Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
European Retail Giant Withdraws Home Decorations Promoting Deadly Antisemitic Stereotypes From Polish Outlets
Europe's largest DIY and home improvements retailer on Monday abruptly withdrew a range of home decorations being sold in its Polish outlets that played on antisemitic...
Despite Killer’s Admission of Guilt, Criminal Trial for Antisemitic Murder of French Jewish Woman Remains in Doubt
Grave doubts over whether the individual accused of the antisemitic murder of a Jewish widow in Paris in 2017 will ever face a criminal trial...
Leading US Rabbis Denounce Lithuanian Government’s ‘Contempt and Derision’ Over Jewish Heritage Coin
A Jewish heritage commemorative coin issued by the Lithuanian government to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of eastern Europe's greatest rabbis...
‘Jew Coup’: The Founder of a White House-Accredited Media Outlet’s Shocking Antisemitic Rant
The host of a far-right Christian talk show whose outlet has frequently received White House press credentials from US President Donald Trump's administration has posted...
‘Stuffy Like Auschwitz’: Jewish Woman Details Antisemitic Barbs Faced by Her Teenage Son at German Public School
The mother of a 16-year-old Jewish boy in the German city of Offenbach told a local news outlet on Tuesday that a stream of antisemitic...
Africa’s Top University Decisively Rejects Call to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions
An overwhelming majority in the Senate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa has rejected a long-standing proposal to endorse an academic...
Belgian Prosecutors Step Back From Legal Action Against Soccer Fans Who Chanted ‘Jews Burn Best’
Public prosecutors in Belgium announced on Friday that they had backed away from legal action against four soccer fans who were caught on film chanting...
ADL’s 2019 Survey of Global Antisemitism: 10 Things We Learned
The Anti-Defamation League's survey of antisemitic attitudes released on Thursday covers over 9,000 respondents in 18 countries across four continents. As well as probing the...
Trump Administration Shift on Settlements Draws Mixed Responses From Jewish, Pro-Israel Groups in US
The Trump administration's decision to break with a long-standing US policy of regarding settlements in the West Bank as "inconsistent with international law" drew mixed...
French Jewish Leader Discloses Further Rise in Antisemitic Offenses During 2019
France experienced another disarming rise in antisemitic offenses during the first six months of 2019, the head of the French Jewish community disclosed in a...
French National Assembly Set to Debate Antisemitism Resolution Amid Row Over Inclusion of Anti-Zionism
The French parliament confirmed on Wednesday that it would discuss a resolution on the "resurgence" of antisemitism in the country that has so far been...
Appropriation of Nazi-Era ‘Yellow Star’ at Paris Demonstration Against Islamophobia Outrages French Jews
The official body representing French Jews and prominent Muslim leaders were among the critics of an incident at a march against Islamophobia in Paris last...
‘The Difference Now Is That We Have the State of Israel’: German Jewish Leader Describes Growing Unease With Threat from Neo-Nazis, Islamists
The head of the Jewish community in the Germany city of Halle -- where a neo-Nazi terrorist attempted to gun down worshipers gathered for Yom...
‘BDS Fail’ in South Africa as Pro-Boycott Lobby Abandons National Campaign Against Israeli Company’s Takeover of Local Dairy Giant
The influential lobby in South Africa advocating a boycott of the State of Israel was forced into a climbdown this week, as it abandoned plans...
