Almog Cohen (Hebrew: אלמוג כהן‎; born 12 January 1988[1]) is an Israeli far-right politician,[2][3][4] former police officer, and militia founder from the city of Beersheba in the Negev region.

[7][8] Prior to his political career, Cohen organized a militia force in the Negev region, which was created to "fight crime among Bedouins".

[9] Following his entry into politics, Cohen was accused of police brutality by a Negev Bedouin family after he posted a photo showing himself involved in a 2013 arrest.

[10] Ahead of the 2022 Israeli legislative election, Cohen removed wide traces of his digital footprint, including calls to "wash the streets of Gaza with blood".

[12] In January 2023, Cohen was suspended from Twitter for his calls to "keep killing them" following a raid in the Jenin refugee camp that led to the deaths of nine Palestinians.

[25] Cohen became a regional coordinator for Otzma Yehudit, and acquired the nickname "the sheriff" within the party owing to his law enforcement and militia background.

[28] Shortly after taking office, Cohen introduced legislation in the Knesset to bar NGOs from receiving donations from organizations who are funded by countries that do not recognize Israels' sovereignty.

[32][33] In June 2023, Cohen was ousted from the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee by party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, with fellow Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech taking his place.

Cohen had reportedly had a falling-out with Ben-Gvir the prior month over his criticism of an ultimatum made by the party leader regarding the national budget.

[8] In January 2023, Twitter suspended Cohen's account following a tweet in which he expressed support for the actions of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during a raid in Jenin that resulted in the deaths of nine Palestinians.

[14] Cohen explicitly stated that MKs from the predominantly Arab Hadash–Ta'al alliance were "not worthy of being sheep, they’re not humans", and vowed to make "their lives miserable".

The Times of Israel reported that Cohen was filmed "making animal calling sounds" to draw the attention of Ofer Cassif, the sole Jewish MP in the Hadash–Ta'al alliance.