Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Israeli-Born Rap Pioneer in Germany Explains How Antisemitism Drove Him From Music Scene He Helped Create
An Israeli-born pioneer of rap music in Germany has announced that he is quitting the local hip-hop scene he helped to foster, citing rising antisemitic...
Iranian Dissidents Urge Trump to Release Frozen Tehran Regime Assets Amid Renewed Student Protests
More than 400 Iranian pro-democracy activists have signed an open letter to US President Donald Trump seeking American financial and political support to bring down...
Iranians Flood Social Media to Mock Tehran Regime’s Anger Over Broadcast of Jackie Chan ‘Sex Scene’
Iranians took to social media platforms in droves on Monday to mock the Tehran regime's decision to fire the head of a regional TV station...
UN Envoy Danny Danon Quashes Rumors of Knesset Return, Confirms Intent to ‘Strengthen Israel’s Standing During This Trying Time’
Israel's UN ambassador, Danny Danon, quashed over the weekend rumors that he was planning to resign from the key diplomatic post to run in the...
Hailing US Withdrawal From Syria as ‘Victory for Resistance,’ Top Iranian Cleric Boasts He Can Hear ‘Breaking of the Bones of Liberal Democracy’
As the Iranian regime faces increased pressure from international sanctions and domestic discontent, a senior government cleric on Friday delivered a fiery sermon in which...
Dutch Jews Urge Ban on ‘Antisemitic’ Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations at Amsterdam’s World War II Monument
Leaders of the Jewish community in the Netherlands are pressing the mayor of Amsterdam to enact an outright ban on the provocative anti-Israel rallies that are held...
Anti-Defamation League Lists Beacons of Hope and Extremes of Hate in Overview of 2018
In a sign of the politically febrile times in which we live, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) this week released a list of the most hopeful...
French Police Launch Search for ‘Yellow Vest’ Protesters Who Accosted Elderly Jewish Woman on Paris Metro
French police opened an investigation on Wednesday into allegations that an elderly Jewish woman was subjected to antisemitic invective while traveling on the Paris Metro last...
Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Tops Wiesenthal Center List of 2018’s Worst Antisemitic Outrages
2018 will be remembered as the year when the word "antisemitism" became a constant feature of the global news cycle, with reports of outrages against Jewish...
Wishing Christians ‘Merry Christmas’ Is ‘Worse Than Murder,’ Canadian Islamist Cleric Declares
As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, footage has emerged of an Islamist cleric in Canada telling an assembly of Muslim young people in British...
Trump’s New Embrace of Turkish President Erdogan Decried by Top US Jewish Leaders
Two prominent American Jewish leaders expressed strong concern on Monday over US President Donald Trump's declaration of faith in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria Is a ‘Disaster, Shame and Moral Crime’
One of the world's most well-known public intellectuals and human rights advocates on Monday eviscerated US President Donald Trump's snap decision to withdraw 2,000 US troops...
Top Lebanese Politicians, Commentators Excoriate Hezbollah for Escalating Tensions With Israel Over Border Tunnels
A growing number of Lebanese politicians and political commentators are openly accusing Hezbollah -- the Iranian regime's Shi'a proxy -- of endangering their country's security...
Australian Rock Legend Nick Cave Blasts His ‘Hero’ Brian Eno for Supporting Israel Boycott
In a personal email made public on Wednesday, acclaimed Australian rock musician Nick Cave condemned Brian Eno -- the legendary British musical artist he lauded as "my hero"...
