Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Last Jew in Afghanistan, Previously Unknown to Public, Evacuated by Israeli Aid Group
The last Jew in Afghanistan, previously unknown to the public, has been evacuated from the country by an Israeli aid group. The Associated Press reported that...
Investigator Says Maine Homeowners Wrongly Evicted Black Jewish Tenant After He Refused to Remove Mezuzah
A pair of Maine homeowners discriminated against one of their tenants because he was a Jewish man, a state investigator has found. Local NBC affiliate News...
Palestinian Terrorist Convicted of Murder of Esther Horgen, as Family Condemns PA Leaders
An Israeli military court on Wednesday convicted a Palestinian man for the murder of Esther Horgen in December of last year, prompting Horgen’s family to...
Chilean Newspaper Condemned for Tribute to Gestapo Founder Hermann Göring
The right-wing Chilean newspaper El Mercurio has been harshly criticized after it published a lavish article on the life of Gestapo founder and close confidant...
British Jews Slam UK Green Party for Adopting ‘Contradictory’ Definitions of Antisemitism
The Green Party of England and Wales has adopted guidance that includes multiple, contradictory definitions of antisemitism, drawing a rebuke from a leading UK Jewish...
Progressive Zionist Org Calls on US Lawmakers to Reject Antisemitism of Sunrise Movement Chapter That Withdrew From Rally With Jewish Groups
A top progressive Zionist organization has called on a group of US Democratic lawmakers to condemn the "antisemitism" of an environmental advocacy group that withdrew...
Environmental Org Slammed for Pulling Out of DC Voting Rights Rally Over Jewish Groups’ Presence
A Washington, DC-chapter of a top environmental organization set off a storm of controversy after it announced it would withdraw from a rally due to...
Two Men Wanted for Drunken Antisemitic Attack in Brooklyn: ‘Jews Shouldn’t Exist!’
New York police released footage of an apparent antisemitic assault on Thursday, in which two intoxicated men attacked a Jewish man outside a club in...
Israeli President Herzog Announces Forum to Combat Climate Change
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has announced the formation of the Israeli Climate Forum, which will deal with Israel’s potential role in solving the problems caused...
Israeli Officials, US Jewish Groups Mourn Colin Powell: ‘A Great American Patriot and a Great Friend of Israel’
Top Israeli officials and American Jewish and pro-Israel groups weighed in on Monday to mark the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell, who...
UK Islamist Preacher, Supporter of Terrorism, Implies MP Assassinated Because He Was ‘Pro-Israel’
A UK Islamist preacher with a long history of hate speech and support for terrorism set off a storm of controversy on Saturday after he...
US Treasury Department Lifts Sanctions on Companies Involved in ‘Providing Support’ for Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
An advocacy group dedicated to preventing Iran from gaining nuclear capability has raised questions over a recent decision by US Treasury Department to lift sanctions...
A New Tack for US Jews Fighting Antisemitism: The ‘You’re Dead to Me’ Strategy
By now, the failure of the American Jewish establishment should be manifest and self-evident. The pogrom that struck the Jewish community in May, including violence...
Former Head of Mossad Says Iran ‘Not Close’ to Nuclear Bomb
The former head of Mossad on Tuesday poured cold water on Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s claim that Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon...
