Ben Cohen

Ben Cohen, a former BBC producer, is a writer based in New York who publishes frequently on Jewish and international affairs. His Twitter feed is @BenCohenOpinion.

The ‘Reverse Nazi Salute’ Roiling English Soccer
French star Nicolas Anelka celebrated a goal with a troubling viral gesture
byBen Cohen
Norman Geras: 1943-2013
Remembering the academic, writer, and fighter against anti-Semitism
byBen Cohen
Forget Who Is a Jew. For British Soccer Fans, Question Is, Can You Be a Yid?
For decades, Tottenham Spurs fans have used the slur as a badge of pride. Now the Football Association wants them to stop.
byBen Cohen
Ed Miliband Defends His Father’s Legacy
Labour leader responds to Daily Mail charge his immigrant father was disloyal
byBen Cohen
Surviving Stalin’s Purges
Why couldn’t Soviet Jews see the dictator—who died 60 years ago—for the anti-Semitic murderer that he was?
byBen Cohen
Orthodox Rabbi Triumphs in Funerals Dispute
Out-of-Court Agreement Vindicates Rabbi Daniel Wasserman
byBen Cohen
Fighting for Jewish Funerals
A Pennsylvania rabbi, backed by a local imam, engages in a battle for full control over religious burials
byBen Cohen
Sowing Hatred in Venezuela
A prominent challenger to President Hugo Chávez isn’t Jewish, but his roots are. That’s enough for the regime.
byBen Cohen
Vidal Sassoon, Streetfighter
The famed hairdresser, who died Wednesday, fought against British fascists and then for Israel’s independence
byBen Cohen
The Rafsanjani Connection: What Did Nisman Know?
The 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish community center bombing and Iran’s influence in Latin America
byBen Cohen
Boneheads and Ballots
Explaining the rise of the British National Party
byBen Cohen