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Ben Sales

Ben Sales

A screenshot from a video on "woke-ism" distributed by Combat Antisemitism. (Screenshot/YouTube via JTA, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 22, 2023, 3:03 am
Following backlash, group says video on ‘woke antisemitism’ will not be reposted
Combat Antisemitism Movement walks back project blaming progressive ideology for rising anti-Jewish bigotry after two leading US partners jump ship in protest
By Ben Sales
A swastika on the wall of a Jewish cemetery in Oświęcim, Poland, Jan. 10, 2021. (The Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau via JTA)
May 31, 2023, 12:24 pm
Over a third of people in Hungary, Poland have ‘extensive’ antisemitic beliefs – poll
Respondents in 10 European nations asked if they believe stereotypes including ‘Jews have too much power in business world’ and ‘Jews are responsible for most of the world’s wars’
By Ben Sales
Driver's license photo of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect Robert Bowers (Pennsylvania DOT)
May 19, 2023, 7:50 am
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter faces death penalty in trial set to start May 30
Robert Bowers accused of killing of 11 worshipers in 2018 attack; some victims’ relatives pushing for execution, but two of three community leaders oppose it
By Ben Sales
Twitter CEO Elon Musk is seen on stage as he speaks at the POSSIBLE marketing conference, April 18, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
May 17, 2023, 10:27 am
Musk attacks ADL for saying his anti-Soros tweets will embolden antisemites
Twitter CEO says watchdog should ‘drop the A’ and be called the Defamation League, as ties between US billionaire and major Jewish organization have rapidly deteriorated
By Ben Sales
Protesters against the government's judicial overhaul greet participants of the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly in Tel Aviv, April 23, 2023. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/Times of Israel)
April 29, 2023, 5:34 am
How Israel’s political crisis took center stage at a major US Jewish conference
With much at stake for Diaspora Jews in the proposed judicial overhaul, Jewish Federations of North America leaders welcome protests, and a pluralism of opinions, at their confab
By Ben Sales
Israeli demonstrators are seen through Israel's national flag during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Cesarea, Israel, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 26, 2023, 2:13 pm
On Israel’s 75th birthday, the flag takes on new meaning as a symbol of protest
The national flag was for years shunned by the political left as a far-right symbol, but the recent wave of anti-government protests has seen it reclaimed as a mark of opposition
By Ben Sales
Protesters outside the Jewish Federation of North America conference, in Tel Aviv, on April 23, 2023 (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
April 24, 2023, 4:36 am
‘Please help us’: Anti-overhaul activists set the tone at US Jews’ Tel Aviv gathering
‘To the protesters exercising their democratic rights, we are inspired by your love of Israel,’ declares Jewish Federations chair Julie Platt, amid cheers for demonstrators outside
By Ben Sales
A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
April 22, 2023, 4:06 am
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial to begin, igniting pain and hopes for closure
Long-delayed legal proceedings to start Monday for gunman accused of killing 11 worshippers at Tree of Life in October 2018
By Ben Sales
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop speaks to reporters at the scene of the shooting at a kosher market, December 11, 2019. (Jennifer Brown/City of Jersey City via JTA)
April 15, 2023, 5:15 pm
Jersey City’s Jewish mayor running for state governor
Steven Fulop, a US military veteran and grandson of Holocaust survivors, was quick to call 2019 shooting at kosher supermarket in city a hate crime against Jews
By Ben Sales
File: Then-Florida commissioner of agriculture and consumer services Nikki Fried speaks during an interview at the Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami, on April 21, 2022. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
April 5, 2023, 11:57 am
Nikki Fried, Jewish head of Florida Democrats, arrested at abortion rights rally
10 others held at demonstration against 6-week abortion ban proposal, which passed state Senate, awaits approval by House and Governor DeSantis
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: A Jewish area of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, on April 24, 2019. (Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images)
April 1, 2023, 8:56 am
NY state court ruling shifts burden for secular studies from yeshivas to parents
After bombshell decision that while yeshivas can’t be shut for failing to teach core curriculum, the standards remain in place, a new mechanism for enforcement is required
By Ben Sales
Students clash with police during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, near the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 9, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 23, 2023, 12:31 pm
‘Gun is on the table’: Both sides of overhaul clash say constitutional crisis coming
What if the judicial overhaul is passed, the Supreme Court strikes it down, and the Knesset doesn’t abide by that decision? Who holds final authority – the court or the Knesset?
By Ben Sales
AJC managing director of global communications Avi Mayer presents the findings of a new survey of anti-Semitism in the US to the Knesset Aliya Committee, October 27, 2020. (Screenshot)
March 21, 2023, 10:34 pm
Avi Mayer, prominent pro-Israel activist, named editor of the Jerusalem Post
Social media influencer takes over from Yaakov Katz, who served as editor for 7 years and will continue to contribute a weekly column to the paper
By Ben Sales
Police stationed outside a synagogue after threats to the Jewish community, in New York City, November 4, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
March 15, 2023, 3:06 pm
US anti-Jewish incidents jumped nearly 20% in 2021, FBI finds in updated report
Antisemitic crimes make up majority of religion-based offenses; bureau says increased tally compared to initial December findings due to transition to new reporting system
By Ben Sales
Sapir and Gili Zeelon get married over Zoom through a wedding officiant in Utah in January 2021. (Courtesy: Sapir Zeelon)
March 12, 2023, 10:20 pm
Why a county in Utah could play a role in Israel’s judicial crisis
Israeli Supreme Court ruling recognizes US virtual marriage process, letting Israelis bypass the rabbinate and angering a ruling coalition that seeks controversial judicial change
By Ben Sales
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