Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
US State Department Task Force Meets on Countering Hezbollah Activities
The State Department task force on thwarting the activities of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah met in the Netherlands on Monday and Tuesday, an official...
Top UK Jewish Group Demands Action on Antisemitic Conduct of Five Newly-Elected MPs
A top UK Jewish group is calling on three major political parties to take action against five newly-elected members of Parliament who have used antisemitic...
Beverly Hills Police on the Hunt for Suspect in Synagogue Desecration
Police in Beverly Hills have released a description of a suspect in the vandalism of a local synagogue, saying they are looking for a white...
Sister of Young Israeli-American Woman Jailed in Russia Describes Prison Meeting, Says She Saw No ‘Trace of Optimism’
The sister of a young Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges described a meeting with her this past weekend in which she appeared...
Jersey City Mayor Says Real Target of Antisemitic Shooting May Have Been Yeshiva With 50 Children
The killers of four people in the attack on a kosher market in Jersey City on Tuesday were likely targeting a yeshiva next door that...
Top French Jewish Organization Rips Far-Left Party Leader Mélenchon After Politician Says Corbyn Should Not Have Apologized for Antisemitism
France’s top Jewish organization slammed a leading left-wing politician over the weekend after he made remarks widely viewed as antisemitic. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the La...
Israel’s Mossad Intelligence Agency Helps Bust Islamic State Terrorist Cell in Denmark
Israel’s famed Mossad intelligence agency recently helped bust a major terrorist cell in Denmark as part of an ongoing policy of collaboration with Western intelligence...
UK Jews Welcome Resounding Defeat of Corbyn in British Election; ‘You Should Never Have to Live in Fear Again,’ They Are Told
British Jews and their allies around the world are celebrating the decisive defeat of the Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party in Thursday's parliamentary election. The far-left Corbyn...
Russian Appeals Court Postpones Proceedings to Let Israeli-American Woman Jailed on Drug Charges Appear in Person
The mother of a young Israeli-American woman jailed in Russia on drug charges expressed optimism on Thursday after a video message from her daughter was...
Turkey Moves to Stop Israel From Building Undersea Gas Line to Europe
Turkey is attempting to stop Israel from laying a natural gas pipeline to Europe, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Thursday. According to the report, Turkey...
Direct Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Rail Line Finally Set to Open, a Decade Late
A direct high-speed rail line linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem will finally begin service on Dec. 21, ten years behind schedule, the Israeli news site...
Shofar Used by Legendary Kabbalist Sage Baba Sali Goes on Sale for $30,000
A shofar used by the legendary Israeli rabbi and Kabbalist Baba Sali is being sold for $30,000. The Israeli news site Walla reported that the sale...
Pro-Israel Event in Madrid Disrupted by Violent BDS Activists
A pro-Israel event in Spain on Tuesday was disrupted by BDS activists, who attempted to physically attack the participants. The Israeli news site Mako reported that...
New Satellite Photos Show Iran Constructing Secret Tunnel Under Syria-Iraq Border
An Israeli satellite intelligence company has revealed that Iran is building a secret underground tunnel beneath the Syria-Iraq border. In a Twitter thread posted on Tuesday,...
