Ellie Cohanim

Ellie Cohanim: To begin our conversation allow me to share context: Jews around the world are in a state of shock and horror. On October 7 while Jewish families in Israel celebrated the Simchat Torah holiday, Hamas infiltrated Jewish communities of southern Israel, massacred 1,200 people, wounded nearly 5,000 others, and committed atrocities not seen […]

The new Iran nuclear deal the Biden administration reportedly is close to finishing will change the Middle East, but not for the better, says Ellie Cohanim, former deputy special envoy for monitoring and combating antisemitism in the Trump State Department. Probably the most significant consequence will be “the perception of the United States’ historic allies […]

Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapon and ballistic missile technology, and support of terrorism around the world, have been much in the news. But at home, the Iranian people suffer grave abuses by their government. Suppression of a popular rebellion resulted in thousands of deaths and the imposition of draconian control measures. International COVID-19 aid has […]