Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Antisemitic Incidents Rise by More Than 25 Percent in Czech Republic as Conspiracy Theories Fester Online
Antisemitic outrages in the Czech Republic rose by more than 25 percent in 2020, with the vast majority of incidents that targeted Jews for harassment...
Google Diversity Head Issues Internal Apology for 2007 Blog Post Accusing Jews of ‘Insatiable Appetite for War and Killing’
Google's readiness to challenge antisemitism was under scrutiny on Wednesday, amid a furor over a blog post written nearly 14 years ago by an individual...
Facebook Oversight Board Excoriated by ADL Over Refusal to Remove Blatantly Antisemitic Posts
Facebook has turned down repeated requests to remove a series of gruesomely antisemitic posts, including one claiming that "Hitler was right," the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)...
US State Department Reiterates Call for Immediate Release of Jewish Man Held Captive by Iranian-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen
The United States has reiterated its demand that Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen immediately release a Jewish prisoner incarcerated since 2018. In an interview on Monday with...
Muslim Extremists Stage Nazi-Style Rally Attacking Israel in Center of Hamburg, Germany, Despite Ceasefire in Middle East
Antisemitic demonstrations targeting Israel have continued to be staged by Islamist groups in Germany, despite the May 21 ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist...
‘Why Were You Reading That?’: Vienna Cops’ Question to Female Student Viciously Assaulted on Subway While Holding Jewish Book
Police officers in Vienna were under extra scrutiny on Friday in the wake of a woeful response from two street cops to a complaint of...
French Senate Adopts ‘Criminal Responsibility’ Bill in Wake of Sarah Halimi Legal Travesty, as Concern Rises Over Alleged Murderer’s Possible Release
The French Senate has adopted the first draft of a bill that would amend the country's penal code so that offenders under the influence of...
Top South African Leader Claims Israel Wants to Conquer African Continent in Conspiracy-Laden Antisemitic Rant
A senior leader of South Africa's ruling party unleashed a disturbing antisemitic rant on Tuesday at a protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria, in...
Far Right GOP Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene Faces House Censure for Comparing COVID-19 Vaccines to Nazi Holocaust
Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider (D) announced on Wednesday that he was drafting a resolution to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far right Republican Congresswoman from...
BDS Advocates Claim Major Victory After Federal Judge Overrules Georgia Anti-Boycott Law
US advocates of the campaign to isolate Israel within the international community as a first step towards its elimination as a Jewish state were celebrating...
Hardline BDS Organizations in New York Raising Legal Funds for Protestors Charged in Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations That Descended Into Anti-Jewish Violence
A New York-based coalition of Palestinian organizations that advocates the elimination of Israel as an independent Jewish state has raised nearly $20,000 to fund legal...
German Police Downplaying Antisemitism From Muslim Community, Say Experts, Following Latest Outburst of Jew Hatred
Antisemitic acts committed by Muslims or left-wing activists are under-represented in the records of the German police, Germany's top antisemitism official has admitted, amid continuing...
‘Unspeakable, Hideous’: German Parliamentarians Call for Tougher Measures Against Antisemitic ‘Free Palestine’ Demonstrations
Politicians of all stripes called for tougher measures against rising antisemitism during a Wednesday night debate in the Bundestag, Germany's parliament. The packed chamber, including Chancellor...
‘This is a Lie’: Turkey Rejects US Condemnation of Erdogan Regime’s ‘Incendiary’ Antisemitic Outbursts
Turkish government officials on Wednesday rushed to defend the country's Islamist president from US criticism of his "incendiary" antisemitic attacks on the State of Israel. "This...
