Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Health Ministry Advises Israelis to Avoid International Travel Due to Coronavirus Epidemic
Following a situation assessment on Wednesday, Israel’s Health Ministry advised Israelis to avoid any unnecessary international travel due to the coronavirus epidemic. The directive was made...
Australian Jewish Group Says Proposed Swastika Ban Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The top Jewish organization in Australian state of Victoria expressed concern on Tuesday that a proposed ban on displaying the Nazi swastika did not go...
Egypt and Oman Urged to Remove Antisemitic Titles From Annual Book Fairs
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday called on Egypt and Oman to remove antisemitic materials from their annual book fairs. The fairs, which are state-supported and...
UK Prosecutors ‘Cannot Be Relied Upon to Bring Anti-Jewish Racists to Justice,’ Antisemitism Watchdog Charges
The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided to charge only one person from a group of Labour party activists accused of engaging in antisemitic...
Dozens of US Jewish Groups Issue Open Letter of Support for Chinese Communities Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Over 70 US Jewish groups issued an open letter of support on Monday for Chinese people around the world as they faced the threat from...
Israeli Coronavirus Patient Describes Symptoms as ‘Like a Normal Flu’
An Israeli man infected with the coronavirus described the symptoms of the disease to the Israeli media on Tuesday, saying it was like “a normal...
New Book Takes on Ilhan Omar, but Ends Up a Missed Opportunity
Review of "American Ingrate: Ilhan Omar and the Progressive-Islamist Takeover of the Democratic Party" by Benjamin Weingarten, Bombardier Books, 2020. Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Expresses ‘Deep Sorrow’ Over Passing of Ex-Egyptian Leader Mubarak
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed sadness on Tuesday over the death of 91-year-old ex-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. “On behalf of the citizens and government of...
US Jewish Groups React With Outrage to Bernie Sanders’ ‘Offensive’ Attack on AIPAC
Mainstream US Jewish groups reacted with outrage on Monday to what they saw as 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' “offensive” attack on the American...
Watchdog Group Urges UNICEF to Call Out Palestinians for Use of Child Soldiers
A Israeli watchdog group that tracks racism, incitement and glorification of terrorism in the Palestinian media has sent a report to the UN’s international child...
‘I Shake in My Hands and Legs’: Child From Israel’s South Describes Rocket Trauma
A child from Israel’s south recounted on Monday the traumatic fear and terror she was facing as rocket fire from the Gaza Strip pounded the...
Israeli Defense Minister Explains Tough Stance as Iron Dome Moved South After Escalation Following Gaza Border Incident
Tensions along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip erupted on Sunday, with the Israeli Air Force striking the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group after a...
Disturbing Images Emerge of Astounding Antisemitism at Belgian Carnival
Disturbing images emerged on Sunday of the annual carnival at Aalst, Belgium, showing an astounding number of antisemitic themes, costumes, displays and statements. Israeli journalist Raphael...
Jewish Organizations Hail Bulgarian Government for Stymieing Annual Neo-Nazi March
Jewish organizations on Sunday hailed the Bulgarian government’s decision to ban an annual neo-Nazi torch-lit march in the country’s capital of Sofia. The “Lukov March” has...
