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Jon Snow, J’accuse! Sadly, Just as Relevant Today as it Was Back in 2014…
This was first published on August 1st 2014 in response to Jon Snow’s Channel 4 News report from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, during the...
Gary Cohen
Mar 12, 20246 min read


On US Campuses, “Pro Palestinians” Cry Wolf While Practicing Their Own Form Of McCarthyism
In its article of December 13th, “ Is a new McCarthyism punishing pro-Palestinian speech at US universities ”, its contributors , Shadi...
Gary Cohen
Mar 12, 20246 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


Israel Take Heed – It Can Happen Here
In a cynical attempt to compare legitimate protest in Israel to the events on Capitol Hill, Bibi mobilized his media cronies, spreading...
Gary Cohen
Jan 9, 20214 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


Intelligence Squared Debate June 2019 – Anti Zionism is Anti Semitism – It is! Given the Chance – This is What I would Have Argued.
Back in June, at an Intelligence Squared debate in London they debated the motion, “This house believes, Anti Zionism is anti-Semitism. ...
Gary Cohen
Aug 14, 20196 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


The “Art” of Silence in Israeli Politics - Gantz vs Gallant
Having dumped the party that allowed him to enter politics, Yoav Gallant wants to impress his new Likud colleagues and show them that he...
Gary Cohen
Jan 6, 20194 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


The Real Monster in The Travesty That is Gaza - Hamas & its Cynical Exploitation & Sacrifice of Ordinary Gazans
Over the past week, I have read a number of articles regarding recent events in Gaza, some written by people for whom I have great...
Gary Cohen
May 19, 20184 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


A Presidential Act - Protecting the Values & Ethics of the Country
President Rivlin’s decision to deny Elor Azaria request for a pardon has evoked a backlash of populist rhetoric from the usual suspects...
Gary Cohen
Nov 22, 20173 min read


The End of the Hangover & The Rise of Antisemitism
60,000 marching in Warsaw calling for a “Jew free” Poland, ironic really, when you think that today there are around 8000 Jews living in...
Gary Cohen
Nov 17, 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
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