Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Swedish Court Sentences Iranian Official to Life Imprisonment for Massacres of Political Prisoners
An Iranian regime operative has been sentenced by a Swedish court to life imprisonment over his participation in a series of gruesome massacres of political...
New Revelations of Support for Anti-Israel BDS Campaign Pile Pressure on Beleaguered German Art Festival
Germany's flagship Documenta festival of contemporary art is facing the removal of its federal government funding as fresh allegations of antisemitism among its curators and...
Jews in Chile Outraged by Use of Notorious Antisemitic Meme in Ad for Discount Liquor
Jewish community leaders in Chile have expressed outrage at the publication of a newspaper advertisement for cut-price liquor that featured a notorious antisemitic meme. The advertisement...
Russia ‘Exploiting’ Holocaust, Pushing Antisemitism to Justify Ukraine Invasion, New US State Department Report Protests
A new report issued by the US State Department on Monday charged Russia with having invoked "Nazism and the horrors associated with World War II...
BDS Should Be Prosecuted as a Hate Crime, President of City of Madrid Tells Visiting US Jewish Delegation
The head of the city government in the Spanish capital Madrid is urging that the promotion of the boycott campaign against Israel be considered a...
German Parliament to Debate Official Probe Into Antisemitism at Flagship Contemporary Art Festival
The row over antisemitic imagery at Germany's highly-regarded Documenta festival of contemporary art reached the German parliament this week, as legislators urged tough consequences for...
‘Iran Is the Number One Sponsor of Antisemitism, Hands Down,’ Says Departing ADL Head of International Relations
Five years after being appointed as the international affairs director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Sharon Nazarian is leaving the Jewish civil rights organization confident...
Syrian Regime Recognizes Russian-Backed ‘People’s Republics’ in Ukraine
The Syrian regime on Wednesday announced that it was officially recognizing the two separatist "people's republics" that have attempted to separate from Ukraine, following a...
Support for PA President Mahmoud Abbas Nosedives as Palestinian Support Shifts to Hamas: New Survey
A new poll of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip released on Tuesday shows that the Islamist organization Hamas has edged ahead of...
ADL Launches ‘COMBAT’ Strategy to Counter Rising Antisemitism in US, Internationally
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced the launch of a nationwide plan to combat antisemitism in the United States on Tuesday, asserting that with incidents targeting...
Jews in France Facing ‘Unprecedented Political Threat,’ Warns Newly-Elected Community President Yonathan Arfi
The newly-elected head of the umbrella organization representing Jews in France has warned that the community faces an "unprecedented political threat" as a result of...
‘Disgusting’: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Nixes Visit to Contemporary Art Festival Over Antisemitic Display
Germany's federal chancellor has pulled out of a visit to a major contemporary art show in the city of Kassel in protest at the presence...
Russia Still a Threat Even if Putin Dies, Says Renowned Holocaust Investigator Now Probing War Crimes in Ukraine
Russia will continue to pose a deadly threat to Ukraine even if current President Vladimir Putin dies, according to the French Catholic priest who built...
Crudely Antisemitic Mural Removed From Top Art Show in Germany as Controversy Over Jew-Hatred Roils On
The storm over antisemitism at one of the world's leading contemporary art shows continued unabated on Tuesday as organizers removed a mural that included crudely...
