Posts Tagged: Ben Cohen
Deal or No Deal? Iran Says Shut Up and Make One
JNS.org - As everyone seems to be saying, there is less than a fortnight to go before we hit the Nov. 24 deadline for...
Can the Political Left Tackle Anti-Semitism?
JNS.org - While I've never been a big fan of celebrity interventions in politics, I will concede that, on occasion, a big-screen actor or...
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 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...
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...
‘Some of My Best Friends’ is a Treatise on Modern Day Anti-Semitism (REVIEW)
Ben Cohen's new book, "Some of My Best Friends, A Journey Through Twenty-First Century Anti-Semitism," is a collection and analysis of previously published essays,...
Why the Kurds Are a Beacon of Hope in the Middle East
JNS.org - During the war in Iraq, when I was still living in London and coordinating news coverage of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein...
Fatah-Hamas Government Reflects American Weakness
JNS.org - I've long argued that any proper understanding of the Palestinian conflict with Israel's legitimacy is compromised by not taking wider regional factors...
