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 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
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
Trump’s daunting foreign challenges
Although President-elect Trump is inexperienced and lacks the nuanced knowledge of the complex crises America is confronted with, he must now navigate his own way... 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
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
‘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
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
A movement to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What is needed now is a mass mobilization of the people, led by major political figures who are committed to finding a solution to the... Read More
Moving beyond the Quartet
The Arab Peace Initiative (API) should not be considered as a mere device for directing the negotiating process, but rather as the central framework for... Read More
Listening to the other half: personal narratives of Israeli and Palestinian women
A conflict cannot be solved- and genuine peace cannot be reached, if the voices of one half of the population is not listened to on... Read More
Bernie Sanders and the French initiative
By raising the need for the US to play an even-handed role to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Sanders has introduced a new... Read More
Deradicalization in refugee camps and beyond
Host countries cannot be long on talking and short on funding. Any government committed to deradicalizing young men and women must invest, along with private... Read More
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – breaking the deadlock
With this favourable climate, the current diplomatic efforts and some mutual confidence-building, we have the will to solve once and for all the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... Read More
The truth about Israel’s national security
The time has come for the Israelis to reject the scare tactics and false claims of the Netanyahu government. The usurpation of Palestinian land and... Read More
The Palestinian leadership – to where?
The Palestinian leadership chose to battle Israel on every front, depriving their people of the prospect of living in peace and denying the inescapable reality... Read More
A plea for reason – an open letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu
Israel must determine its own destiny and not leave it to the Palestinians’ whims. Netanyahu claims that the Palestinians do not want peace, but by... Read More
Erecting a giant prison for all Israelis
Instead of reaching out to the Palestinians and the whole international community to reach an agreement with the Palestinians, Netanyahu seeks to turn Israel into... Read More
Terrains of resistance – from occupation, exile or containment to the world
The Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation is both deeply local and ever more international. Campaigns and direct engagement is ever more international regarding the actors... Read More
Civil disobedience is the Palestinians’ best option
Even after seven decades of bloody conflict, neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians can afford to resign themselves to the status quo. They have the... Read More
The dire consequences of revenge and retribution
When will ordinary Israelis and Palestinians realize that revenge does not offer a cure to the endemic conflict, but is a curse that will continue... Read More
Israel and the two-state dilemma
Israel insists on seeing its conflict with the Palestinians in ideological terms, stymieing all attempts to reach a workable settlement.
