Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Promising New Vaccine Data Shows Death Rates Declining Rapidly Among Israelis Over 60
New data published Thursday indicates that Israel’s ongoing vaccination campaign may be working, with a steep fall in the morbidity rate and number of deaths...
BDS Bill ‘Does Not Reflect the University’s Views,’ Says UC Irvine After Student Government Passes Anti-Israel Resolution
The University of California Irvine administration pushed back against the passage of a pro-BDS bill by its student government that referred to Israel as an...
University of California Irvine Student Government Passes BDS Bill Condemning Israel as ‘Apartheid’ State While Denying Link to Judaism
The student government at University of California, Irvine passed a BDS bill on Tuesday night demanding divestment from several companies that do business with Israel. The...
Annual IDF Intelligence Assessment Says Iran Two Years From a Nuclear Weapon, Hezbollah Still Wants Revenge
The IDF's annual intelligence assessment states that Iran is two years away from a possible nuclear weapon and Hezbollah is still out for revenge against...
IDF Chief of Staff: We Are Operating in Enemy Territory ‘Almost Every Week’
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said Monday that Israel is operating “almost every week” in enemy territory, Israeli news site N12 reported. Speaking at a...
American Jewish Groups Slam ICC Decision on Israel as ‘Systemic Bias’
American Jewish organizations spoke out strongly against the International Criminal Court’s ruling that it has jurisdiction to investigate war crimes in Gaza and the West...
We Need Cancel Culture to Fight Hate and Antisemitism, but Must Limit Its Abuse
In many ways, freedom of speech is the most fraught, controversial, and essential right in any democratic society. Without it, in fact, there can be...
Brother of Former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Arrested for Distributing Leaflets Comparing COVID-19 Vaccines to Auschwitz
The brother of former UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who in polls was considered antisemitic by the majority of British Jews, has been arrested...
Israeli Treatment for Severe Cases of COVID-19 Shows Excellent Results in Phase 2 Trials
An Israeli treatment for patients suffering from severe cases of Covid-19 showed excellent results in its Phase 2 trials. Israeli news site N12 reported that Israeli...
NGO Human Rights Watch Demands President Biden End Criticism, Refusal to Cooperate With BDS
The leading NGO Human Rights Watch, long noted for its antipathy toward Israel, called on Tuesday for President Joe Biden to stop the US government...
Israel to Provide 5,000 Vaccine Doses to Palestinian Medical Workers
Israel will provide 5,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinian Authority in order to vaccinate frontline medical workers, reports indicated Sunday. The Agence France-Presse...
Report Reveals Iran’s Years-Long Effort to Infiltrate Israel, Recruit Spies and Sow Terror
Iran has been engaged in a years-long effort to infiltrate Israel, set up terror cells within its borders and in the Palestinian territories, and carry...
Netanyahu Reaffirms Israel Will Not Allow Iran to Acquire Nuclear Weapon Following IDF Chief of Staff’s Warning
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed on Thursday that Israel will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons following a recent statement from the IDF...
Netanyahu Will Seek to Avoid a Confrontation With Biden on Iran Nuclear Issue: Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek to avoid a confrontation with the new Biden administration on the Iran nuclear issue, Axios reported on Wednesday. President...
