Alon Ben-Meir
ARTICLES BY: Alon Ben-Meir
Iran Nuclear Deal: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The deal with Iran has been generally characterized as either good or bad, and many pronounced it as historic, with far-reaching regional and even global...
How to Break the Israeli-Palestinian Psychosocial Barrier
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s and Palestinian Authority President Abbas’ presumed public commitment to a two-state solution means little unless they begin to undertake confidence-building measures to...
Watching Erdogan’s Fall From Grace in Turkey
Turkish President Erdogan’s May 2013 plan to raze Gezi Park in Central Istanbul and replace it with a replica 19th century Ottoman barrack prompted anti-government...
How the US is Enabling Israel’s Poor Behavior
No one can deny the close, abiding, and unparalleled friendship between the United States and Israel. This tight bond has served both countries well, especially...
Why Iraq’s Sunnis Must Be Given Independence
One of the main prerequisites to defeating ISIS in Iraq is to determine the political future of Sunni Iraqis. As long as they do not...
Now is the Time for Middle East Peace
Given the impasse between Israel and the Palestinians in the peace negotiations, the formation of a new right-wing Israeli government will make it further difficult...
Israel’s New Government is Not ‘By’ or ‘For’ the People
The political horse-trading in Israel that was seen over the past eight weeks, which went down to the wire to form a new government, was,...
Steps Israel Can Take to Reduce ‘Anti-Semitism’
Horrific outbursts against Jews are on the rise all over Europe - exclamations like "gas the Jews" and "Jews burn best" are being heard at...
The West Must Better Integrate Muslims to Combat Radicalization
One of the most troubling developments resulting from the escalation of violent extremism in the Middle East is the rise in the number of Muslims...
The Long Road to Combat Islamic Extremism
Every Arab state, regardless of the extent to which it is involved in combating violent extremism, must recognize that there is no shortcut to defeating...
How the West Contributed to Islamic Extremism
The intensified public discussion about the root causes of violent extremism has focused mainly on the socio-economic and political conditions that exist in Arab countries...
Iran, Not ISIS, is the Real Menace
Whereas the international focus today is on how to counter violent extremism, which is behind many of the violent conflicts sweeping the Middle East, the...
Likud’s Big Victory is Israel’s Big Loss
Those of us who regularly observe and try to make sense of the madness sweeping the Middle East often find ourselves, perhaps out of desperation,...
Netanyahu’s Speech Adds Injury to Insult
Following Prime Minster Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of Congress, the question being asked is whether the speech will adversely or positively impact the...
