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Rejectionists Rule a Leaderless Government - Netanyahu Fails to Curb Extremists
Deputy Prime Minister Ofir Kunis is the latest Likud politician to reject the idea of a Palestinian state, stating in an interview that...
Gary Cohen
Jun 17, 20134 min read


Perhaps it's Time We Took a Long Hard Look in the Racist Mirror
A recent survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reports that up to a 33% of Jewish people personally...
Gary Cohen
May 31, 20133 min read


This election belongs to the new brand of “All Israeli Heroes”
So much for the election gurus… I wonder if they have a refund policy. As soon as the election was announced both Shelly Yachimovich and...
Gary Cohen
Jan 29, 20135 min read


The Acceptable Face of the Unacceptable - Naftali Bennett & Extremism
Beware clean-cut military heroes, come high-tech millionaires, wearing kippot, espousing Jewish values! Naphtali Bennett is surely the...
Gary Cohen
Jan 20, 20133 min read


“Stop Bibi” is Not a Policy. You Will Have to Do Better
The so called leaders of the “centre-left” have made it clear that their top priority is stopping Bibi. Every time Yachimovich, Lapid and...
Gary Cohen
Jan 8, 20132 min read


I am a Zionist - And it is Not Racism or Extremism
“I am a Zionist”, I replied to an Israeli friend in answer to the question, “why do you live in Israel?” “So you’re right-wing”, was then...
Gary Cohen
Jan 6, 20132 min read


Where’s a Hobbit When You Need One? Israel Needs a Fellowship to Defeat the Darkness
The forces of darkness are gathering, but this time not in Middle Earth, rather right here and right now. A dark fog is engulfing the...
Gary Cohen
Dec 27, 20122 min read


Syrian & Extremely Pissed Off - The Hypocrisy & Double Standards of Pro Palestinian Protesters
Dear Pro Palestinian (so called) and human rights activists around the world. Shame on you. I have watched with disbelief as you have...
Gary Cohen
Nov 18, 20123 min read


Rip Off Nation - Israel's Tourist Industry Needs to Change
Israel has no shortage of detractors abroad and the international boycott and divestment movement is alive and well and gaining ground. ...
Gary Cohen
Aug 6, 20124 min read


If It Walks Like a Duck - The Levy Committee's Flawed Findings
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, then… well… apparently it’s still not a duck. Or so it would seem...
Gary Cohen
Jul 9, 20122 min read


We Must Speak Out Now, Challenge Extremism & Protect Our Democratic Values
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and...
Gary Cohen
Jun 27, 20123 min read


Social Justice Needs Effective leadership & a Cohesive Strategy, Not Violence!
The government is clearly worried and as such has decided to use violence in order to curb descent, as well as the right to protest. ...
Gary Cohen
Jun 24, 20123 min read


Take a look at Erel Margalit
With mayhem and chaos raging throughout the Middle East, today Israel floats like a rudderless ship heading for stormy seas and...
Gary Cohen
Jun 23, 20122 min read


The Movement for Social Justice Needs to Grow Up
And so it begins… Tonight the movement or movements for social justice awoke from their slumber, signaling the end of the winter...
Gary Cohen
May 12, 20123 min read


Shelly should offer a big thanks to Shaul Mofaz
As practiced in Israel, politics is the surely lowest form of self-interest and aggrandisement, but when used by an artist, becomes and...
Gary Cohen
May 8, 20124 min read


Only Israel & We Should Be Proud - The Painful Price Paid to Bring Gilad Shalit Home
Gilad is home! After five years and four months, the Shalit family’s nightmare is at an end. Their hopes and prayers, along with those...
Gary Cohen
Oct 18, 20113 min read


Shelly is Simply Out of Her Depth - It's About More Than Social Justice
Once more reality bites with a vengeance as the security and diplomatic realities of our region take centre stage, with the struggle for...
Gary Cohen
Aug 22, 20114 min read


Israeli Society Suffers from a Solidarity Deficit - Israel's Lost Values
First published in the Jerusalem Post 29/07/11 A good friend of mine is mourning the loss of her elderly neighbor. David lived upstairs...
Gary Cohen
Aug 14, 20114 min read


These Protests are no Media Hype - Saying No to Israel’s Rigged Economy
I enjoy reading the wide variety of opinions in the Jerusalem Post and elsewhere. Particularly interesting for me are the “dyed in the...
Gary Cohen
Aug 12, 20116 min read


We need to get involved! Time For English Speakers in Israel to Step Up
First Published in the Jerusalem Post on July 6th 2011 OK, let’s get the disclaimer out the way. I am an adviser to Isaac “Bougie” Herzog...
Gary Cohen
Jul 18, 20114 min read
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