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Benjamin Kerstein is the Israel correspondent for The Algemeiner.

ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein


November 13, 2019 12:26 pm
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Amnesty International Called Out for Falsely Accusing Israel of Attacking Gaza Building — Which Was Actually Hit by Misfired Palestinian Rocket

Amnesty International falsely accused Israel of bombing a Palestinian human rights organization’s office on Tuesday, when the incident actually involved a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket. The...

November 12, 2019 1:32 pm
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IDF Massing Ground Forces on Gaza Border Amid Concerns Over Possible Terrorist Infiltration Attempts

The Israeli military is massing ground forces on the border with the Gaza Strip in an effort to thwart possible terrorist infiltration attempt from the...

November 12, 2019 1:26 pm
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Israeli Mother Describes Family’s Narrow Escape From Direct Rocket Hit on House as ‘Great Miracle’

A mother from the southern Israeli city Netivot is calling her family’s narrow escape from a direct hit on their house by a rocket fired...

November 12, 2019 10:58 am
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Israeli PM Netanyahu Says Assassinated Islamic Jihad Commander Was a ‘Ticking Bomb’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the media on Monday following the assassination of a top Islamic Jihad terrorist in the Gaza Strip, which prompted...

November 12, 2019 10:54 am
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Eight-Year-Old Israeli Girl Collapses, Stops Breathing During Rocket Attack on Central Israeli City

An eight-year-old Israeli girl collapsed on Monday with what was likely cardiac arrhythmia and had to be resuscitated after a severe panic attack caused by...

November 11, 2019 4:08 pm
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At Veterans Day Parade, Trump Praises Commander Who Saved 200 Jewish Soldiers at World War II POW Camp

US President Donald Trump at the New York City Veterans Day Parade on Monday honored a World War II veteran who saved 200 Jewish American...

November 11, 2019 12:54 pm
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Top US Jewish Group Lauds Greece for Adopting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

A top US Jewish group praised Greece on Monday after it announced the country had officially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of...

November 10, 2019 10:07 pm
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Iranian-Born Refugee Completes Israeli Border Police Commander’s Course

A 19-year-old Iranian-born woman who moved to Israel with her family at the age of seven has succeeded in becoming a combat soldier in the...

November 10, 2019 7:30 pm
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Historic British Synagogue Daubed With Red Paint on Eve of Kristallnacht

Red paint was found splashed across the doorway of the historic Middle Street Synagogue in the UK city of Brighton and Hove on Friday, on...

November 10, 2019 6:56 pm
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As Israel Memorializes Yitzhak Rabin, President Rivlin, Prime Minister Netanyahu Stress Need for Unity

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin struck a message of unity and warned against incitement during a state memorial service on Sunday for the late prime minister...

November 7, 2019 3:28 pm
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Israeli Internal Security Chief: We’ve Thwarted 450 Terror Attacks Over Past Year

Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, has foiled 450 terror attacks over the past year, the agency's director said on Thursday. Speaking at the UVID...

November 7, 2019 3:02 pm
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Blue and White, Yisrael Beiteinu Parties Reach Preliminary Deal in Israeli Coalition Talks

The centrist Blue and White and secular-nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu parties have reached preliminary agreements on several issues in ongoing coalition talks, amid Israel's ongoing political...

November 7, 2019 1:26 pm
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Deputy UK Labour Leader Tom Watson, a Staunch Voice Against Antisemitism in Party, Steps Down Ahead of Upcoming General Elections

The deputy leader of the UK Labour party, Tom Watson, a prominent voice against antisemitism within Labour's ranks, stepped down on Wednesday after reportedly telling friends...

November 6, 2019 2:56 pm
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Top Canadian Jewish Group Calls for Condemnation of Left-Wing Politician’s Support for Palestinian Terrorist

A top Canadian Jewish group is calling on the leader of a major political party to disavow comments made by a member in support of...

World

Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Loc...

Austria is facing a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents and anti-Israel rhetoric, prompting outrage from the country's Jewish community and...

Israel

Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaz...

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has dismissed mounting global pressure to end the war in Gaza and accept the creation...

Middle East

US, Israel Recall Negotiators From Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Witkoff Says...

Israel and the United States both recalled their negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar on Thursday, with US envoy...

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