Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
New York Times Corrects Allegation Made by Extremist, Four Months Later
The New York Times has corrected an article which approvingly relayed a claim by the U.S.-based anti-Zionist extremist, Ali...
Former Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Affirms That USS Liberty Was ‘Tragic Friendly Fire Incident’ as Al Jazeera America Prepares to Air ‘Shocking Report’ by Conspiracy Theorist
With U.S.-Israeli bilateral relations hitting a new low this week, the Qatari-financed news broadcaster Al Jazeera America is tonight broadcasting a special report on the...
Father of WTC Victim Blasts Haaretz Over Cartoon Showing Netanyahu as 9/11 Terrorist
The father of a young New Yorker who was murdered during the September 11, 2001 terrorist atrocity at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan...
Advocacy Group Calls on Obama to Demand ‘Full Transparency’ on Iran Nukes Before Lifting Sanctions
A leading advocacy group working to counter Iran's nuclear program has urged the Obama Administration to press for "full transparency" on the Tehran regime's nuclear...
British Jewish Opposition Leader Driving UK Jews Away Over Israel, Angers Iconic Actress
Ed Miliband, the Jewish leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, is under heavy criticism from members of the UK Jewish community for his party's growing...
New Israel Fund Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Funding for Israeli NGO Led by Boycott Activist
The New Israel Fund, the New York-based non-profit which granted nearly $27 million to left-wing and progressive NGOs in Israel according to its latest financial...
White House Distances Itself From ‘Chickenshit’ Insult Leveled at Netanyahu, Stops Short of Apology
The White House has issued a cautious criticism of the anonymous Obama administration official who called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "chickenshit" in an...
Top Jewish Leader Hier Urges Obama to ‘Name, Apologize for and Repudiate’ Anonymous Official Who Called Israeli PM Netanyahu ‘Chickenshit’
Rabbi Marvin Hier, the founder and Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, has called on President Barack Obama to "name, apologize for, and repudiate" the...
In Wake of Ottawa Attack, Senior Canadian Jewish MP Irwin Cotler Calls for ‘Comprehensive’ Anti-Terrorism Strategy (INTERVIEW)
Few politicians in North America can boast Irwin Cotler's pedigree as a human rights advocate. A former Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Cotler, who...
EXCLUSIVE: New York’s Met Museum Honors Qatari Royal at Private Bash as Questions Over Qatar’s Terrorism Financing Persist
As accusations continue to mount over Qatar's alleged involvement in the financing of terrorist groups including Hamas and Islamic State (IS,) The Algemeiner has learned...
Jewish Advocacy Group Criticizes U.S. Snub to Israeli Defense Minister Ya’alon
Bilateral relations between the United States and Israel were further bruised this week when it emerged that Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon was prevented by...
Nassau County DA Pulls Out of Islamic Center Event After Learning of Invite to Islamist Extremist
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has pulled out of a November 23 fundraising dinner at the Islamic Center of Long Island after learning that...
South African BDS Activists Target Woolworths Kosher Food Section With Severed Pigs Head
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel took another step into open antisemitism today when student activists in South Africa placed the severed...
German Model Aircraft Manufacturer Herpa Apologizes for Negative Reference to ‘Zionism’ in Magazine Article
The German company Herpa, the world's leading manufacturer of quality model airplanes, has apologized for an article in its monthly magazine, WingsWorld, which included hostile...
