Efraim A. Cohen, at The Blogs

Feb 11, 2022, 6:51 PM

Rittenhouse and Kay – Two sides of the same coin

The recently completed prosecution of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the murder of Eli Kay outside Jerusalem's Old City offer parallels that help explain the affinity of the American Left toward the Palestinian cause. For those unfamiliar with the...

Feb 11, 2022, 6:46 PM

The Kotel Agreement – Israel’s loss of reliability

One critical issue has been conspicuously absent from discussions concerning PM Bennett's announcement regarding non-implementation of the Kotel agreement – the obligation of governments to keep their promises. The current argument is primarily over whether or not the deal...

Jan 19, 2022, 5:57 PM

Antisemitism – Suppression of Inconvenient Facts

Much has been said, rightfully so, about the FBI's inane initial reaction to the terror attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. To suggest that an attack on a synagogue on Shabbat "was not directly connected to the...

Aug 20, 2017, 3:19 PM

The New American Revolution

Donald Trump’s stunning victory ushered in a series of frightening developments that threaten to destroy the fabric of American society and the constitutional framework of government. We are witnessing an emergent American Revolution. No doubt President Trump’s own actions...

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The author, a retired American diplomat now living in Israel, served in Europe, Africa, South America, Iraq, Washington, DC, and seven years at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. He was Assistant US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism under the Trump administration. He is a Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (Reichman University).

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