Lyor Cohen will say something. That’s what I told a concerned music executive who reached out to me last Tuesday, asking why the major labels had yet to post a public statement of support for Israel in the wake of a horrendous, brutal invasion by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. Cohen, the global head of music for YouTube and Google, is arguably the most influential Israeli in the music business, and he is scheduled to accept a major honor in Los Angeles next week: the City of Hope Spirit of Life Award. No doubt he will address the horrors we’re collectively absorbing. Furthermore, the same day as the gala, Variety will publish a 12-page feature on antisemitism and Hollywood, in which Cohen contributed a personal essay.