Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Ex-Amnesty Employee Denies Responsibility for Arrest of Gaza Peace Activist by Hamas for Zoom Meeting With Israelis
A Palestinian journalist and former employee of Amnesty International defended herself on Monday against accusations that she was responsible for the arrest of a Gaza...
Italian Village That Sheltered Holocaust Orphans Thanks Them for Donating to Local Hospital During Coronavirus Crisis
The small northern Italian village of Selvino has thanked a group of Holocaust orphans who were sheltered there and their families for donating to the...
Israel Goes Into Near-Total Coronavirus Lockdown for End of Passover Holiday
Israel was set for a near-total lockdown for the end of Passover due to the coronavirus crisis, with a heavy police presence deployed to enforce...
Owner of Edinburgh Bagel Store Chain Accused by Landlord of ‘Typical Jewish Behavior’ After Asking to Defer Rent Payment Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The owner of a chain of bagel stores in Edinburgh, Scotland, was told by her landlord that she was exhibiting “typical Jewish behavior” when she...
IDF Home Front Command Chief: Coronavirus Crisis Will Continue at Least Another Year
The head of IDF Home Front Command said on Monday that the coronavirus crisis would continue for at least another year, but a gradual and...
Man Infiltrates IDF Base in Southern Israel, Stabs Soldier and Escapes
A man infiltrated an IDF base in southern Israel early Monday morning and stabbed a soldier, Channel 13 reported. The incident took place at the Mishmar...
Amnesty International Employee Denounced for Getting Gaza Peace Activist Arrested by Hamas for Virtual Meeting With Israelis
An employee of Amnesty International has been denounced for getting a Gaza peace activist arrested by Hamas authorities for holding a virtual meeting with Israeli...
Israel’s President Says He Won’t Extend Gantz’s Mandate to Form Government, Will Send Task to Knesset If No Coalition by Tomorrow
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said he won't extend Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz’s mandate to form a government, saying the job will instead...
After Years of Drought, Israel’s Lake Kinneret to Be Full for First Time in Almost Three Decades
After an unusually wet winter, Israel’s northern lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) is set to be full for the first time in decades, Israeli news...
Litzman Coronavirus Saga Shows Need for Israeli Political Reform
Today, one of the most controversial politicians in Israel is also one of the most important. As the coronavirus ravages the world and Israel struggles...
Morocco’s Tiny Jewish Community Hit Hard by Coronavirus, With 11 Dead
Morocco’s tiny Jewish community has taken a major hit from the coronavirus pandemic, with 11 members from the community of less than 2,000 people dying...
Blue and White Tells Likud There Will Be Fourth Elections If It Doesn’t Agree to Original Coalition Deal
Ex-IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz's centrist Blue and White party has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party that it must agree to...
Israel’s President Rivlin in Passover Message: ‘These Days We All Pray for the Good Days That Will Come’
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin issued his traditional Passover message on Wednesday, saying he knew that while celebrating the holiday would be difficult this year because...
Israeli Citizen Indicted for Spying for Iran
An Israeli citizen has been indicted for collaboration with Iranian intelligence agents and a terrorist operative in Lebanon, it was announced on Tuesday. Israeli news site...
