Coby Schoffman, at The Blogs

Nov 21, 2023, 2:25 AM

Not all Israeli heroes wear Magen David necklaces or tzitzit. Jewish Israelis must never forget that when the ‘bat-signal’ beamed over southern Israeli skies, and trusted government security representatives failed to look up, Arab citizens didn’t shy away from...

Nov 8, 2023, 11:57 PM

Palestinians – let’s join forces

To my Palestinian brothers and sisters in the diaspora, I know you are hurting just like me. Acknowledging our shared pain during this dark moment in history is something we are not doing enough of. We should be protesting...

Oct 25, 2023, 8:31 PM

Can Saudi save us?

Is it fair, or decent, or even possible to dream of brighter days during these dark times? I confess that my natural state is that of a guarded, cynical political realist. As a corrective, I try to entertain avenues...

Oct 10, 2023, 9:49 AM

Time And Place For Everything

There is a time to call attention to the fact that brutal bungling from incompetent ideologues birthed this catastrophe, but that time is not now. There is a time to unbutton the cloak of the “occupation” and pinpoint the...

Jun 30, 2023, 6:58 AM

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Saudi Arabia – PR powerhouse or pariah?

It's being glorified in a massive rebranding campaign, but it's still the kingdom that murdered Khashoggi and backed terror

Mar 13, 2023, 7:35 AM

Delaying the Inevitable

Stuart, Joshua and David Schoffman circa 1980. Original photograph.

At this moment in Israeli history, what is the main draw that keeps those from the center leftward in Israel? When demographic data and voting records illuminate irreversible trends regarding what Israel will look like in the near future,...

Jan 3, 2023, 11:13 AM

What American Jews Should Do Now

Mixed media design by Doreen Farahdel Schoffman (@dordoreen).

A key feature of American Jewish identity is their connection to Israel. It seems evident that the future of the Jewish people depends, in large measure, on that bond. Although the American diasporic community has sometimes wrestled with its...

Oct 12, 2022, 5:31 AM

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Remembering Mahsa Amini: The most powerful feminist movement in decades

The vivid colors in my in-laws nostalgia for pre-1979 Iran captivate me, but pale beside the hues of the brave women standing up publicly in Tehran sans hijab

Apr 22, 2022, 6:18 PM

Temple Tantrum

For those of us living in Israel/Palestine or religiously following Middle East affairs, we know this song and dance better then we would like to at this point. Every year, whether temple mount tantrums spiral into all out war...

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Coby Schoffman is a San Francisco-based serial social entrepreneur and Founder of The Nation Foundation. Schoffman received a MSc in Transnational Security from New York University and has a demonstrated history of working to craft complex, community-driven solutions in high conflict zones. The views in his columns are his own, and do not reflect those of any organization.

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