Joseph Cox

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Aug 11, 2024, 1:46 PM

Investing in Peace

I am not a military man, but to my uneducated eyes, Israel doesn’t seem to actually control much territory in Gaza. Instead, Israel seems to be continually discomfiting both the fighters and the population in the hope of reducing...

Jul 28, 2024, 1:39 PM

Majdal Shams and a Mother’s Plea

My wife called me this morning. She’d just arrived at her work, a clinic in Jerusalem. She was sitting in the car and, for the first time since the war started, she was breaking down. She was crying. It...

Jul 18, 2024, 12:10 PM

Wanted: Boring People who can Change the World

Last week, an expert in Middle Eastern policy asked me why I care so much about post-war Gaza. At the time, I didn’t have a full answer for him. Now, I do. First, I don’t want to send my children...

Jul 3, 2024, 12:30 AM

The ‘Day After’ can be more than a good story

In 2016, I started work on The City on the Heights. In the book, a geographically small city - akin to Hong Kong, West Berlin or Amsterdam - was created to serve as a model for an Arab world...

Jun 26, 2024, 10:45 PM

I have hope for ‘the day after’

Here's why the Arab Spring didn't yield democracies all over the region, why rehabilitating Germany and Japan worked, and why Gaza may yet be transformed

Apr 30, 2024, 3:34 PM

The North Gaza Initiative

We in the Middle East live in a region without solutions. The Arab Spring led mostly to slaughter and dictatorship, while American efforts to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan ended with Iranian colonization and a resurgent and victorious Taliban. For...

Dec 13, 2023, 6:38 PM

Enough with the Hostage Posters!

All around the world, Jewish communities have rolled out “Hostage” posters. These posters have naturally become flashpoints, drawing antisemitic numbskulls like moths to a flame. Many an Israel-hater (and Jew-hater) has outed themselves through their attempts to tear these...

Nov 6, 2023, 8:53 PM

Filling in the Gaps

Photo by Patrick Foster: https://www.pexels.com/photo/lighted-candle-in-dark-room-5843608/

This week has again opened with the losses of our soldiers. One of my sons didn’t have two classes today. He didn't have math because his math teacher’s son had been seriously injured over the weekend. He didn't have...

Oct 26, 2023, 3:42 PM

Hamas and a New Dark Ages

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As I sit at my desk, less than 40 miles from Gaza, I cannot help but see that the war unfolding around me is not a war between Israel and Palestine, or even a war between the West and...

Sep 28, 2023, 10:16 PM

A Unique Constitution for a Unique Country

@Haviv Retti Gur and others have been calling for an Israeli Constitution. I've written one. Israel isn't like other countries. You can't draw nice district lines, the ideological splinter lines are truly multi-faceted, and most importantly - Israel's various factions all...

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Joseph Cox lives in Modiin, Israel and has written 12 books. The latest published book is "A Multi Colored Coat... an autobiography of sorts".

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