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Two MPs Walk into an Airport...
Not everyone gets it... A religious Jew and secular Jew, walk into a pub. They walk through the door, arguing furiously and loudly about...
Gary Cohen
Apr 149 min read


The Greatest Politician of His Generation is Also the Most Destructive Leader in the History of Modern Israel
He Has Torn the Country Apart and is now Ripping it to Shreds. The Master Love him or hate him, Benjamin Netanyahu is the greatest...
Gary Cohen
Mar 2713 min read


My Torah (Bible) is Israel’s Declaration of Independence. My Faith is in The People of Israel. My Belief is That Israel is The National Homeland of All Jews.
I am a proud, albeit questioning Jew. I am a proud Zionist. I believe passionately in the right of the Jewish people to self...
Gary Cohen
Feb 26, 20239 min read


Yair Golan’s Speech Now Seems Prophetic. Today, The Extremist Threat Is All Too Real
Back in 2016, Then Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Golan caused shock and revulsion and was pilloried for his speech on Holocaust Memorial...
Gary Cohen
Apr 22, 20212 min read


Benny Gantz is No Politician… And That is Exactly Why I Will Be Voting For Him on Tuesday March 23rd.
Benny Gantz is a warrior who for 40 years has willingly put his life on the line for the people and the State of Israel. With more than...
Gary Cohen
Mar 21, 20213 min read


This “Emergency” Coalition Government – Much Ado About Nothing
Earlier today at a hastily prepared press conference, the Prime Minister, along with a number of newly appointed ministers, responded to...
Gary Cohen
Jun 26, 20203 min read


From Bibi’s Theatre of the Absurd to The Over Bloated, Two Benjamins’ Three Ringed Circus, Clowns & All
Set up as an emergency government to fight Covid 19 and its aftermath, the new coalition raises far more questions than it answers. It...
Gary Cohen
May 15, 20206 min read


All Political Lives End in Failure. Benjamin Netanyahu is a Perfect Case in Point
Benjamin Netanyahu is the greatest politician of his generation! There, I’ve said it, even as it sticks in my craw. Putin, Obama,...
Gary Cohen
Sep 13, 20198 min read


Netanyahu – From Ring Master With His Clowns to The Theatre of the Absurd
As his circus begins to falter, the Ring Master could do with some new tricks. Bibi now seeks to emulate Houdini as a great escape...
Gary Cohen
Jun 26, 20195 min read


Is Bibi Losing It Amidst the Rise of the Radical Center?
Back on December 24th, 2018 when Bibi announced elections, I predicted that Bibi would not be our Prime Minister following voting day on...
Gary Cohen
Feb 28, 20195 min read


It’s Time For A “Radical Center”
Its time! What we need in Israeli politics and in Israeli society is a radical center, led by a radical centrist party, radical in its...
Gary Cohen
Dec 8, 20187 min read


As Another Soldier Falls, Cynicism, Apathy & Silence Are no Longer Acceptable!
With great sorrow, yesterday, we learned that another young Israeli lost his life defending our borders from those who seek our...
Gary Cohen
Jul 20, 20185 min read


"It’s Likud Jim, But Not as We Know It" - Netanyahu Has Gutted Likud of its Values & Critical Thinkers
George Orwell said that “A people that elect corrupt politicians, impostors, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices”. In...
Gary Cohen
Nov 28, 20174 min read


Dear Avi Gabbay - Be Authentic, Be Different, or You're no Good to The Labour Party
If I wanted an insincere leader who says whatever he thinks his target audience wants to hear at the time, well to be honest, I would...
garyc873
Nov 15, 20173 min read


Arrogance + Fantasy = Suicide by Referendum
Sadly, suicide of the left in Israel is now a recurring theme in my writing. Thankfully, I am an eternal optimist. However, I also...
Gary Cohen
Sep 10, 20163 min read


Avoiding Political Suicide, The Egos, the Shame and the Need to Overhaul the Labour Party, and its Approach
To our shame we in the Labour Party have failed to build and lead a meaningful and effective opposition to the current Netanyahu...
Gary Cohen
May 20, 20167 min read


A General’s Warning is Hard to Hear - Golan Warns of the Danger of Extremism
Could someone please explain to Bibi Netanyahu that denial is not a river in Egypt? Earlier this week our “esteemed” Prime Minister...
Gary Cohen
May 10, 20165 min read


You Don’t Build a Country on Fear & Insecurity - Israel is a Country of All its Citizens
You cannot build a society, let alone a country; on fear and insecurity. The realisation of the “Zionist dream”, and the establishment of...
Gary Cohen
Nov 23, 20145 min read


When it Comes to Ability, “Bougie” is the Clear Winner
Vote for” Bougie” Herzog tomorrow if you care about the Labour Party and its ability to become a viable alternative for government....
Gary Cohen
Nov 20, 20133 min read


The Zionist Dream is Alive, But Not Very Well
When the modern state of Israel was created, the intention was to provide a national homeland for the Jews where all Jews could flourish,...
Gary Cohen
Oct 28, 20138 min read
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