Ben Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen
Top EU Official Attacks Hungarian PM Viktor Orban for ‘Dog-Whistle’ Antisemitism
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been on the receiving end of a tongue-lashing from one of the European Union's top officials over alleged "dog-whistle words"...
Overwhelming Majority of European Jews Perceive Hatred of Israel as Antisemitic, New EU Report Reveals
That the overwhelming majority of European Jews considered anti-Zionism to be a form of antisemitism was among the key findings of a report issued on Monday...
Bahrain Opposes UN Resolution Condemning Hamas, Denounces Hezbollah — on Same Day
In what may well turn out to be a first for an Arab country, the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain publicly opposed a UN vote to...
Israel Charges Lebanese Government With ‘Hypocrisy’ for Complaint to UN Security Council Over Anti-Hezbollah Operation
Israel on Friday slammed the Lebanese government for "hypocrisy" after Lebanon's UN envoy accused the Jewish state of violating a critical Security Council resolution that --...
ADL Protests Inclusion of Viciously Antisemitic Titles at Official Qatar Book Fair
Six months after its much-heralded outreach to effort to US Jewish leaders petered out, the Gulf emirate of Qatar's official book fair, which opened this...
Jewish Community Leaders in Brooklyn Thank NYPD for Swift Arrest of Antisemitic Hate Crime Suspect
Leaders of the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn on Wednesday welcomed the arrest by New York City police of a 32-year-old man who violently assaulted a...
ANC Leaders Roll Out Red Carpet in South Africa for Visiting Hamas Delegation
South African leaders have rolled out the red carpet for an official Hamas delegation during the past week, with a private visit to the Robben Island...
‘Nobody Should Be Afraid to Walk the Streets’: Brooklyn Rabbi Addresses Growing Concern About Antisemitic Violence Following Latest Attack in Williamsburg
Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn are increasingly concerned about walking the streets following the latest assault on a Jewish man in Williamsburg this past Shabbat, a prominent leader of the...
‘People Are Ready to Die or Go to Jail in Order to Kill Jews Today,’ Warns Fr. Patrick Desbois, Pioneer of Catholic-Jewish Understanding
"I will tell you a story," volunteered Father Patrick Desbois, during a conversation with The Algemeiner on Thursday morning. "Twenty five years ago, I was...
Israel’s Ambassador to UN, Danny Danon, Urges European Union States to Support US-Backed Resolution Condemning Hamas
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations has urged European Union countries to get behind a US-sponsored resolution at the UN General Assembly that condemns Hamas for its missile attacks...
Survey of European Jewish Leaders Shows Rising Concern About Antisemitism, Growing Support for Israel, With Jewish Education as Top Priority
Concern about antisemitism is growing, support for Israel is increasing, and the vast majority of Jews intend to stay where they are -- these are among...
‘I Will Never Be Afraid to Criticize a Democratic or Republican President’: New York Jewish Military Vet Max Rose Heads to Congress
At a time when politics in the US is dominated by fierce partisanship and ideological dogma, there is a reassuring nuance about newly-elected New York...
Northern Cyprus, Western Sahara, Tibet — The ‘Occupied Territories’ Still Available on Airbnb
Travelers looking for a vacation on the wrong side of an internationally-recognized "Green Line" needn't fret now that global rentals agency Airbnb is boycotting properties...
ADL Joins With Leading Scholars to Urge New Policy on Faculty Recommendations Following Recent University of Michigan BDS Scandals
University administrations in the US are being encouraged to adopt explicit guidelines that would prevent academics from refusing to write study-abroad recommendation letters for students...
