Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
US CENTCOM Commander Will Visit Israel This Week to Talk Iran, Normalization With Arab States
The commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, will visit Israel on Thursday for the first time under the administration of...
With Trump Gone, the Jewish Left and Right Must Unite Against Antisemitism
The era of Trump, and with it four years of living dangerously, are finally over. Unlike any American politician before him, Trump created a massive...
Massive Holocaust Memorial Center to Be Built at Site of Babyn Yar Massacre in Ukraine, Where Over 30,000 Jews Were Killed
One of the largest Holocaust memorial centers in the world is set to be built at the site of the Babyn Yar Massacre near Kyiv,...
Biden Administration Will Avoid Major Moves on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, but Will Seek to Contain Netanyahu: Report
The administration of newly sworn-in President Joe Biden will not make any major moves on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but will attempt to prevent Israeli Prime...
Israel’s Shin Bet Fears More Terror Attacks in 2021, Better Hamas Capabilities
After a year in Israel notable for the lack of a major war, a marked decrease in terrorist attacks and a downturn in casualties, the...
Iran Loses Voting Rights in UN General Assembly for Non-Payment of Dues
Iran has lost voting rights in the United Nations General Assembly for failing to meet its financial obligations to the organization. The UN has released a...
Netanyahu Bids Goodbye to US Ambassador Friedman: ‘There Was Never a Better Ambassador’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute to outgoing US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Sunday, saying “there was never a better ambassador.” Netanyahu hailed...
Israeli President Warns Decline in Public Trust Could Lead to Political Violence
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin warned on Monday that Israel is in danger of political violence similar to last week’s assault on the US Capitol building...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Compares Capitol Riot to Kristallnacht in Video
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a video message that quickly went viral on Sunday, in which he compared last week’s mob assault on the...
Top UK Jewish Organization Slams ‘Disturbing’ Letter From Lawyers Attacking IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The head of a top UK Jewish organization condemned an open letter from a group of lawyers and former judges that attacked the Secretary of...
Top UK Jewish Group Slams Leading Daily for Claim That Israel Is Denying Covid-19 Vaccine to Palestinians
A leading Jewish group in the United Kingdom blasted a major British newspaper on Monday for an article blaming Israel for the lack of coronavirus...
Psychiatric Report Finds Antisemitic Monsey Attacker Unfit to Stand Trial, Hearing to Be Held This Month
A hearing will be held this month to determine whether the man who stabbed five people, killing one, in an antisemitic attack in Monsey, New...
Trump’s Flaws Enabled His Middle East Successes
For those of my particular political persuasion, who might be called liberal conservatives or conservative liberals, the spectacle of the Trump presidency has not been...
University of California Merced Calls for Inquiry Into Professor Who Engaged in Social Media Antisemitism
The University of California Merced chancellor and executive vice-chancellor on Tuesday called for an inquiry into a School of Engineering professor who posted antisemitic and...
