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Larry Cohler-Esses

Larry Cohler-Esses

Larry Cohler-Esses is the Forward’s former assistant managing editor and news editor. Previously, he served as editor-at-large for the Jewish Week, an investigative reporter for the New York Daily News, and as a staff writer for the Jewish Week as well as the Washington Jewish Week. Larry has written extensively on the Arab-Jewish relations both in the United States and the Middle East.

Posted inWorld, News, Opinion

Can the U.S. really bring democracy to Iran?

Larry Cohler-Esses by Larry Cohler-Esses March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. The protesters at a January rally I attended in New York City’s Washington Square Park were loud and raw throated as they denounced the brutal Islamist regime in Tehran, then in the midst of slaughtering thousands of their comrades in Iran. A crowd of more than 1,500 […]

Posted inOpinion

In 1991, Iraq attacked. Israel’s far-right leader didn’t retaliate. Is Netanyahu capable of the same wise choice?

Larry Cohler-Esses by Larry Cohler-Esses April 15, 2024
Posted inPolitics, Uncategorized, U.S., Analysis, World, News

Does Ukraine really have a neo-Nazi problem? US officials won’t say.

Larry Cohler-Esses by Larry Cohler-Esses August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
Posted inFirst Person, World, News, Opinion

Purim in wartime: Bucharest celebration brings haunting past into present

Larry Cohler-Esses by Larry Cohler-Esses and Forward March 17, 2022March 17, 2022
Posted inWorld, News

Meet Israel Sabag, the man finding shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Romania — and their pets

Larry Cohler-Esses by Larry Cohler-Esses and Forward March 15, 2022
Posted inWorld, News

‘Our city is totally destroyed’: One refugee’s story as she crosses the border from Ukraine

Larry Cohler-Esses by Larry Cohler-Esses and Forward March 14, 2022
Posted inUncategorized, First Person, Analysis, Opinion

Reporting from Afghanistan, I learned just how little we Americans knew

Larry Cohler-Esses by Larry Cohler-Esses and Forward August 19, 2021

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