security Council members this week. “Barghouti...
