Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Over 100 Jewish Leaders and Groups Denounce New York Mayor de Blasio for Attack on City’s Jews
More than 100 Jewish leaders and organizations sent a letter to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday, harshly criticizing him for attacking the...
16-Year-Old Israeli Girl Wins World Bible Quiz in Jerusalem
A 16-year-old girl from Israel won the World Bible Quiz for Jewish Youth on Wednesday. The Quiz is held in Jerusalem each year for young people...
New York Mayor de Blasio Doubles Down on Controversial Tweets About City’s Jews
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down on Wednesday on his controversial tweets about the city's Jewish community, accusing mourners who gathered at the...
Ethiopian-Israeli Soldiers Receive Independence Day Letters From Relatives Left Behind
Ethiopian-Israeli IDF soldiers received a pleasant and moving surprise on Independence Day this year, with relatives left behind in Ethiopia writing them letters marking the...
New York Mayor de Blasio Blasted for Singling Out City’s Jews Over Alleged Violations of Coronavirus Restrictions
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing heavy criticism after he attacked his city's Jewish community for allegedly violating coronavirus-related restrictions on public gatherings. In...
Tech Companies Must Take Further Action Against Surging Online Antisemitism Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Experts Say
Online antisemitism is spiking as coronavirus-related conspiracy theories fester, and while tech companies are realizing the extent of the problem, more action must be taken,...
Paris Car-Rammer Says He Was Motivated by ‘Plight’ of Palestinians
The man who committed a car-ramming attack near the French capital of Paris on Monday reportedly told police he was motivated by a pro-Palestinian ideology. Two...
On Israel’s Memorial Day, Children of Fallen IDF Soldiers Recall Fathers They Never Knew
As Israel marked Memorial Day on Tuesday, the Reshet Bet radio network chose to tell the stories of those whose fathers fell in battle before...
Episode of New Saudi TV Series Presents Positive View of Israel
A new Ramadan television series is making waves in the Arab world, arousing controversy for taking a relatively positive view of Israel. The Israeli news site...
Israeli Woman Wounded in Palestinian Stabbing Attack on Memorial Day
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed a 61-year-old Israeli woman in the central city of Kfar Saba on Tuesday, which was Memorial Day in Israel. Israeli news site...
UK Educational Publisher Withdraws Textbook Accused of Bias Against Israel
A major UK publisher of educational materials is withdrawing a textbook on the Middle East conflict that has been criticized as biased against Israel. Hodder Education...
Jewish Organizations Praise Tufts University’s President for Condemning Award for Students for Justice in Palestine
The Tufts University Hillel and major Jewish groups praised the university’s president and other top administration officials for condemning the decision to give an award...
Netanyahu: Annexation Will Happen ‘a Couple of Months From Now’ With Trump’s Support
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Trump administration will support the annexation of large parts of the West Bank, and pledged...
On Its 72nd Birthday, Israel Is Home to Nine Million People, Almost Seven Million Jews
Israel’s population is now more than nine million people, with almost seven million of them Jews, Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics revealed on Sunday. The CBS’s...
