Alon Ben-Meir
ARTICLES BY: Alon Ben-Meir
Ending the Plight of Palestinian Refugees
During the donor conference recently held in Cairo, the U.S., EU, and other countries pledged $2.7 billion for reconstruction in Gaza. It is undoubtedly necessary...
America and Its Allies Must Unleash Full Fury on ISIS
The gruesome and tragic beheadings of innocent U.S. and U.K. citizens is excruciatingly painful, especially for the families of the victims. Other than making supreme...
Abbas’ Dismal Failure at the UN Undermines Peace and Credibility
As someone who has consistently advocated a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians based on a two-state solution, I was appalled to hear the...
Myths Vs. Reality About ISIS
Much has been said about President Obama's strategy to degrade and eventually "destroy" the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Regardless of the soundness...
Erdogan is Leading Turkey Down a Dangerous Path
The ascendancy of Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the presidency places Turkey on a trajectory that could usher in a new era unlike any other...
Netanyahu’s Land Grab Will Have Disastrous Consequences for Israel
The Netanyahu-led government's announcement of its decision to annex nearly 1,000 acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank between the Etzion settlement block and...
The Guns Have Been Silenced, So Now What?
The new cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has immediately raised the same old question: will it last, or is it merely just another pause, providing...
Gaza War is a Lesson That Israel and Hamas Should Remember
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas is only reinforcing the notion that unlike previous ceasefire agreements, preventing repeated violent confrontations requires a fundamental change...
It’s Time for Netanyahu to Call Hamas’ Bluff
The earlier failure to achieve a new and lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was not surprising. For Hamas to demand the complete lifting of...
Will Netanyahu Seize the Moment for Peace?
There is a growing consensus among Israelis and Arabs that the Israel-Hamas war will end just like the 2009 and 2012 encounters. Hamas will declare...
Israelis and Palestinians Trapped Between Delusions and Denial
The Israelis and Palestinians have been trapped for decades between delusions and denial and both have resorted to ideological and religious dogmas that dismiss with...
The Double Folly
The war between Hamas and Israel has exposed the folly of both sides. Hamas' long-standing objective to destroy Israel has come back to haunt it,...
A Plea to Israelis and Palestinians: When Will the Cycle End?
I have been writing about your conflict for more than three decades. Invariably, I find myself delving into the same themes time and again. The...
Our Tragedy Should be a Catalyst for Peace
There are no words that can adequately condemn the tragic death of the three Israeli teenagers, Naftali, Gilad, and Eyal, who have become the latest...
