Max Horkheimer

July 7, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The Divided Self of John le Carré

The death of perhaps history’s greatest espionage writer John le Carré in December 2020 sparked a series of lively debates about the British novelist’s contradictory views toward Zionism, Jews and...

June 10, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Is German Chancellor Angela Merkel Endangering Jewish Life?

Vicious, often Muslim-animated antisemitism—including violence—has engulfed German cities.

May 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran can cause a new Holocaust, warns Islam expert in Austrian Parliament

"If there is going to be a repeat of the Holocaust, it will not be in Europe - here people have matured - but in the Middle East."

September 25, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Angela Merkel’s Ugly Romance With the Iranian Regime

Why Germany seeks to increase trade with a murderous theocracy bent on Israel’s destruction.

March 4, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Mehr Nachdruck gegen Dämonisierung Israels

Im Gegensatz zu Deutschland bekämpft Österreich aktuell den modernen Antisemitismus. Mit dieser Haltung macht Österreich Schule. Dies zeigt sich z. B. an zwei Beispielen, die j&uum...

October 20, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal

Non-Islamic Anti-Semitism in Europe

BERLIN — The wave of modern anti-Semitism across Europe in July and August revealed a dangerous amalgamation of left-wing, Islamic-animated, and right-wing extremist Jew-hatred. Ma...

August 4, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal

Behind Europe’s Anti-Semitic Slurs

A Belgian doctor refuses to provide emergency medical care to a Jewish woman, telling her, “I’m not coming . . . Send her to Gaza for a few hours, then she’ll get rid of the pai...

January 28, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Why Europe Blames Israel for the Holocaust: Post-1945 anti-Semitism

The acclaimed British novelist Howard Jacobson opened his speech at the B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem last October with piercing sarcasm: “The question is rhetorical. W...

April 9, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal Foreign Policy

The Jew in a Box

What does it say about Germany today that in order to see some Jews you’ve got to go to a museum?

May 16, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Conflicting Definitions of ‘Pro-Israel’ on Either Side of the Atlantic

During a recent trip to Washington, I was introduced to an Israeli diplomat as the JPost's European Correspondent. The diplomat issued a tart reply laced with biting sarcasm: "My cond...

April 6, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal

Something Rotten in Germany

On Wednesday, Germany’s most famous novelist penned a poem threat to global security....

January 13, 2011 | The Jewish Chronicle

Dangers of Ignoring the Contrasts in Euro Hatreds

It is now a commonplace in Europe to regard antisemitism and the more recent phenomenon, "Islamophobia", as much of a muchness. Yet there are important historical distinctions between the hatred...