https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articlesArticles, op-eds and press archive by journalist David Benaym.enFri, 09 Oct 2026 16:48:05 +0000https://www.davidbenaym.com/favicon-512.pnghttps://www.davidbenaym.com/https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/grok-bascule-pro-palestiniennehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/grok-bascule-pro-palestinienneMon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLe FigaroLe Figaro, 2025. FIGAROVOX/OP-ED - Designed to be less “politically correct”, Grok, Musk’s AI, has tipped into virulent anti-Zionism, explains journalist…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/antisemitisme-ete-de-cristalhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/antisemitisme-ete-de-cristalThu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLe PointLe Point, 2025. OP-ED. The past months have seen a flood of anti-Jewish hatred around the world, under the pretext of anti-Zionism. When will the…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/pas-de-kaddish-pour-jersey-cityhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/pas-de-kaddish-pour-jersey-citySun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0100David BenaymOp-edOp-ed, 2019. Outrage, hatred, anger? How do we rekindle the flame that drives struggle and commitment? Thirteen months apart, American Jewish communities…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/le-chutzpah-de-broadwayhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/le-chutzpah-de-broadwayFri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymOp-edOp-ed, 2018. When a notion is untranslatable, you might as well keep the original word. That is what Americans did with chutzpah. While Hebrew translates…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-moving-forward-2010https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-moving-forward-2010Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2010. So you think you can step up and stomp the yard? Perhaps dancing with the stars is more your style? Either way, in the past few years, you…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-travis-wall-the-whole-packagehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-travis-wall-the-whole-packageSun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2009. Travis Wall: The Whole Package. Sweat beads drip down the forehead, the rhythm of pulsing temples pounds the brain to a point of abandon…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-sytycd-franchisehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-sytycd-franchiseThu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2009. You guessed it! Back to school this year will bring even more dance than usual. But with the barrage of dance shows on the fall television…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-life-as-a-boomeranghttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-life-as-a-boomerangSun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2008. Mick Jagger painted by Ocean Clark exclusively for Movmnt Magazine."Self-image, where it comes from and what outside factors affect it…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-print-issue8https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-print-issue8Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2008. Sweat beads drip down the forehead, the rhythm of pulsing temples pounds the brain to a point of abandon and exhaustion. Try to picture the…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-edito-spring08https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-edito-spring08Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2008. I never fell for once-upon-a-time’s and happily-everafter’s. I demanded a certain messy humanity even in the fictional characters that drew…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-editorfall07https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-editorfall07Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2007. Whenever I pondered that question as a youngster, I always had a clear vision of what I wanted to do: to make a contribution to the media…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-print-issue4https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-print-issue4Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2007. There is something to the idea that events from your childhood forge your future. Free will may be the sand in the gears that helps you…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-moving-forwardhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-moving-forwardMon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2007. Moving Forward. So you think you can step up and stomp the yard? Perhaps dancing with the stars is more your style? Either way, in the past…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-we-the-peoplehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-we-the-peopleSat, 11 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2006. In order to form a more perfect individualism, establish personal justice, insure home networking, provide efficient firewalls, promote…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-print-issue1https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/movmnt-print-issue1Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400David Benaymmovmntmovmnt, 2006. REMEMBER YOUR FUTURE movmnt is here to fill a gap. Every generation looks for something new, fresh, different. An online culture still…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/amanda-hearsthttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/amanda-hearstMon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0100David BenaymL'OfficielL'Officiel, 2004. “Everything I find in magazines inspires me.” Amanda Hearst has been steeped in glossy paper all her life. Her family heads one of the…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/vie-priveehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/vie-priveeMon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0100David BenaymL'OfficielL'Officiel, 2004. “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” When Andy Warhol uttered those words, reality TV did not yet exist, the…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/hillary-tres-confiantehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/hillary-tres-confianteThu, 21 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2004. NEW YORK - Between two field trips on behalf of John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, senator from New York, takes a break in the den of…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/parisienneshttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/parisiennesFri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymL'OfficielL'Officiel, 2004. Highly privileged, they could have settled for a gilded life. On the fringes of the jet set, Parisian “socialites” prefer to give their…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/bush-kerry-cirque-marketinghttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/bush-kerry-cirque-marketingThu, 09 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymStratégiesStratégies, 2004. In the United States more than anywhere else, the media and politicians agree on running a campaign as a show. A few weeks before the…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/le-president-a-droite-toutehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/le-president-a-droite-touteSun, 05 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2004. The occupant of the White House radicalises his message a little further On a platform bearing the seal of the presidency of the…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/new-york-assiegehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/new-york-assiegeFri, 03 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2004. Some Americans dreamt of a quiet return after the summer; they had not reckoned with the Republican convention in New York.…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/michael-moore-interviewhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/michael-moore-interviewThu, 02 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2004. The documentary maker Michael Moore caused a sensation on Monday evening in the stands of the Republican convention in New York.…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/nicky-hiltonhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/nicky-hiltonSun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymL'OfficielL'Officiel, 2004. Killer eyes, an unshakeable personality: Nicky, the little sister of the Hilton clan, arrives in her turn. Fashion designer, model, TV…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/boston-danse-avec-les-democrateshttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/boston-danse-avec-les-democratesFri, 30 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2004. Here in Boston, in New England, people are more used to Harvard-style suits and ties than to T-shirts covered in political…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/kerry-pret-a-servirhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/kerry-pret-a-servirFri, 30 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Libre BelgiqueLa Libre Belgique, 2004. John Kerry, fired up but still lacking panache, gave a left-leaning speech. The Democratic convention will be followed by the…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/boston-une-ville-en-campagnehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/boston-une-ville-en-campagneWed, 28 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Libre BelgiqueLa Libre Belgique, 2004. In a Boston entirely won over to the Democratic cause, John Kerry is to receive his party’s nomination. “It only happens once in…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/ted-kennedy-kerryhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/ted-kennedy-kerryWed, 28 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Libre BelgiqueLa Libre Belgique, 2004. For the Democratic veteran, the last brother of the Kennedy dynasty, John Kerry is “the president America needs”. As for the…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/la-passion-de-moorehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/la-passion-de-mooreWed, 26 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymMarianneMarianne, 2004. Nothing like a good controversy to launch a film in theatres in the United States. Seen as a left-wing pamphlet, Fahrenheit 9/11 does not…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/friends-ultime-episodehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/friends-ultime-episodeSun, 09 May 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2004. “I’ll be there for youuuuu...”. The theme song starts and the crowd sings along in unison to the cult series of the 90s. It has…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/stiletto-guide-new-yorkhttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/stiletto-guide-new-yorkThu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0200David BenaymStilettoStiletto, 2004. Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys, John Chamberlain, Walter De Maria… Everyone to the factory! Assembly-line work may have inspired Warhol’s…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/passions-mediatiqueshttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/passions-mediatiquesFri, 27 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0100David BenaymLa Libre BelgiqueLa Libre Belgique, 2004. Mel Gibson’s new film has just been released on American screens... The mood in New York around this For the Democratic veteran…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/jackson-autocensurehttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/jackson-autocensureTue, 02 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0100David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2003. Bad. That is the general feeling whenever Michael Jackson’s name has come up in recent weeks. Since the King of Pop was accused…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/alerte-aux-spamshttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/alerte-aux-spamsMon, 24 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0100David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2003. “Raise your standard of living while staying at home… Discover the pill that makes you 20 years younger… Lose 30 kilos in less…https://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/jfk-angle-des-mediashttps://www.davidbenaym.com/en/articles/jfk-angle-des-mediasFri, 21 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0100David BenaymLa Dernière HeureLa Dernière Heure, 2003. The presidential convertible rolls slowly through the streets of Dallas, shots are heard, the camera stammers, right, left, then…