Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Top UK Jewish Group Demands Action From Facebook After Threat of Antisemitic Bombing
The Board of Deputies of British Jews called on Facebook on Wednesday to take action following a violent threat it received on the social media...
Proof Found That Czech Communist Regime Used Looted Jewish Gravestones to Pave Prague City Square
The Prague Jewish community has finally found proof that the Czech Republic's former communist regime looted Jewish cemeteries in order to build one of its...
Report: US Secretary of State Pompeo to Visit Israel Next Week Despite Corona Pandemic
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to fly to Israel next week for a one-day visit despite the coronavirus pandemic, Channel 13 reported...
With Seas Empty Due to Coronavirus Crisis, Endangered Sharks Spotted Off Israel’s Mediterranean Coast
Israel’s coast has become a haven for an endangered shark species that has disappeared from most of the rest of the Mediterranean Sea. Researchers from the...
Israeli Researchers Throw Cold Water on Defense Minister’s Claim of ‘Breakthrough’ Coronavirus Treatment
Israeli experts on Tuesday urged caution a day after Defense Minister Naftali Bennett hailed Israeli scientists for making a “breakthrough” in treating the coronavirus. On Monday,...
Air Force Strikes Forcing Iran Out of Syria, Israeli Officials Say
Under the pressure of continuing IAF air strikes, Iran is beginning to draw down its military presence in Syria, unnamed Israeli security officials were quoted...
Jewish Human Rights Icon Natan Sharansky Urges Unity in Fight Against Antisemitism
Former Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky called for unity in the fight against antisemitism during an online forum on Monday. In a conversation hosted by the American...
As 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day Approaches, a 96-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Recounts His Experience
A 96-year-old Jewish man who escaped to Scotland during the Holocaust recounted his feelings about the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, saying,...
Palestinian Workers Return to Israel for First Time Since Coronavirus Closures
Palestinian workers entered Israel on Sunday for the first time since coronavirus closure measures were imposed. Construction, agricultural, and industrial workers were allowed in, in coordination...
Top Jewish Leader Praises President Trump for Commitment to Fighting Antisemitism Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The head of a leading international Jewish group praised US President Donald Trump over the weekend for a proclamation condemning antisemitism, saying, “I know personally...
Iran Cancels Annual Anti-Israel ‘Quds Day’ Rallies Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Iran will not hold its annual “Quds Day” rallies calling for Israel’s annihilation this year, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Islamic Republic's semi-official Tasnim...
Israeli Professor of Linguistics to Be Inducted Into American Academy of Arts and Sciences
An Israeli-American professor of linguistics is set to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Wendy Sandler -- a distinguished professor of...
Top UK Jewish Groups Blast Labour After MPs Take Part in Online Call With Members Expelled for Antisemitism
Top UK Jewish groups sharply criticized the Labour party on Thursday for failing to live up to its promises to root out antisemitism from its...
Hamas Official: Prisoner Exchange Talks With Israel Are Progressing
A senior Hamas official said on Thursday that indirect talks with Israel on a possible prisoner exchange agreement were progressing. Hamas is currently holding Israeli citizens...
