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The Source of Assad’s Staying Power
Friday, 8 November 2013, 5:18 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
When Basil Assad, oldest son and heir apparent to the late President Hafez Assad, was killed in a car accident in 1994, the father turned to his inexperienced son Bashar to groom him for the presidency. More >>
The Jewish State of Israel
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:31 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
As the Israelis and Palestinians are presently negotiating in an effort to end a nearly seven decades-old conflict, Prime Minister Netanyahu has made recognition of the Jewish right to a homeland in Israel “the most important key to solving ... More >>
Negotiating under the Shadow of the Palestinian Refugees
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 12:55 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
One of the main issues that Israelis and Palestinians are struggling with in the ongoing negotiations is the Palestinian refugee problem. Although in previous negotiations in 2000 and 2008-2009 both sides agreed on certain modalities that would permit only ... More >>
Facing The Truth About Jerusalem
Monday, 30 September 2013, 12:08 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
Those who are privy to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations appear to be more optimistic than ever before about the prospect of reaching an agreement. Yet there are those who believe that, regardless of American prodding, no agreement ... More >>
Why Obama’s Syria Debacle Remains On Point
Friday, 20 September 2013, 3:34 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
My previous article entitled “Obama’s Syria Debacle” elicited wide-spread positive feedback and just as much criticism about the rationale behind my argument that President Obama must punish President Assad for his use of chemical weapons against his people. More >>
Perils of a Quick Transition to Democracy
Monday, 26 August 2013, 1:06 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
What is currently happening in Egypt should not come as a surprise to anyone who has even cursory knowledge of the Arab world from historical, cultural, religious and political perspectives. More >>
Time for U.S.-Iran Talks
Friday, 9 August 2013, 11:30 am | Alon Ben-Meir
A wide range of credible sources suggest that the election of Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani presents a timely, if not momentous, opportunity to initiate direct talks between the US and Iran in an effort to peacefully resolve the conflict over ... More >>
Israel-Palestine: Show the Leaders the Road to Peace
Friday, 2 August 2013, 5:45 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
If there was even a small chance of success in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, they would have to be based on three fundamental tenets. First, they must come to an agreement on the critical issue of borders, delink it from other difficult conflicting ... More >>
Israel-Palestine: Enough Talking About Talks
Friday, 26 July 2013, 1:00 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
Secretary of State John Kerry is to be highly commended for his tireless efforts to persuade the Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace negotiations soon in Washington. Although the prospect of success of these negotiations is very slim, if there is ... More >>
Killing In The Name Of God
Friday, 19 July 2013, 11:23 am | Alon Ben-Meir
Notwithstanding the cultural and interpretive differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the God worshipped by Muhammad is the same God that communicated with Abraham and to which Jesus prayed. More >>
Is Islam Compatible With Democracy?
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 10:53 am | Alon Ben-Meir
The question raised by the ouster of Egypt’s President Morsi is whether Islam is compatible with democracy or any form of government that empowers the people and limits the power of leaders to hold merely representative offices with limited terms ... More >>
Bush and Obama: Contrasting Strategies, Same Results
Monday, 24 June 2013, 11:50 am | Alon Ben-Meir
Whereas former President Bush and President Obama are ideologically a world apart, their policies toward Middle Eastern conflicts produced the same damning reaction. Bush’s misguided war in Iraq and its consequences, and Obama’s diffidence toward ... More >>
Kerry’s Last Ditch Effort
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 12:46 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
In his upcoming visit to Israel and Palestine, Secretary of State John Kerry will attempt a last-ditch effort to persuade Israel’s Prime Minster Netanyahu and the Palestinian Authority’s President Abbas to resume peace negotiations. More >>
Taking the Lead in Syria
Saturday, 1 June 2013, 1:11 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
America’s friends and allies in the Middle East depend on the US’ strategic vision, clarity and resolve to deal with the multiple crises that surround them. They feel unsure, however, about the Obama administration’s policy which from their ... More >>
Humanitarian Disaster and Political Illusion
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 3:09 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
The continuing carnage and atrocities sweeping across Syria and the savagery committed against innocent men, women and children defy the most nightmarish dehumanization committed by one against another. A government that slaughters its people and maims ... More >>
Turkey: Opportunities and Risks Ahead
Friday, 10 May 2013, 12:00 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington on May 16 comes at a pivotal time when the Middle East is riddled with extraordinary conflicts that have the potential of exploding into a regional war. The time is also ripe for creating ... More >>
Mitigating Conflict Perception
Friday, 3 May 2013, 2:25 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
There are many impediments to finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including historical and current experiences, claims and counter-claims, the lack of trust, contradictory ideological and religious convictions, and the unwillingness ... More >>
