Edy Cohen

The writer is an expert on Arab affairs and the author of the book The Holocaust in the eyes of Mahmoud Abbas.

   Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan arrives at Downing Street, London, Britain, September 16, 2021.

Nothing is Impossible for the UAE

JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH II listens during a meeting in Amman in May.

It's official: Jordan is now allies with Iran - opinion

A man gestures as people wait for the beginning of Friday prayers outside Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, for the first time after it was once again declared a mosque after 86 years, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2020

Turkey has no interest in peace in the Eastern Med


The persecution of Christians in the PA

On April 25, the terrified residents of the Christian village of Jifna near Ramallah asked the PA to protect them after they were attacked by Muslim gunmen.

A Greek Orthodox priest watches pilgrims roam around the ancient church of nativity, where many Christians believe Jesus was born.

The Gaza Strip as an ‘international quarantine zone’

Palestinian riots in the Beit Hanoun area of the Gaza Strip.

Abbas’s untranslated book

Over the past few years I’ve published many articles regarding this subject in the Israeli and international media.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses UN General Assembly

Israel must seek Saudi Arabia’s friendship

While we expect a whole different world under president Trump, we must also accept that the rules in the Middle East have changed and that we need a strong and stable Saudi Arabia.

Netanyahu and Saudi King Salman

Sorry, but Jordan is not a friend

What is to be made certain here is that Jordan’s king is not our friend, in fact he and his regime are a part of the problem.

Jordan's King Abdullah speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 12, 2016

Why don’t our children learn about the ‘Farhud’?

The question remains: why has Israel not demanded compensation for the Jewish properties left behind or stolen in Arab countries?

The 'Prayer' monument in Ramat Gan, in memory of the Jews who were killed in the ‘Farhud’ Pogrom in Iraq.

The Grand Mufti’s Nazi connection

It’s no coincidence that just a few months after Nazi Germany surrendered, on November 2, 1945, the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, many synagogues were burned down in Egypt and dozens of Jews were killed on the streets of Cairo.

Nazi flag

The role of Arabic-language Nazi-era propaganda

Unrepentant preaching of genocidal hatred to children.

Nazi flag

Qui a gagné la guerre ?

Retour sur le Hamas : incontestablement, le mouvement gazaouï a pris du galon entre 2008 et 2012.

Qui a gagné