Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Anti-Israel Activist Zahra Billoo Voted Off Women’s March Board, Blames ‘Islamophobic Smear Campaign’
Zahra Billoo, a former head of the San Francisco chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations and fervent anti-Israel activist, has been voted off...
Following Summer Protests, Support for Likud Falls Among Ethiopian Israelis
Following several months of upheaval and protest, Ethiopian Israelis appeared to be leaving their traditional political home in the Likud party in Tuesday's Knesset elections. The...
ADL Offers $10,000 Reward for Info on Attackers Who Beat Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn
The ADL is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a group of men who beat and robbed an...
Amid Political Turmoil at Home, Netanyahu Nixes Planned UN General Assembly Trip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled his planned trip next week to New York where he was to address the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu had...
Netanyahu Seeking United Right-Religious Bloc for Coalition Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with delegations from all the right-wing and religious parties to discuss forming a single 55-seat bloc that...
In Post Election Speeches, Netanyahu Lashes Out at Arab Parties, Gantz Emphasizes Unity
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared neither victory nor defeat following the results of Israel’s Tuesday elections, but lashed out at Israel’s Arab parties and...
Apparent Kingmaker Lieberman Says ‘Emergency Situation’ Requires Unity Government With Likud, Blue and White
Leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor Lieberman, who according to exit polls will play the kingmaker in the coalition negotiations following Israel’s Tuesday elections,...
Progressive Zionist Group Slams Women’s March for Appointing Anti-Israel Activist to New Board
Progressive Zionist group Zioness on Tuesday loudly criticized the national Women’s March decision to appoint a fervently anti-Israel activist to its new board. Zahra Billoo was...
Women’s March Dumps Three Leaders Tainted by Antisemitism Controversies
The Women’s March has jettisoned its three top leaders after they became embroiled in controversy over antisemitism. The Washington Post reported that Bob Bland, Tamika Mallory...
New Jersey Mayor Calls on City Council President to Apologize for Use of Antisemitic Slur
The mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, is calling on the city council’s president to apologize after she used an antisemitic slur. The local paper The Trentonian...
Jewish Student Group Target of Vandalism at Lehigh University
A Jewish student group at a Pennsylvania university was the target of an apparent act of vandalism. According to local paper The Morning Call, Lehigh University...
UK Communities Secretary Announces Funding of New Program to Fight Antisemitism Online
Britain’s Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick, announced on Sunday that the UK government will fund a new program to fight antisemitism online. The £100,000 grant will go...
Suspect Arrested in Arson Attack That Destroyed Historic Minnesota Synagogue
A suspect has been arrested in an arson attack that almost completely destroyed a Duluth, Minnesota synagogue last week. City officials announced Sunday that Matthew James...
Former IDF Intelligence Chief on US-Israel Defense Treaty: Security Establishment Has Always Decided ‘Disadvantages Outweigh Advantages’
A former chief of Israeli military intelligence said on Sunday that the idea of a mutual defense treaty between Israel and the United States has...
