Ben Cohen / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Ben Cohen / JNS.org
From Opera House to House of Commons, Diaspora Jews Are the Target
JNS.org - This week, the opera "The Death of Klinghoffer" opened in New York. Rightly castigated for its invocation of unpleasant Jewish stereotypes and its...
#JSIL: Another Obscene Israel Analogy
JNS.org - For several decades now, Israel's enemies have actively and willfully defamed the Jewish state by comparing its actions to the atrocities...
Allies and Adversaries in the Middle East
JNS.org - Who are we at war with in the Middle East? At first glance, this seems like a straightforward question with an obvious answer....
The Difference Between Scottish Nationalism and Zionism
JNS.org - I will confess that, over the last week, I felt more anxious than I'd anticipated about the outcome of the Scottish independence...
The Danger of Depending on Turkey
JNS.org - Here's the good news: the Obama administration has finally grasped that the onslaught of the Islamic State terror group through Iraq and...
Reflections on the Beating of George Galloway
JNS.org - Ask a foreigner to name a British parliamentarian. Assuming they are able to provide an answer, there's a high chance, especially...
Disengagement Not an Option in the Middle East
JNS.org - Strolling through Jerusalem's historic Yemin Moshe quarter on a pleasant August morning, my ears caught a ringing, melodic sound emanating from within...
Jewish Anti-Zionism? Not in Our Name
JNS.org - I recently journeyed to Columbus Circle in Manhattan to savor the atmosphere at two rival demonstrations over Israel's military campaign in Gaza. On one...
The Vanishing Two-State Solution
JNS.org - Speaking to a British television network this week, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron bemoaned that "facts on the ground" were on the...
Are Things Growing Worse for Jews and Israel?
JNS.org - "That February, in Sarcelles, flaming objects were thrown into the Tiferet Israel School, destroying the building. In April, at Garges-les-Gonesse, firebombs were...
Jews Must Fight Back Against Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - The debate about whether Jews have a future in Europe has once again surfaced, as Israel's Operation Protective Edge gained momentum in response...
Abbas, Auschwitz, and Palestinian Strategy
JNS.org - It was often remarked that the late Palestine Liberation Organization leader, Yasser Arafat, would sound moderate when speaking in English and utterly...
Beware of Friendship With Iran
JNS.org - If you want the measure of how American policy has clumsily tailed the shifting system of alliances in the Middle East, look...
One Professor’s Twisted Definition of ‘Scholarship’
JNS.org - Like many others in the Jewish community, I first became aware of the dire situation facing Jewish students at San Francisco State...
