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From Dairy Rage to Social Change: Israel’s Cottage Cheese Revolt
Israelis are pissed off. they are angry that the price of their beloved staple, cottage cheese has been raised yet once more. ...
Gary Cohen
Jun 19, 20113 min read


Realit Check: The man for the job!
A great article, published with Jeff’s permission. By JEFF BARAK 05/01/2011 If Labor is to return to a position of influence, it will...
Jeff Barak
May 1, 20114 min read


Israeli Left - More of The Same Won't Work - A Vision for Much Needed Change
Last Friday I attended a conference hosted by Peace Now at the ZOA building in Tel Aviv. I like the idea of a left-wing conference held...
Gary Cohen
Mar 28, 20114 min read


Settler Pressure: Is Israel Choosing to Be Right or to Win
In 1839, as he sought the presidential nomination, the venerable US politician and Senator from Kentucky Henry Clay famously declared...
Gary Cohen
Mar 5, 20113 min read


Once more Egypt shows us the way - How Egypt’s Revolution Can Impact Israel’s Future
In November 1977, the then Egyptian President Anwar Sadat made his historic visit to Jerusalem where the very next day he addressed the...
Gary Cohen
Feb 13, 20113 min read


Mubarak is Not the Only Barak That Should Go - Israeli Defence Minister Should Leave
The British politician Enoch Powel famously said that ” All political careers end in failure”. In my opinion, that tends to because the...
garyc873
Feb 3, 20113 min read


Time to Act, Not React - Israel, the Arab World, and a Democratic Shift
In 1989 the fall of the Berlin Wall, leading to the ultimate fall of communism in Europe, came as a complete surprise to the intelligence...
Gary Cohen
Jan 30, 20112 min read


Coincidence? I Wonder - Examining Coordinated Escalation on Israel's Northern & Southern Borders
Today’s clash between Lebanese and Israeli forces has raised tensions to dangerous level. Yesterday’s rocket attack on Eilat, or perhaps...
Gary Cohen
Aug 3, 20102 min read


Tie a Yellow Ribbon - A Nation’s Stand for Gilad Shalit
The 1973 uber kitsch pop song " Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak tree" by the group Dawn was a major hit and opens with the line,...
Gary Cohen
Jun 25, 20103 min read


What's in a name? Why the National Left Needs to Rebrand
A thought for the National left... Some say a people gets the government it deserves. That is a scary thought in today's Israel. Do we...
Gary Cohen
Jun 12, 20104 min read


What's Left? Beyond the Traditional Left and Right in Politics
I wonder what left and right mean in Israel today and in fact if the terms are still relevant. I define myself as a pragmatic Zionist....
Gary Cohen
May 16, 20103 min read


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


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
Sep 1, 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 7, 20093 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 3, 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 5, 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 28, 20095 min read
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