Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Australian Rabbi Harassed as ‘Captain Apartheid, Jewish Scumbag’ in Anonymous Phone Calls
A rabbi in Melbourne, Australia, was targeted this week by viciously antisemitic anonymous phone calls accusing him of “apartheid,” echoing rhetoric used in a controversial...
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz Arrives in Bahrain for Unprecedented Visit
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz landed in Bahrain on Wednesday in the first such visit by an Israeli defense minister to the Gulf country, the...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Rejects Criticism Over Response to Neo-Nazi Rallies, Calls Demonstrators ‘Jackasses’
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday dismissed claims that he was too slow to criticize recent neo-Nazi demonstrations in his state, calling the protestors "jackasses"...
Acclaimed Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’ Tops Best Seller Lists After Tennessee School District Ban
An acclaimed graphic novel about the Holocaust that was recently removed from the curriculum of a Tennessee school district has shot to the top of...
Human Beings Are Not Basically Bad or Good, We Choose
These pages have recently seen a rather impassioned debate on one of the more fundamental questions of human existence: are human beings essentially good or...
Bus Reportedly Blares Antisemitic Slur While Driving Through London Jewish Neighborhood
A bus broadcast antisemitic invective from loudspeakers while driving through a heavily Jewish neighborhood of London on Saturday, a neighborhood watch group said. The Stamford Hill...
UK Jewish Groups Blast BBC’s ‘Whitewash Non-Apology’ for Report Defaming Victims of Antisemitic Attack
UK Jewish groups reacted with outrage on Thursday after the BBC issued what one called a “whitewash non-apology” for a report that falsely charged the...
British Online Troll Who Called for Another Holocaust, Glorified Hamas Pleads Guilty to Harassing Jewish Public Figures
Using a new legal device, British activists have succeeded in obtaining the conviction of an antisemitic troll who harassed and abused several major Jewish public...
When Are We Going to Talk About Muslim Antisemitism?
The reaction to the attack on the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Jan. 15, in which a Muslim attacker demanding the release...
Antisemitic Flyers Blaming Jews for COVID Policies Found in Florida, California in Latest Series of Incidents
In the latest in a series of similar incidents, antisemitic flyers related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been distributed in Florida and California. In both cases,...
Colleyville Hostage-Taker Was Fixated on Prominent New York Rabbi Before Attack
The terrorist who took four hostages at a Colleyville, Texas synagogue last weekend made extensive searches for the names of prominent rabbis in the days...
Tennessee Adoption Agency Sued for Allegedly Denying Service to Jewish Couple on Basis of Religion
A Christian adoption agency is being sued by a Jewish couple who claim they were denied service due to their faith, in a challenge to...
‘Nothing Compares to This’: Survivors Denounce Online ‘Trivialization’ of Holocaust Found in Study
A comprehensive study of Holocaust trivialization online released on Wednesday revealed over 60 million online incidents that compared the Holocaust to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting...
Colleyville Synagogue Gunman Raised No Red Flags When Entering US, Says White House
The terrorist who took four hostages at a synagogue this past Saturday raised no security flags upon entering the US, the White House said Tuesday,...
