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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


The President, The Prize & The Damage Done - The Nobel Peace Prize Obama Didn’t Earn
I am not one for conspiracy theories, however I cannot escape the suspicion that someone at the Nobel Foundation is really "out to get"...
Gary Cohen
Oct 20, 20095 min read


When Did We Decide to Give Up on Our Children- Israel's Education System in Crisis
Today I took my children to school for the opening of the school year. Loaded down with new books for the year there is no way they could...
Gary Cohen
Aug 31, 20094 min read


The Rabbi, The Minister and the Need For a Written Constitution to Safeguard Our Democracy
Jews and Arabs should live separately! Religious Jews and secular Jews should also live separately! Women should not serve in the Army!...
Gary Cohen
Aug 6, 20093 min read


Fatah should get radical & Stop Failing Their People
Benjamin Franklin apparently suggested that "one definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different...
Gary Cohen
Aug 6, 20094 min read


When Good People Do Nothing - Israel's Struggle Against Hate, Violence & Apathy
According to the Irish political philosopher Edmund Burke, "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing"....
Gary Cohen
Aug 2, 20094 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 22, 20094 min read


Justice on Trial: Israel’s Struggle to Uphold the Rule of Law
It is apparent that the rule of law in the “only democracy” in the Middle East is under threat. Hardly surprising some may say, when we...
Gary Cohen
Jun 8, 20094 min read


A Letter to President Obama After His Cairo Speech
Dear Mr President I admire you oratory skills and your powers of persuasion. Were I an American citizen, I surely would have rallied to...
Gary Cohen
Jun 4, 20096 min read


Edinburgh... Just say no to Loach!
Ken Loach is an intelligent film maker, an idealist and left wing activist? Well maybe? In regard to his films, it is a matter of taste....
Gary Cohen
May 20, 20092 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 27, 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


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


Who exactly is Exploiting the Holocaust? - The Irresponsible Use of Evocative Language & Fales Accusations
During a debate on the current situation in Gaza in the British Parliament yesterday, MP Gerald Kaufman stated that "The present Israeli...
Gary Cohen
Jan 16, 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
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