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Crosswinds – David Cohen

Dispatches from Tel Aviv to Stamford Bridge — geopolitics, sport, tech, and the music that ties it together.

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  • The Biggest EIS Expansion in Thirty Years — and What It Means for UK and Foreign Tech Companies Raising in Britain

    The Biggest EIS Expansion in Thirty Years — and What It Means for UK and Foreign Tech Companies Raising in Britain

    From 6 April 2026, the Enterprise Investment Scheme has doubled its key thresholds. Most of the commentary has focused on UK domestic companies. Almost nobody is writing about what the changes mean for Israeli, American and European tech companies with UK operations — and that’s where the real opportunity sits. This article is for general…

    davidcohen51

    20/04/2026
    Legal, UK Investment
    cross-border, EIS, Enterprise Investment Scheme, HMRC, investment, Israeli tech, Knowledge Intensive Company, startup funding, UK tax, venture capital
  • Growing

    Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. To stay in Israel 20 years when our generational family business collapsed and I got on with my life plan nevertheless and carried on building.

    davidcohen51

    17/04/2026
    Published works
    dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1911
  • “You Got a Lot of Nerve”: The Night Billy Gibbons Played Hendrix’s Songs in Front of Hendrix — and Changed Rock History

    Everyone knows the myth: Hendrix once called Gibbons the best guitarist in America. It never happened. The real story is better. By David Cohen, Crosswinds Daily There is a famous piece of rock trivia that you will hear at every ZZ Top concert, in every Billy Gibbons interview compilation, and in roughly half the comment…

    davidcohen51

    17/04/2026
    Rock music, Uncategorized
    Billy Gibbons, blues rock, classic rock, Jimi Hendrix, Moving Sidewalks, rock history, San Antonio, Stratocaster, ZZ Top
  • A Glimpse and a Collapse: What Chelsea’s Next Eleven Days Will Actually Tell Us

    The article reflects on Chelsea’s recent match against Manchester City, highlighting a strong first half followed by a disastrous second half, where three goals were conceded. The author contemplates the implications of this performance for Chelsea’s season and emphasizes two upcoming crucial matches against Manchester United and Leeds United that will determine the team’s direction.

    davidcohen51

    14/04/2026
    Chelsea, Sport
    BlueCo, Chelsea, Cole Palmer, FA Cup, Leeds United, Liam Rosenior, Manchester City, Manchester United, Moises Caicedo, Premier League, Stamford Bridge, Wembley
  • The Islamabad Collapse: Why Iran Was Never Going to Accept — and Why the Hawkish Case Just Got Stronger

    The Islamabad Collapse: Why Iran Was Never Going to Accept — and Why the Hawkish Case Just Got Stronger

    Twenty-one hours of face-to-face talks in Pakistan. The highest-level US-Iran engagement since 1979. And the negotiations collapsed on the nuclear question — exactly as the structural logic of this war suggested they would.

    davidcohen51

    13/04/2026
    geopolitics, Israel, Uncategorized
    geopolitics, Hezbollah, Iran, Islamabad talks, Israel, JD Vance, Middle East, nuclear, Strait of Hormuz, Trump
  • Deep Purple: The Evolution of a Timeless Rock Institution

    From Rod Evans to Simon McBride, Deep Purple have cycled through nine official lineups in fifty-eight years — and somehow, in 2026, they sound more alive than bands a third their age.

    davidcohen51

    10/04/2026
    Rock music
    70s, blues, classic rock, Deep Purple, guitar, heavy metal, music
  • Photos of the week 8.4.2026

    davidcohen51

    08/04/2026
    Photography, Through the Lens
    Bird, dog, Eurasian Jay, flowers, King Charles, macro, moon, sunset
  • Modi in Jerusalem: The Key Sectors in India and Israel That Stand to Win Big

    From Iron Beam lasers to UPI payments and precision agriculture, here are the main sectors in India and Israel set to benefit from PM Modi’s February 2026 visit and the new Special Strategic Partnership.

    davidcohen51

    08/04/2026
    geopolitics, india
    agritech, china, defence, defense, india, Israel, modi, netanyahu, news, politics, strategic-cooperation, technology
  • The BlueCo Project at a Crossroads: Why I Want to Be Optimistic About Chelsea — and Why It’s Hard

    By David Cohen Four years into BlueCo’s Chelsea era and three months into Liam Rosenior’s tenure, the Blues are stuck between a long-term plan and short-term chaos. A fan’s honest state-of-play. There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes with being a Chelsea fan in April 2026. It is not the loneliness of losing…

    davidcohen51

    08/04/2026
    Chelsea, Sport, Uncategorized
    BlueCo, Boehly, Chelsea, Cole Palmer, Estevao, football, palmer, Premier League, Rosenior, soccer, sports
  • Why Israel’s War Against Iran Is Justified — and Necessary for Its Survival

    by David Cohen Forty days into the US-Israel war on Iran, the case for action is clearer than ever. As the conflict pauses for the current ceasefire, I look at why this conflict is existential — and why Israel had no other choice. Why Israel’s War Against Iran Is Justified — and Necessary for Its…

    davidcohen51

    08/04/2026
    Uncategorized
    geopolitics, Hezbollah, idf, Iran, Israel, Middle East, military, news, nuclear weapons, politics, self-defence, strategy, Trump
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