Hillel Cohen

Hillel Cohen is an Israeli scholar who studies and writes about the Palestinian Arabs. He is a Research Fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Cohen is especially familiar with east Jerusalem, the topic of his book, "Kikar Hashuk Reka" (The Marketplace is Empty), because of the years he spent as a correspondent for east Jerusalem affairs for the Israeli weekly Kol Ha'ir. [ “Reluctant Residents,” by Peggy Cidor, Jerusalem Post, Oct 10, 2007 [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257269870&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull] ] The Jerusalem Post calls his books “an accessible mixture of academic research and vivid journalistic reporting. Cohen manages to show empathy when relating human issues, but maintains a professional distance regarding events.” [ “Reluctant Residents,” by Peggy Cidor, Jerusalem Post, Oct 10, 2007 [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257269870&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull] ]

He first became known in other countries in 2008 when his book Army of Shadows, Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948 was published in English.

Bibliography

*The Present Absentee: Palestinian Refugees in Israel Since 1948 (Hebrew, English)
*Good Arabs: The Israeli Security Services and the Israeli Arabs (Hebrew, English)
*Army of Shadows, Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948 (2004 Hebrew, 2008 English)
*Kikar Hashuk Reka (The Marketplace is Empty) (Hebrew)

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