Alon Ben-Meir
ARTICLES BY: Alon Ben-Meir
Deconstructing the Iraq And Syria Conflicts
The current escalating sectarian violence between the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Iraqi forces and the unending civil war in Syria are...
Israel’s Danger From Within: Anti-Arab Discrimination
The nearly seven decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to overshadow the brewing conflict between the Jewish majority and the Arab minority in Israel. There is overwhelming...
Mideast Peace Talks: What Went Wrong?
The failure of the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians and the causes behind it were absolutely predictable. I, like many others, argued that regardless...
Why the Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal Could Lead to Peace
Characterizing the Fatah-Hamas unity, or rather reconciliation, agreement as helpful or harmful to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is premature at best. Determining the viability or...
Message to Israelis: Don’t Forget Why Israel Exists
It is a given that every Jew in and outside of Israel wants to see Israel as a vibrant country: an economic powerhouse with a...
Abbas is the Victim of Netanyahu and an Ideological Divide
The common characteristics and stark differences between Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Palestinian Authority's President Abbas might just explain why the current peace negotiations...
Mr. President, Time to Act in Syria
For better or for worse President Obama has not acted decisively with Western allies in an effort to end the horrific civil war in Syria....
Obama Refuses to Act as Suffering in Syria Reaches Epic Levels
Imagine the face of a little boy walking while holding his father's hand, when suddenly the father plunges onto the ground with a bullet in...
There’s No Better Time to Bring Back the Arab Peace Initiative
As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is about to unveil his proposed framework for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, there may not be a more...
An Israeli-Iranian Axis? Highly Illusionary
There are those who believe that given the sweeping turmoil in the Middle East, the two most powerful non-Arab countries other than Turkey - Israel...
The Perils of a Nuclear Iran
Given the strong likelihood that Iran will acquire nuclear weapons, why and how to prevent it from achieving its goal must be based on the...
American Jews Must Support, Not Hinder, John Kerry’s Peacemaking Efforts
I am one of those who certainly support J Street's ongoing efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace, and I applaud their repeated outreach calling on Congressional...
Barack Obama and the Shame of Syria
It is hard to imagine that representatives of the 30 countries that assembled in Geneva actually believed that they could find a political solution to...
Where Are the Leaders to Answer the Call of Peace?
No one can accuse Secretary of State John Kerry of not doing his very best to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement. His tenacity, commitment, and...
