Writer: David E. Cohen

February 26, 2015
5:00 am

Naming terror

Lee Lasher hit the nail on the head in his call for moral clarity on the issue of terrorism (“To end terrorism, start with moral clarity,” February 6). I would add that the commonplace phrase “war on terror” is like saying “war on bullets.” Terrorism is a weapon, not an enemy. As Lasher says, how […]

By David E. Cohen

June 10, 2011
4:00 am

â€˜Malignant historical falsehoodâ€™

In the May 13 article “As Israel marks 63rd birthday, Arabs feel disenfranchised,” JTA reporter Dina Kraft wrote that “Nakba is how Palestinians commonly refer to the events of 1948, which led to Israeli statehood but also to Palestinian dispossession.” This statement, left unchallenged, represents a widely held malignant historical falsehood and the fundamental challenge […]

By David E. Cohen

November 6, 2009
5:00 am

â€˜Commonplace double standardâ€™

In Rabbi Eric Yoffie’s eloquent Oct. 30 column “Jewish life cannot be sustained without Israel at its core,” he writes, “[T]here is no way that a viable contiguous Palestinian state can come into being unless [the settlements around Hebron and between Nablus and Ramallah] are removed.” Israel has managed to remain an undeniably Jewish state […]

By David E. Cohen