Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Iran’s New Cabinet Includes Two Fugitives Wanted in Connection With 1994 Bombing Atrocity at Buenos Aires Jewish Center
Iran's new crop of political leaders includes two individuals wanted by international law enforcement authorities for their roles in the 1994 terrorist bombing of the...
‘This Is Unprecedented’: Leading Holocaust Experts Weigh in on Polish State’s Campaign to Rewrite History of World War II
The ongoing controversy centered on the Polish president's approval this month of legislation that shuts down Holocaust-era restitution claims should be understood as part of...
Tennessee School Teachers Under Investigation for Antisemitic Facebook Post Comparing Vaccine Refusers to Jews Persecuted by Nazis
An assistant principal and a history teacher at a high school in Germantown, Tennessee are under investigation following protests from students over an antisemitic Facebook...
Free at Last: French-Jewish Gay Man Abused and Beaten in Turkish Jail Wins Release, Arrives Back Home
A French Jewish gay man who endured a hellish incarceration in a Turkish jail after being caught with a small amount of narcotics for personal...
Polish Justice Minister in Furious Attack on Independent Court’s Decision to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Holocaust Historians
Poland's Minister of Justice on Tuesday launched an extraordinary attack on a judge's decision to reject a lawsuit brought against two leading historians of the...
Jewish Activists Declare Victory as Lithuanian Government Shelves Plans to Build Conference Center on Vilnius Cemetery Grounds
The government of Lithuania announced on Monday that it was shelving widely-criticized plans to build a cutting edge convention center on land containing graves from...
‘A Lesson for All Oppressed Peoples’: Iran, Hamas Embrace Violent Takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban
Iran and Hamas on Monday effusively welcomed the final capitulation of the Afghan government to Taliban insurgents over the weekend, praising the hardline Islamist organization...
‘Legalized Theft’: Israel, World Jewish Leaders Slam Polish Parliament’s Approval of Legislation Dismissing Restitution for Holocaust Survivors
After a chaotic day that began with a split in the right-wing coalition that rules Poland, the lower house of the country's parliament, the Sejm,...
US House Speaker Pelosi Calls on Polish Counterpart to ‘Use Every Possible Tool’ to Block New Law Closing Off Holocaust Restitution Claims
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged her Polish counterpart to block legislation that would effectively cut off the property restitution claims of survivors of...
Former French Parliamentary Candidate Arrested for Brandishing ‘Abject’ Antisemitic Sign at Vaccine Refusal Demonstration
A school teacher and former parliamentary candidate for two far-right parties in France has been arrested by the authorities after she brandished a virulently antisemitic...
Antisemitic ‘Not Vaccinated’ Flyers Abusing Memory of Nazis’ Jewish Victims Discovered on New York’s Upper East Side
Antisemitic flyers comparing New York City's impending vaccine pass requirement for entry to public places with the genocidal policies of the Nazi regime towards Jews...
Prosecution Urged of Far Right Propagandist in Slovenia For ‘Hero Hitler’ Tweet
The editor of a far right "news agency" in Slovenia that promotes what it calls "traditional values" has drawn widespread condemnation for tweeting that Nazi...
‘A Jew Won’t Let Him Go for Nothing’: Fury Over Antisemitic Barb Against Jewish Chairman of English Premier League Soccer Club Tottenham Hotspur
Top English soccer club Tottenham Hotspur has declared itself "appalled" after its Jewish chairman was the subject of an antisemitic barb on a live radio...
‘Qui?’ Antisemitic Propaganda Floods Anti-Vaccination Movement in France as Jewish Doctors Report Harassment by Activists
The burgeoning political movement in France opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine is being flooded with antisemitic propaganda that is, according to one analyst, reminiscent of...
