Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Israel’s First Female Arab Consul General to Serve in Shanghai
Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi was named on Tuesday as Israel's new consul general in Shanghai, marking the first time an Arab woman assumed such...
Israel Appoints First Muslim Justice, Mizrachi Woman to Supreme Court
A remarkably diverse group of justices were appointed to Israel's Supreme Court on Monday, including the first Muslim man and first Mizrachi woman. The Judicial Appointments...
Israeli Committee Approves Controversial Legislation on Conversion Reform
In a potential major change to Israel's often precarious balance between religion and state, the government's Ministerial Committee on Legislation on Sunday approved a proposed...
Hezbollah Drone Shot Down in Israeli Air Space Day After Leader Brags, ‘Whoever Wants to Buy Them, Submit an Order’
A drone launched by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah was shot down in Israeli air space on Thursday. The IDF stated that the drone was under...
IDF West Bank Commander Warns of Possible Violence During Ramadan: ‘It Lacks Only a Match’
The Israeli government and security forces are increasingly concerned that a major outbreak of violence could take place in the West Bank and Jerusalem during...
Israel Dispatches Envoy to Iran Nuclear Talks in Vienna for First Time
In a rare move, Israel has dispatched an envoy to the ongoing talks in Vienna on Iran’s nuclear program in order to meet with the...
Why We Lied to Ourselves About Whoopi Goldberg and Antisemitism
The public fracas over Whoopi Goldberg’s claim that the Holocaust was “not about race” was an uncomfortable one for me. When the scandal initially broke,...
Egyptian President Sisi at Cairo Conference Crosses Room to Greet Israeli Energy Minister
In an unusual move, at an energy conference in Cairo on Monday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi crossed the large hall in order to greet...
Manhattan Crossing Guard Investigated After Allegedly Abusing Rabbi, Child With Antisemitic Slurs
A New York City crossing guard has been removed from her post and is under investigation for allegedly verbally abusing a rabbi and her child...
Campaign to Free Terrorist Supported by Texas Synagogue Gunman Spiked Before Attack, Report Finds
A social media campaign connected to a top American Muslim organization that seeks the release of a woman convicted of attacking US troops ramped up...
Russian Army in Syria Activated Defense System During Israeli Strikes That Interfered With GPS
The Russian army in Syria activated electronic defense systems that interfered with GPS in the region during Israeli retaliatory strikes on Syrian targets, Israeli media...
Details Emerge of Complex IDF Operation That Killed Three Palestinian Gunmen in West Bank
Details of Tuesday’s IDF operation that killed three members of a terrorist cell based in the West Bank city of Nablus have emerged in the...
Biden Agreed Israel Will Keep ‘Freedom of Action’ Against Iran: Bennett
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed Monday that US President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call between the two on Sunday that Israel will...
Holocaust Survivor Wounded by Hamas Rocket in May Dies of Injuries
A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor who was critically wounded by a Hamas rocket that struck her home in Ashkelon in May died of her injuries on...
