The vanishing two-state solution…writes Ben Cohen
August 1, 2014 by Ben Cohen - 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 verge of wrecking the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more
Are circumstances getting worse for Jews and Israel?…asks Ben Cohen
July 27, 2014 by Ben Cohen - 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 hurled at the synagogue. From Nice to Marseille, antisemitic mail was delivered. In the offices of CRIF, located in the Fifth Arrondissement several blocks from the popular food market on the Rue Mouffetard, an envelope arrived filled with white powder and a message: ‘The biological war against the Jewish lobby has begun.’”
Against antisemitism, self-defense is no offense…writes Ben Cohen
July 22, 2014 by Ben Cohen - 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 to Hamas rocket attacks from Gaza. Read more
Abbas, Auschwitz, and Palestinian strategy…writes Ben Cohen
July 15, 2014 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
It was often remarked that the late Palestine Liberation Organization leader, Yasser Arafat, would sound moderate when speaking in English and utterly intransigent when speaking in Arabic. Much of the same could be said about his successor, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority. Read more
