OPINION September 11, 2020 Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Bahrain-Israel deal shows why Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to establish peaceful relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors, which took a big step forward Friday with the announcement that Israel and Bahrain will establish diplomatic ties.
OPINION August 2, 2020 Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Tech giants should stop letting bigots, terrorists spread hatred online Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and other tech giants have revolutionized our lives for the better in many ways and raked in billions of dollars in profits in the process. But unfortunately, they have also allowed the Internet to become an important tool used by racists, anti-Semites, terrorists and other purveyors of hatred and violence.
OPINION April 29, 2020 Rabbi Abraham Cooper: De Blasio’s angry outburst scapegoating Jews in coronavirus pandemic is dangerous Concern over the spread of the coronavirus is no excuse for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s outrageous outburst that scapegoated all Jewish New Yorkers after large numbers gathered in Brooklyn for the funeral of an Orthodox rabbi.
OPINION January 24, 2020 Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Auschwitz mass murders must teach world to reject anti-Semitism and other hatred I write from Jerusalem, where I attended a ceremony Thursday at which Vice President Mike Pence and other international leaders spoke to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the hellish Nazi death camp where at least 1.1 million people – about 1 million of them Jews – were murdered.
OPINION December 30, 2019 Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Hanukkah stabbings show anti-Semitism thriving in US – Here’s what we must do The horrific stabbing attack at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, N.Y., Saturday night – the sixth violent attack on Jews in the state during the eight days of Hanukkah – was an unwelcome reminder that the ancient curse of anti-Semitism is thriving here in the U.S. and around the world.
OPINION November 20, 2019 Cooper & Brackman: Bernie Sanders’ criticism of Israel makes him ideal candidate for opponents of Jewish state Sen. Bernie Sanders strongly opposes many Israeli actions and polices and has threatened to reduce vital U.S. aid to Israel.
OPINION September 29, 2019 Cooper and Brackman: Help law enforcement fight online hate – and demand more from social media giants It is time to recognize new technologies and unprecedented powerful marketing platforms that now weaponize new ideologies of 21st century hate.
OPINION August 8, 2019 Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Trump is right to work with social media firms to reduce gun violence and online hate President Trump has taken an important step by inviting social media company executives to a meeting Friday to discuss how hatred and violent extremism are fueled online.
OPINION June 18, 2019 Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Ocasio-Cortez’s claim that US runs ‘concentration camps’ is absurd and insulting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s claim Monday and Tuesday that that the U.S. government “is running concentration camps on our southern border” is obscene, shockingly ignorant, and an insult to the memory of the 6 million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazis.
OPINION June 12, 2019 Rabbis Hier and Cooper: Anne Frank at 90 – Six points she might have added to her diary today Wednesday would have been Anne Frank’s 90th birthday. How would she have updated her diary today?
