Evan Cohen
Evan Cohen is the spokesman to international media for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Cohen's appointment was announced by Netanyahu on 14 July 2019.[1] Several weeks before the announcement, Netanyahu saw Cohen being interviewed on the Israeli news channel i24 and was impressed with Cohen's ability to present the Likud worldview.[2]
Before being appointed Netanyahu's spokesman, Cohen was the head of Likud Pride, the LGBT forum in the Likud party.[3][1] Cohen believes gay people should support whichever party fits their political ideology regardless of their sexual orientation.[4] Cohen said he identified "with the more hard right" in Israeli politics.[3] In 2014, Cohen organized the Likud party's first international convention of LGBT activists in conservative parties.[3]
In 2018, Cohen said the Netanyahu government's failure to include same-sex couples in a new surrogacy law was "shameful" and said that the bill should not have been passed.[5]
Cohen is the director and founder of the Tel Aviv Scrabble Club. He has competed in several Scrabble World Championships.[6]
Cohen was born in Durban, South Africa. He moved to Israel when he was nine years old with his parents and three siblings.[1][2] He was a captain in the intelligence branch of the Israel Defense Forces.[3] He lives in Ramat Gan.[6] Cohen has a doctorate in linguistics from Tel Aviv University. His research focuses on phonology, phonetics and heritage linguistics.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hoffman, Gil (2019-07-15). "Netanyahu appoints head of LGBT forum for the Likud as new spokesperson". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "'Where Netanyahu goes, I go,' says SA-born spokesman". South African Jewish Report. Retrieved 2019-09-16.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Maltz, Judy (2014-06-13). "For Gay Right-wingers, Life Is Doubly Difficult". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ↑ Hoffman, Gil (2012-03-04). "Feiglin to meet with Likud gay group". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ↑ "Netanyahu reneges and law passes precluding surrogacy for gay couples". i24NEWS. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ahren, Raphael (2019-07-14). "Netanyahu taps linguist and LGBTQ rights activist as foreign media spokesperson". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
External links
- Professor profile: Dr. Evan Gary Cohen, Tel Aviv University
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