Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Israel Develops New High-Tech Cannon to Prevent Sea Infiltrations From Gaza
Israel believes the threat of sea infiltrations by Hamas operatives from the Gaza Strip is increasing and is trying to head off such scenarios with...
California Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Instituted Ethnic Studies Curriculum Deemed Antisemitic
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have instituted an ethnic studies curriculum for public high schools that critics have slammed...
New York University Reaches Settlement With US Department of Education Over Antisemitism Complaint, Pledges to Revise Anti-Discrimination Policies
Following a legal complaint filed last year over campus antisemitism, New York University has reached an agreement with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in...
Pro-Israel Education Group Files Amicus Brief in Support of Fordham University’s Denial of Recognition to Students for Justice in Palestine
A pro-Israel education group has filed an amicus brief in support of Fordham University for denying recognition to a campus chapter of Students for Justice...
UK Jewish Group Praises Labour Leader for Supporting New London Holocaust Museum
A top UK Jewish group praised Labour party leader Keir Starmer on Wednesday for expressing support for a new Holocaust museum to be built in...
CUNY Law School Condemns Antisemitism, Then Backtracks, Amid Controversy Over IDF Sweatshirt Video
The City University of New York School of Law condemned antisemitism, but then later backtracked, after a video recently emerged online that appeared to show...
Babi Yar Massacres Remembered in Ukrainian Capital of Kyiv, 79 Years Later
The president of the Ukraine, ministers of his government, the country’s chief rabbi and the head of a top global Jewish organization on Tuesday marked...
Antisemitism’s ‘Long March Through the Institutions’
It’s commonplace nowadays to make the claim that young American Jews, especially on college campuses, are becoming steadily more alienated from Israel and Zionism, and...
Google Pledges to Return ‘More Helpful’ Results After Search for ‘Jewish Baby Strollers’ Is Found to Produce Antisemitic Images
Tech giant Google responded delicately over the weekend after outrage erupted following the revelation that a search on the platform for images of a “Jewish...
Jewish Students at University of Illinois Decry Passage of Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution During High Holidays
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s student government on Wednesday night voted in favor of a pro-BDS resolution calling for divestment from a number of...
Who’s Who of World Leaders and Celebs Take Part in Virtual Commemoration Marking Four Years Since Death of Israeli Statesman Shimon Peres
A who’s who of world leaders and celebrities took part in a virtual commemoration ceremony on Tuesday marking four years since the death of legendary...
New Report Shows Palestinian Textbooks Still Rife With Antisemitism, Glorification of Terror, Despite Promised Changes
A new report on educational materials used by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and UNRWA in the West Bank and Gaza Strip reveals a curriculum replete...
Germany Earmarks 22 Million Euros to Secure Country’s Jewish Facilities
The German government has reached an agreement with the Jewish community to substantially increase funds earmarked for the security of Jewish institutions and facilities in...
Israel Urges UN to Enforce ‘Snapback’ of Sanctions on Iran
A day after the US triggered a “snapback” of international sanctions on Iran, Israel's UN envoy wrote an official letter to the international body’s secretary-general...
