Posts Tagged: Alon ben-meir
Netanyahu’s Abuse of Israeli National Security
Israel’s historical experiences, coupled with decades of violent confrontations with Arab states and the Palestinians, have created a major psychological barrier embedded in the psyche...
We Must Break the Cycle of Revenge and Retribution
A regular reader of my column recently shared with me a commentary about the brutal murder of Dafna Meir, an Israeli Jew who was stabbed...
Lifting the Sanctions Will Not End Iran’s Revolutionary Zeal
The timely implementation of the Iran deal and Tehran’s full compliance with its various provisions to date should not be viewed as just an accomplished...
Civil Disobedience Is the Palestinians’ Best Option
The use of violence to end the occupation has not served the Palestinian cause well, instead making matters worse as it hardened the resolve of...
Delusions of Israelis and Palestinians Are Destroying the Peace Process
The deadlock in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process appears to be illogical and unsettling, as a majority of Israelis and Palestinians realize that coexistence, whether under...
The Moral Reasons Why the Israeli Occupation Must End
There are four ethical theories -- Kantian, utilitarian, virtue-based, and religious -- that demonstrate the lack of moral foundation in the continuing the occupation. Israelis have the responsibility to...
Examining the Failure of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
No new format for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians can succeed unless it carefully considers the reasons behind the failure of past negotiations,...
A Conducive Geopolitical Environment for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
The upheaval sweeping the Middle East might suggest that it will be extraordinarily difficult if not impossible to resume the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and reach a successful...
Ending the Occupation Will Help End Palestinian Terror
The Netanyahu government has conveniently and consistently separated the occupation of the West Bank from the repeated eruption of violence, insisting that the Palestinians’ unrest...
A Parallel Crescent to Stop Iran in Its Tracks
Anyone who has followed Iran’s behavior since the 1979 Revolution cannot escape the fact that Iran is bent on restoring some, if not much, of...
Why Administrative Detention Weakens Israeli Democracy
Palestinian lawyer Mohammed Allan, who went on a hunger strike for 65 days to protest his indefinite detention in Israeli custody, was subsequently moved into...
Israelis and Palestinians Cannot Make Peace on Their Own
The enduring impasse between Israel and the Palestinians in the peace negotiations, and their changing internal political dynamics, have made it impossible for them to...
The Israel-Hamas Truce Is an Opportunity in Disguise
Israel and Hamas are reportedly discussing a long-term truce. Although Israeli officials claim it is merely a rumor and that there are no direct or...
The World’s Deafening Silence on Syria is Appalling
The word tragic has often been used to describe the civil war in Syria, but it is a pale description of the raging madness on...
