Relocating the American Embassy to Jerusalem
Relocating the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem unconditionally will be a de facto recognition of Jerusalem, east and west, as the capital of... Read More
The seeds of the next Arab Spring
A new report suggests that Arab youth continue to be neglected – and that demographic shifts are incubating another political crisis.
The shortcomings of the International Conference for Peace
The conference for peace between Israel and the Palestinians initiated by the French government that took place on January 15 in Paris could have made... Read More
Combatting extremism – the reformative paradigm of Saudi Arabia
The experience of Saudi Arabia shows that there is cause for cautious optimism, and the phenomenon of uncompromising and politically destabilising radical political Islam may be a... Read More
Trump: “close the open hand out of love”
Trump’s appointments, coupled with a campaign promise to relocate the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, may well translate to unfettered support for settlements and the... Read More
Ensuring the success of the French initiative
The French Initiative to convene an international conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on January 15th is a momentous opportunity to offer a new approach that... Read More
The persecution of Christians in the Middle East
At the international level, any progress toward ensuring the protection of religious freedom and reducing discrimination against and persecution of religious minorities has been hampered... Read More
Palmyra – renewed dangers
Syria and Iraq are home to some of the world’s first cities, a complex and unique meeting of states, empires and faiths. The protection of... Read More
Iraq – where there are no solutions then where should we look?
If the international community does not act in tandem, through the medium of its vehicle of consensus, the United Nations, then there exists a very... Read More
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – to where?
Every day that passes, the conflict becomes more intractable and creates new facts on the ground that may well be irreversible. A two-state solution remains... Read More
Syria – can the carnage be stopped?
State-building is never something to be undertaken lightly, by reason of the inherent dangers it always entails. But in some cases it is the least... Read More
Questions and answers about some of the raging events in the Middle East – part two
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU, answers some additional questions concerning the turmoil in the Middle East and... Read More
Questions and answers about some of the raging events in the Middle East
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU, answers some questions concerning the turmoil in the Middle East and America’s... Read More
Lieberman – demonstrate your credibility
It takes a strong and determined leader to go against the current, and only by engaging Lieberman will the Palestinians be able not only to... Read More
GCPEA condemns attack on Syrian schools
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack strongly condemns the killing of students and teachers in the October 26, 2016 bombing of a school... Read More
Lebanon – education in a context of state-imposed amnesia
Young people in Lebanon are growing up with scant knowledge of the country’s history. Students have repeatedly voiced their dismay at this, and teachers have... Read More
Battle for Mosul – can there be respect for the laws of war?
To prevent and alleviate human suffering, to protect life and health, and to ensure respect for the human person – these are the core values... Read More
Statesmanship versus demagoguery
Netanyahu will do well to think whether he wants to be remembered as the statesman who realized Peres’ dream, or the demagogue who led his... Read More
Oil Jihad – a strategic weapon against low prices?
For terrorist outfits like Al Qaeda and ISIS, low oil prices are counter-productive. These organizations, much like Venezuela, depend mostly on oil for their revenues... Read More
‘Hell is truth seen too late’
After seventy years of continuing violent conflict, the time has come to end the hellish conditions that the Israelis and Palestinians have created for themselves... Read More
The settlements – self-entrapment of existential proportions
Israel’s continued settlement activity – whether retroactively approving ‘unauthorized’ outposts or advancing plans for new units as was recently announced – represents yet another nail in the... Read More
“People far from the fire don’t feel the heat” – an update from Iraqi Kurdistan
TransConflict is pleased to present a letter written by Cathy Breen who is currently part of a peacemaking team in Iraqi Kurdistan with Muslim Peacemaker Teams,... Read More
Incentives and peace – part 2
Unless distrust, insecurity, and illusions are first addressed, no incentives – however sweeping and compelling – will motivate Israel and the Palestinians to make the critical concessions needed to... Read More
Incentives and peace – part 1
Unless distrust, insecurity, and illusions are first addressed, no incentives – however sweeping and compelling – will motivate Israel and the Palestinians to make the critical concessions needed to... Read More
UNSCR 1325 in practice – Israeli and Palestinian women speak up
In a world where women’s voices often are left out in matters of war and peace, one initiative is channeling the voices of Palestinian and... Read More
