Edy Cohen
ARTICLES BY: Edy Cohen
The Plight of the LGBT Community in the Palestinian Authority and Muslim Countries
The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s violent treatment of the gay community under its rule offers a gloomy reminder of this community’s difficult situation in most Muslim...
Jordan’s Double Game With Israel
In an unusual and particularly outrageous declaration, Jordanian MP Tarek Khoury recently called on Jordanians to blow up pipelines that are supposed to bring natural...
The 20th Century Pogroms Against the Jews of the Middle East: Will Christians Suffer the Same Fate?
A look at developments in the Middle East over the past decades gives the clear impression that the region is becoming “cleansed” of minorities, especially...
The Persecution of Christians in the Palestinian Authority
Three grave events occurred recently involving Christians in the territories ruled by the Palestinian Authority (PA). But they left no mark on either the world...
The False Promise of Iraqi-Israeli Peace
No one should be misled by the revelation that several Iraqi delegations visited Israel in 2018, and let that turn into optimism about Iraqi-Israeli relations....
Jordanian Law Permits the Murder of Israelis
Jordanian soldier Ahmad Mussa Dakasma, the murderer of seven Israeli schoolgirls in Naharayim on March 13, 1997, was released from prison in March 2017 after...
In Syria, Palestinian Blood Isn’t Equal
Recently, the human rights organization Action Group for Palestinians in Syria (AGPS) published a report documenting 3,840 cases of Palestinians killed since the beginning of...
Kuwait: A Serial Violator of (Palestinian) Human Rights
There is considerable hypocrisy in the fact that Kuwait -- which in 1991 expelled approximately 400,000 Palestinians who worked and lived in its territory for...
Victimized Again: The Jews of Arab States and the June 1967 War
Fifty years after the June 1967 War, the Israel State Archives in Jerusalem released scores of classified files related to this historic event. While most...
US Jewish, Pro-Israel Groups Mourn Sudden Death of Civil Rights Icon Elijah Cummings
US Indicts Turkish Bank for Evading Iran Sanctions After Attempt to Make Deal Fails
Clear Majority of Germans Perceive Increase in Antisemitism Over Past Year, New Poll Reveals
Pro-Israel Organizations Increasingly Alarmed Over Conflagration in Syria
The Scandal Continues at UMass Amherst