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Barak's ego is getting in the way - It is a Matter of Security
The male ego is a fragile entity, which requires massaging on a regular basis. But what happens when the male ego endangers the national...
Gary Cohen
Apr 11, 20104 min read
Stop Them Before it's Too Late - The Growing Threat of Ideological Extremism in the IDF
How long will it be before the government decides to act. I hate to labour the point and to be honest, two blogs on the same subject in...
Gary Cohen
Nov 23, 20093 min read
The Danger From Within - The Threat of Politics in the Ranks of Israel’s Military
The military figures prominently in Israeli society, some say too prominently and well, there is certainly a debate to be had on that...
Gary Cohen
Oct 23, 20093 min read
Football, Barriers & the Need For True Israel & Palestinian Leaders
As a kid, I remember playing football in the street with friends. This was a staple of the long summer break. In those days there were...
Gary Cohen
Jul 23, 20094 min read
Back in touch with Jacky
Tuesday April 28th was remembrance day, a day when we remember and reflect upon our fallen soldiers and victims of terror. On this day...
Gary Cohen
Apr 28, 20095 min read
Israel at a Crossroads: Searching for True Leadership - These Guys Are Useless - Any Ideas?
When will we realise that the time has come to stop the rot. As things look at the moment it would appear that we will wait until it is...
Gary Cohen
Mar 22, 20093 min read
Please Shut the f***k up on Gilad Shalit
Is it just me or are our politicians and our media behaving in an extraordinarily irresponsible manner when it comes to the issue of...
Gary Cohen
Feb 9, 20093 min read
It's a crime - The Dangerous Consequences of the International Community Pandering to Hamas
Hamas are, in UK colloquial language, "taking the piss", and the world is allowing, even encouraging them to do so. A grad rocket fired...
Gary Cohen
Feb 3, 20092 min read
Pro This, Pro That... It's Talking That Matters - You Make Peace With Your Enemies
Let me throw something at you......In order to be truly and practically pro Palestinian you need to be pro Israel. Conversely, in order...
Gary Cohen
Jan 30, 20092 min read
The Message Must Be Loud & Clear! There Are Consequences For Terror & Breaking a Truce
So, when is a truce not a truce? Well, when one side thinks it can get away with breaking it without consequence. Israel saw this happen...
Gary Cohen
Jan 26, 20092 min read
If You are all Hamas - The Reality & The Consequences
To all those who subscribe to the notion that "we are all Hamas", I think we need to consider a few inconvenient truths and as associated...
Gary Cohen
Jan 12, 20093 min read
Short Memories and Dodgy Facts - The Damage of False Reporting
When the international media quote Hamas or the UN in regard to casualties on the ground it would appear that their need to report 24/7...
Gary Cohen
Jan 10, 20093 min read
Perhaps Restraint is Part of the Problem
So here we go again... Four rockets fell this morning on the northern town of Naharia, one scoring a direct hit on an old age home. By...
Gary Cohen
Jan 9, 20092 min read
The UN & Family Disfunction
Last night I attended a benefit concert for the Israeli charity Elem. Elem is a fantastic organisation which works with troubled,...
Gary Cohen
Jan 7, 20096 min read
What is Proportionate? Israel’s Response to Hamas Rockets
Today a Hamas rocket scored a direct hit on a kindergarten in Ashdod It is not the first time. To my knowledge Hamas have scored direct...
Gary Cohen
Jan 5, 20093 min read
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