Dr Alon Ben-Meir

A once great nation divided by one manAs a little Jewish boy in the streets of Baghdad I was looked upon by Arab boys my age as inferior. I became accustomed to it as if it were a natural phen

It must be beware of foreign interventionKosovo became the youngest country in Europe when it declared independence in 2008. Sadly though, Kosovo continues to suffer from mounting problems, in

The Palestinians cannot afford to miss yet another opportunity, which may well be their lastI am addressing this article to the Palestinian Authority with a warning—having missed so many opp

Extensive reforms requiredEven a cursory review of our prison system reveals the outrageous inhumanity to which hundreds of thousands of prisoners, especially young adults, are subjected to, m

No government even after three electionsIt is said where are two Jews, there are three opinions. And in the state of Israel, there is yet another version: where there are five Jews, there are

Trump failed on all frontsSadly, we have become accustomed to Trump’s lies about the presumed progress the USA made under his watch. It’s time to take a hard look at his domestic policy wh

Fighting for basic human rights does not negate capitalismIt is sad, appalling, and outrageous that much of what Bernie Sanders is advocating is denigratingly labeled as socialist, as if it we

The Israeli occupation does not satisfy any ethical theoryIsrael’s occupation of the West Bank defies the moral principle behind the creation of the state. Contrary to Prime Minister Netanya