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October 19, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal

Europeans ignoring antisemitism at their peril, says EU human rights commissioner

The Council of Europe's commisioner for human rights Nils Muižnieks delivered an urgent call on Tuesday for the EU to fight antisemitism seriously and remember the Holocaust with a view...

October 8, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Analysis: Report Card on 50 Years of German-Israel Relations

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s cancellation of Thursday’s sixth joint cabinet consultation between Israel and Germany because of the domestic security situation comes at the end phase of...

January 12, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal The National Review

Can France Regenerate Itself to Fight Radical Islam?

The nation of France imploded last week. Heavily armed Islamic extremists ran amok, massacring police officers, cartoonists, and shoppers at a kosher supermarket. The overall death toll reached 1...

December 31, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal

Analysis: Middle East’s Christians Face “Existential Struggle”

The state of Christians in the Middle East is becoming an “existential struggle,” according to an ...

December 29, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The Religious Cleansing of Middle East Christians

The fate of struggling Christians in Muslim-majority countries in the Islamic heartland has shifted from persecution to an existential struggle. Anti-Christian violence in 2014 saw...

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...

May 19, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Persecuted Christians Flee Iran, Find Hope And Homes In Germany

Iranian-born Muslims who converted to Christianity are breathing new spiritual life into communities across Germany, where they are fleeing to in increasing numbers to escape persecution back hom...

November 12, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Why did France Toss a Wrench in the Iran Nuclear Talks?

France blocked an agreement on Sunday to curb Iran’s nuclear program because, to cite French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, it did not want to be part of a con game that would allow Tehra...

September 10, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal

The Post-Self-Destructivism of Judith Butler

On Sept. 11, a German organization will reward the American scholar and anti-Israel activist.

August 9, 2012 | Lee Smith Tablet |

Palestine’s Biggest Obstacle

Palestinians in the diaspora are thriving, so what exactly is preventing success in the West Bank and Gaza?

June 12, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran Steps Up Crackdown on Christians

BERLIN – Iran stepped up its crackdown on the country struggling Christian community by closing a church in Tehran, prompting an Iranian human rights group and religious freedom experts to...

January 23, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Christians in Iran, Syria Face Rising Persecution

Iranian pastor Nardakhani refuses to renounce Christian beliefs in exchange for release from prison.

July 27, 2011 | Michael Ledeen Faster, Please!

The Myths of Oslo

The more I look at the Oslo massacre, the more I am struck by how archaic it all is. The killer fancies himself a noble defender of a Western world that no longer exists, and has not existed, rea...