Islam itself is deeply divided, and Shi’ites are looking for any excuse to strike their many enemies
Author - Edy Cohen
Dr. Edy Cohen is a historian, media commentator and journalist holding an official Israeli press pass specializing in inter-Arab relations, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Islamist terrorism, and the history of Jewish communities in the Arab world. He earned his doctorate at Bar-Ilan University and currently serves as a researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.
Dr. Cohen grew up as a Jew in Lebanon (!), completing his early years of education in Christian schools. In 1991, like so many other 20th-century Jews struggling to preserve their rich heritage within hostile Arab societies, Edy Cohen and his family were forced to flee lethal Arab anti-Semitism. Once resettled in Israel, he was able to manifest his love for Israel and commitment to Zionism openly and freely, and today Dr. Cohen is well known for his willingness to both call out anti-Semitism wherever it lurks and challenge any and all signs of retreat from Zionism’s fundamental tenets.
As a native speaker and writer of Arabic, Dr. Cohen regularly crosses media divides, communicating directly with Arab audiences and providing them with perspectives on Israel that they would otherwise never receive.
More articles from Edy Cohen
Voter turnout among Arab voters was way up thanks largely to Netanyahu’s campaign gambits
The power of social media is finally giving voice to the disenfranchised and oppressed women of the Mideast
While everyone’s predicting a fresh flare-up, the Iranian proxy can’t possibly be that stupid
Protest group says time is past for concessions, appeasement and bowing to international diplomatic pressure
The Arab world without exception is characterized by what Western liberals call “homophobia,” yet Israel receives all the hate
In today’s Middle East, it is Israel that boasts of hitting its enemies, while they cower in relative silence
Why would children get themselves killed while stabbing others unless they were told to do so?
The story of Saudi blogger Mohammed Saud, who arrived in Israel as part of the Foreign Ministry delegation, is yet to drop out of the headlines.
A dangerous Iranian militia base stockpiling missiles in Iraq was mysteriously blown up last week
