Alon Ben-Meir
ARTICLES BY: Alon Ben-Meir
America Must Not Live and Die by the Gun
When I woke up last Thursday, I was shocked once again to read about Wednesday’s mass killing of 12 people during “college night” at a...
When Erdogan’s Hooligans Came Knocking at NYU’s Door
Last week, I conducted a panel discussion about Turkey under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The day before the event, we were alerted...
The Saudi Butchery in Yemen — and the World’s Apathy
The cold-blooded killing of Jamal Khashoggi, however gruesome, pales in comparison to the brutality and gross human rights violations that Saudi Arabia is committing in...
How Turkey Is Spreading Its Radical Islamist Agenda to Europe
With less than two million people, Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, is the home of over 800 mosques. Now the Islamic...
Netanyahu Is Harming Both Israel and the Palestinians
Much of what Israel and the Palestinians are experiencing today has befallen them under Netanyahu’s leadership. He believes that the Palestinians will always pose an...
The End of the Syrian War — and the Coming War for the Spoils
Syria’s bloody war is nearing an end with the takeover of the city of Idlib by dictator Bashar al-Assad’s forces and his allies, and I do...
Palestinian Refugees: Right vs. Reality
In my last article, I argued that the ultimate solution to the Palestinian refugees’ right of return is resettlement and/or compensation. Indeed, given the history...
The End of the ‘Right of Return’
The nearly three months of demonstrations by Palestinians along the Israel-Gaza border under the banner of the “March of Return” quickly turned violent. This provides another...
An Opposing View on Israel’s Nation-State Law
Last week, the Israeli Knesset passed a new Basic Law that proclaims Israel "the historical homeland of the Jewish people in which the State of...
The Future of the EU After Trump’s Betrayal
My visit to Brussels during the NATO annual conference was nothing short of bewildering and dismaying. Trump’s rampage against our most trusted and faithful allies...
Israel-Hamas Reconciliation Is Possible
Any protracted conflict can come to an end under certain circumstances that either evolve over a period of time or are precipitated by one side,...
What Erdogan’s ‘Election’ Will Mean for Turkey — and the World
The re-election of Turkey’s President Erdogan -- falsely considered to be free, fair, and representative of the will of the majority of the Turkish population -- has dire implications,...
Why the US Must Expand, Not Withdraw, Forces From Syria
In early April, Donald Trump stated that the US should withdraw its military forces from Syria. Secretary of Defense Mattis seems to have persuaded Trump...
Decertifying the Iran Deal Is a Dangerous Mistake
The decertification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), popularly known as the Iran nuclear deal, by President Trump is most unfortunate. It seems...
New York Times Travel Section Writes Jerusalem Out of Israel
Toronto Police Launch Hate Crime Investigation as Yeshiva Students Earn Praise for Defending Themselves Against Antisemitic Assailants
International Nuclear Agency Assailed for Ignoring Critical Israeli Intelligence as it Praises Iranian 'Cooperation' With 2015 Nuclear Deal
No 'Both Sides to Blame' Excuse for Hamas Escalation, Israeli Envoy Tells UN as Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold
UCLA Chancellor Says SJP Conference Will Take Place on Campus, Despite Antisemitism Concerns