Stephen p. cohen
Stephen P. Cohen, Back Channel Mediator Between Israel and Arabs, Dies at 71
(JTA) — Stephen Philip Cohen, a Canadian-born academic and Jewish organizational leader who served as a confidential intermediary between Israeli and Arab leaders for three decades, died Wednesday. He was 71 and had been in poor health. A social psychologist by training, Cohen arranged and participated in historic breakthroughs between Israel and its neighbors, including meetings…
How 1986 Meetings I Set Up Between Top Israelis and Palestinians Still Offer Hope
In 1986, three meetings took place between Israeli and Palestinian leadership and, despite their outcome, they still provide some cause for hope.