Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
New Israeli Elections in Offing as Gantz Says Blue and White Will Vote to Dissolve Knesset
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz -- head of the centrist Blue and White party -- announced on Tuesday that his party would vote in favor...
Iran’s State News Agency Claims Top Nuclear Scientist Assassinated by Remote-Controlled Killer Robot
Following the assassination on Friday of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, the country's state media on Sunday came out with an unusual narrative of the event...
Proposed Knesset Law Would Create Memorial Day for Victims of the Spanish Inquisition
A new law proposed to the Israeli Knesset would create an official memorial day for the victims of the Inquisition. Created by the Catholic Church in...
Pakistan Denies Rumors That It Will Normalize Ties With Israel
Pakistan reiterated again on Tuesday that it would not normalize relations with Israel, following fresh rumors that the Muslim-majority country might do so. The rumors began...
SJP-Backed Student Referendum at Tufts Pushes Antisemitic Libel That Israel Trains US Police to Harm Minorities
A notorious anti-Israel group is pushing a student referendum at Tufts University that promotes the discredited libel that the Jewish state trains US police forces...
Obama, Netanyahu, AIPAC and the Jews
Several years ago, a friend and I were discussing yet another of then-President Barack Obama’s seemingly endless clashes with Israel, and I suddenly said, “Wait...
In Apparent Message to Biden, Netanyahu Says Don’t Go Back to Nuclear Agreement With Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that there should be no return to the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran. Speaking at a memorial ceremony...
UK Jews Welcome Labour Chief Starmer’s Move to Not Seat Corbyn in Parliament, but Demand More Action Against Antisemitism
Top UK Jewish groups praised Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s decision on Wednesday to prevent his disgraced predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn, from being seated as a...
Canadian Jews Urge PM Trudeau to Resume Past Policy of Opposing Raft of Anti-Israel UN Resolutions
Top Jewish organizations in Canada have written to the country’s prime minister and foreign minister asking them to resume a two-decade long tradition of voting...
UK Jews Slam Reinstatement of Ex-Labour Chief Corbyn After ‘Pathetic Non-Apology’ for Antisemitism Report Comments
Top UK Jewish groups expressed outrage on Tuesday after Labour reinstated its former leader Jeremy Corbyn shortly after he issued a "pathetic non-apology" for comments...
Netanyahu Warns Gaza Terror Groups After Rocket Attack: Price of Aggression ‘Will Be Heavy, Very Heavy’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark warning to Gaza’s terrorist organizations on Sunday following an overnight rocket attack, saying the price for further...
Despite Covid-19 Pandemic, UN’s World Health Organization Spends Four Hours Bashing Israel
Despite a ongoing global pandemic that has taken over a million lives, the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) took time on Thursday to condemn...
After Trump Loss, Netanyahu Defends His Conduct of Relations With US, Says He Has Good Ties With Both Parties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his record on relations with the United States on Tuesday, saying his conduct had not harmed the Jewish state's...
Israel in Advanced Talks to Purchase Millions of Doses of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine; ‘I See Light at End of Tunnel,’ Netanyahu Says
Israel is reportedly in talks to purchase the coronavirus vaccine being developed by the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Monday,...
