Benjamin Kerstein
ARTICLES BY: Benjamin Kerstein
Trump Says He Canceled Peace Talks With Taliban Over Attack
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he canceled peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban leaders after the insurgent group claimed responsibility last week for an attack...
Jewish Group Calls for Stay of Execution of Texas Death Row Inmate Sentenced by Judge Alleged to Be Antisemitic
The American Jewish Committee has signed on to an amicus brief in support of a Jewish death row inmate the organization believes was the victim...
Gantz: US-Israel Mutual Defense Pact Would Be Mistake
Israeli prime ministerial candidate Benny Gantz, a former IDF chief of staff, expressed opposition on Thursday to the idea of a US-Israel mutual defense pact,...
Jewish MP Who Quit UK Labour Party Over Antisemitism Scandals Joins Liberal Democrats
British Parliament member Luciana Berger joined the Liberal Democrats on Thursday six months after she quit the Labour party over antisemitism within its ranks and...
New Study: Palestinian Educational Materials Even More Radical Than Before, Celebrate Jihad and Terrorism, Delegitimize Israel
A study has found that new Palestinian educational materials to be used during the 2019-2020 school year have, despite considerable international criticism, become even more...
IDF Remains on High Alert on Lebanon Border, Bracing for Potential Second Hezbollah Attack
The Israeli military was maintaining a high-alert status on the Lebanon border on Wednesday due to assessments that Hezbollah might attack IDF forces a second...
Iranian Judoka Who Fled to Germany Congratulates Israeli World Champion He Avoided Facing
Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei, who fled to Germany after authorities in Tehran instructed him to throw a World Judo Championships match to avoid facing Israeli...
Iranian Judoka Admits Regime Pressured Him to Throw Match to Avoid Facing Israeli Champion
In his first interview since fleeing Iran for Germany following the World Judo Championships last week, judoka Saeid Mollaei admitted that Iranian authorities told him...
Orthodox Jewish Man Assaulted With Belt in Brooklyn in Third Such Attack in a Week
In the third such attack within a week, an Orthodox Jewish man has been assaulted in Brooklyn. New York’s local CBS affiliate reported that the attack...
IDF Launches Retaliatory Strikes After Hezbollah Fires Anti-Tank Missiles at Military Positions in Northern Israel
The Israel Defense Forces and Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah exchanged cross-border fire on Sunday after a week of rising tension in the region. “Anti-tank missiles fired...
After Latest Violent Incident Targeting Community, Crown Heights Jewish Leaders Confident in Authorities, but Concerned About ‘Disturbing Trend’
Crown Heights Jewish community leaders expressed confidence in the authorities but deep concern about growing antisemitic violence in the wake of a recent series of...
Israeli Judoka Who Faced Prejudice on Way to World Title Sets Eyes on Next Goal — Olympic Gold
Israel reached a sports milestone on Wednesday when judoka Sagi Muki won the gold medal at the World Judo Championship (WJC) in Tokyo, becoming the...
Video Shows Hezbollah Members Attacking UN Vehicles in South Lebanon
A video broadcast on Wednesday shows what appear to be Hezbollah members physically attacking members of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL. In the...
Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki Wins Gold Medal at World Championship in Tokyo
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki won the gold medal at the World Judo Championship in Tokyo on Wednesday, becoming the first Israeli to accomplish such a...
