Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Far-Right Extremists Mar Commemorations in Germany of Nazi Pogrom of November 1938
As Germany marked the 82nd anniversary earlier this week of the atrocities committed by the Nazis during "Reichspogromnacht," far-right extremists marked the occasion with rowdy...
Finnish Jews Relieved After Legislation Targeting Female Mutilation Exempts Circumcision of Males
New legislation passed by Finland's parliament proscribing the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) will not include measures restricting the circumcision of boys, allaying earlier...
Iranian Regime Gives Tepid Response to Suggestion of Revived Nuclear Deal With Incoming Biden Administration in US
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday reacted coolly to suggestions that US President-elect Joe Biden would revive the 2015 nuclear deal between the Tehran regime and...
‘It’s Very Scary’ — Florida Jewish High School Student Expresses Fear Over Reinstatement of Principal in Holocaust Denial Scandal
The prospect of the Florida high school principal at the center of a Holocaust denial scandal returning to the state's education system is "very scary,"...
‘Zionism Only at Beginning of Its History,’ French Intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy Says
Leading French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy has called for a renewal of the Zionist vision, arguing that the notion that the Jewish national liberation movement had already...
Antisemitic Thug Who Assaulted Jewish Street Artist in Strasbourg Cleared of Extortion Charge by French Court
A man who engaged in an antisemitic assault against a young Jewish graffiti artist in the French city of Strasbourg was released by a court...
France Bans Pro-Hamas ‘Sheikh Yassin Collective’ Implicated in Beheading of Paris School Teacher
In the wake of last week's beheading of a Paris high school teacher, the French government on Wednesday announced a ban on an Islamist group...
Meet Gaby Farber, South African Religious Zionist and Progressive Student Activist — and Proud of Both
Gabriella Farber, a 22-year-old Jewish student at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, is very possibly an unprecedented phenomenon, at least when it comes...
French Police Arrest Pro-Hamas Activist in Connection With Beheading of Paris School Teacher
One of France's most vocal Islamists was taken into police custody on Sunday in connection with the horrific murder of a high school teacher in...
Following Brutal Attack on Heidelberg Jewish Student, German Investigation Reveals Deepgrained Antisemitism Inside Elite University Fraternities
A German politician has urged the country's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution -- which guards against neo-Nazi and extremist threats -- to...
French Jews Rally to Aid Town of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, WWII Haven for Refugees, After Storm Alex Devastation
French Jews have rallied to the aid of a small town on the border with Italy that was devastated from flash flooding caused by Storm...
Brutal Antisemitic Assault Outside Hamburg Synagogue Was ‘Terrorist Act,’ Says German Jewish Leader
The head of the Jewish community in the northern German city of Hamburg on Monday denounced a violent antisemitic assault on a Jewish student outside...
French Police Knew in Advance of Paris Kosher Supermarket Killer’s Weapons Cache, Witness Tells Terror Trial
The ongoing trial in Paris of 14 suspects in the January 2015 terrorist attacks heard testimony on Thursday from a far-right political activist and arms...
Calls Increase for Ban on Scandinavian Neo-Nazi Group After Synagogues Targeted by Hateful Propaganda on Yom Kippur
A Jewish leader in Sweden has called for decisive action against a neo-Nazi movement that is growing across Scandinavia after its supporters distributed viciously antisemitic...
