Ben Cohen / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen / JNS.org
Putin Plays the Anti-Semitism Card in Ukraine Crisis
JNS.org - Back in 2004, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused his regional rival Viktor Yushchenko, who was then the pro-western president of Ukraine, of...
Israeli Apartheid Week is a Soviet Creation
JNS.org - #Rethink2014 is one of the more creative Twitter hashtags I've recently encountered. Launched by students opposing the hatefest otherwise known as "Israeli...
Obama, Israel, and the Return of Robert Malley
JNS.org - That there is widespread anxiety over the Obama administration's Middle East policies is hardly a secret. If we have learned anything...
Responding to the J Street Challenge
JNS.org - Ever since its founding in 2008, J Street, the liberal Jewish advocacy group, has expended a great deal of time and energy...
Boycott or Opportunity? You Can’t Have Both
JNS.org - There is a smug sense of "I told you so" about much of the recent commentary concerning the challenge that Israel faces...
Scandinavian Circumcision Controversy Proves Europe is the Dark Continent
JNS.org - Back in the heyday of colonialism, Europeans used to refer to Africa as the "dark continent." Originally, the phrase was intended...
Europe Woos Iran as it Shuns Israel
JNS.org - Nobody does double standards quite like the Europeans. And if recent developments are anything to go by, they will remain the market leader...
Three Ugly Memes About Jews and Israel
JNS.org - Here are three disturbing memes about Jews and Israel that I've noticed in three separate-but-related news stories recently. Meme Number One: "You're...
Anti-Semitism Links Boycott of Israel to Quenelle
JNS.org - About five years ago, I participated in a head-to-head debate about contemporary anti-Semitism that was published in the Congressional Quarterly. Facing off against...
Hamas Finishes 2013 With a Whimper, Not a Bang
JNS.org - Israel ended 2013 in much the same way as previous years: facing a surge of terrorist activity from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip....
The Answer to BDS is Jewish Power
JNS.org - On a virtual stroll through the website of the "U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel"—a deeply unpleasant...
Einat Wilf Scandal Shows Who Really Stifles Debate on Israel
JNS.org - In the litany of complaints offered up by Jewish opponents of the State of Israel, there are two themes that are...
Stephen Walt and the Phantom Iran Nuclear Deal
When it comes to the most asinine response to the purported deal between the world's main powers and Iran over the latter's nuclear program, top...
Nelson Mandela and Zionism
JNS.org - In the coming days, there will be much reflection on the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, following the former South African president's...
