Alon Ben-Meir
ARTICLES BY: Alon Ben-Meir
Is America Still a Beacon of Light to Other Nations?
We don't need President Trump to tell us that he can make America great again. America is already great. The problem is that we are...
US Should Accept a Nuclear North Korea
Although President Trump is not responsible for the complete failure of the US to stop North Korea from becoming a nuclear power, his bellicose threats...
An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump
Dear President Trump, I find it extremely hard to call you “President Trump” because sadly for America, you neither act like a president nor speak like...
New US Strategy in Afghanistan Is Doomed to Fail
President Donald Trump’s new strategy that would presumably win the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan is doomed to fail -- just like George W. Bush’s and...
Syria Proves the World’s Moral Bankruptcy
Much has been written about Syria’s civil war -- but sadly the mounting death and destruction there has long since become mere statistics. The international community has...
Ending Iraq’s Humanitarian Crisis
Iraq, once the cradle of civilization,continues to experience one of the most horrific violent conflicts in modern history. It is hard to imagine the mammoth...
The Gaza Strip: A Disaster in the Making
It has been ten years since Hamas toppled the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, and then took control over the territory. Today, the socioeconomic conditions in Gaza...
Yemen’s Calamity of Damning Proportions
It is hard to imagine that along with the catastrophe that has been inflicted on Syria for the past six years, another calamity is unfolding...
The French Role in Ending the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Over the years, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been characterized -- and for good reasons -- as the most intractable and irreconcilable conflict since the Second World War. Every day,...
50 Years Later: An Open Letter to Mahmoud Abbas
Dear President Abbas, Last week, I sent an open letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, criticizing him in the strongest terms for pursuing policies that prolong the...
The Unfinished Six-Day War: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu
Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu, When you celebrated the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Six-Day War, did you ponder what this triumph has done to the...
Fifty Years of Immoral Occupation
This week, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank reached the milestone of 50 years; it is a legacy that will be recalled in shame. Fifty years...
Trump’s Mideast Visit: Much Ado About Nothing
Sadly, President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East only confirmed my skepticism about what might come out of it. Trump went to the region...
Israel’s Political Disunity Enables Settlement Policy
Israel will soon reach the grim milestone of 50 years of occupation of the West Bank. Many Israelis have become complacent, and have succumbed to the...
