Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Extremist Parties Chalk Up Massive Gains in French Legislative Elections
Extremist parties of both left and right enjoyed a strong showing in Sunday's legislative elections in France, with the far right National Rally (RN) winning...
Leading Contemporary Art Show Opens in Germany Amid Political Storm Over ‘Antisemitic’ Exhibits
The top official tasked with combating antisemitism in Germany has criticized a leading art show that was opened by the country's president on Saturday for...
‘Shameful:’ Catalan Parliament in Spain Denounces Israel for ‘Crime of Apartheid’
The parliament in the Spanish region of Catalonia has voted in favor of a resolution denouncing Israel as an "apartheid" state and urging international sanctions...
‘Intolerable’: Poland Rejects Israeli Demand for Armed Guards to Accompany School Trips to Holocaust Sites
Israel's education ministry on Wednesday announced that it was canceling visits to Poland for thousands of Israeli school students over a dispute concerning security arrangements,...
As EU Releases Funds to Palestinian Authority, Foreign Leaders Flock to Ramallah
A slew of foreign dignitaries visited Palestinian leaders in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, discussing issues ranging from continued aid to the...
Medieval Antisemitic Carving Can Remain at Historic Church, German Judge Rules
A federal appeal court in Germany has ruled against a Jewish activist who sought the removal of an anti-Jewish carving from the 13th century that...
Renewed EU Aid to Palestinian Authority Will Compromise Fight Against Antisemitism in Europe, Dutch Parliamentarian Says
The fight against resurgent antisemitism in Europe will be dangerously compromised when the EU resumes funding to the Palestinian Authority, a Dutch member of the...
Norwegian Foreign Minister Defends Decision to Place Warning Labels on Israeli Products from ‘Occupied Territories’
Norway's foreign minister has defended her country's announcement on Friday that goods imported from the West Bank, the Golan Heights and eastern Jerusalem must be...
‘Nelson Mandela Would Not Approve’: South Africans Denounce UN Report on Palestinians
A group of pro-Israel South Africans has invoked the figure of the late Nelson Mandela, the iconic leader of their country's anti-apartheid struggle, in a...
‘He Would Have Been Lynched’: French Parliamentary Candidate Whose Husband was Victim of Antisemitic Assault Speaks Out
The French parliamentary candidate in the city of Strasbourg whose husband was badly beaten up in an antisemitic assault as he distributed her election posters...
Legislative Election Campaign in France Marred by Antisemitic Assault, Row Over Jeremy Corbyn
As France edges towards the first round of elections for its national assembly on Sunday, the campaign has been marred by at least two incidents...
‘Once We Have Peace, the Catholics Will Be More Loyal Than Anyone’: New Book Reveals Wartime Pope’s Message to Hitler During Secret Talks
Pope Pius XII, the head of the Catholic Church during World War II, engaged in secret negotiations with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler through an intermediary,...
French Court Sentences Imam for Antisemitic Sermon Following Appeal
The imam of a mosque in the French city of Toulouse has been found guilty in appeal of "inciting violence and racial hatred" for a...
Argentine Jews Launch Legal Action Against Far-Left Politician Agitating for Israel to Be ‘Destroyed’
An Argentine politician is facing legal action launched by the country's Jewish community over a series of statements deemed antisemitic and anti-Zionist, including one that...
