In a normal world, it wouldn’t be Israel that is the target of a campaign for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions. The tiny Gulf emirate of Qatar is a far better candidate.
Why Qatar? There …
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By Ben Cohen
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6/4/15
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The cemetery in Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul neighborhood was bathed in the fading sunlight of a late May afternoon. Silently and steadily, the column of mourners wound their way towards an open …
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By Ben Cohen
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5/28/15
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For two weeks in June, Washington host a group of pro-Palestinian activists who have assembled an exhibit about the dispersion of the Palestinians during Israel’s War of Independence. The …
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By Ben Cohen
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5/21/15
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The Virginia State Bar (VSB) — which, it should be noted, is a state body working with the legal profession in Virginia — has been embroiled in a nasty political row over its apparent …
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By Ben Cohen
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5/10/15
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Back in Roman times, Yemen went by the name “Arabia Felix”—Latin for “Happy Arabia.” It’s hard to think of a greater misnomer for this Arab state on the southern …
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By Ben Cohen, JNS.org
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4/26/15
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Every time I learn about the latest antics of the anti-Israel thought police on university campuses, I find myself offering silent thanks that they are, for the moment, just thought police. Because …
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By Ben Cohen, JNS.org
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4/19/15
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As expected, the Obama administration is having a hard time selling the American public on the feeble understanding — it’s not a “deal,” since nothing was signed — that …
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By Ben Cohen
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4/17/15
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President Barack Obama is correct. There is, as he said last week, no realistic prospect of a Palestinian state being created through a diplomatic process for the foreseeable …
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By Ben Cohen, JNS.org
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4/2/15
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There is no world leader more hated by bien-pensant, liberals in America and Europe than Prime Minister Netanyahu. Whereas once the bile was directed at former U.S. president George W. Bush—for …
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By Ben Cohen
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3/19/15
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A potentially ugly row is brewing in the United Kingdom over an academic conference, due to be held at the University of Southampton in April, which carries the title, “International Law and …
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By Ben Cohen, JNS.org
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3/12/15
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