David Lehrer

The author is executive director of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.

A KICKING the can down the road approach, carried on by the Bennett-Lapid government, has resulted in the rise of Hamas as a political force in the West Bank, says the writer

Israel continues to kick the Palestinian can down the road - will it work? - opinion

In the next Knesset elections, the solution to the conflict with the Palestinians will continue to be to kick the can down the road.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

the same underlying conditions that caused COVID-19 to become a pandemic are some of the root causes of climate change.

Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic

Unlike the wildfires in California or Australia, we cannot claim that the pandemic is a direct result of climate change.

APRIL 15, 2020

Can track II diplomacy help bring peace?

Time for Track II diplomacy

Though small, such confidence building measures can revive a belief in negotiations and restore public faith among both Palestinians and Israelis that there is a partner for peace.

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Gaza, a looming humanitarian disaster

The Hamas government has done little to improve the lives of Palestinians in Gaza, who suffer from a lack of potable water, electricity and proper sewage disposal.

JULY 9, 2017

Palestinian children in Gaza fetch water from a container

Our neighbors to the East

We have had over 20 years to build strong relations with our neighbors but instead have allowed fear and security concerns to overwhelm public diplomacy.

MARCH 27, 2017

Defense Ministry releases first images of new Jordan border security fence

BETTER ENERGY: A solar election platform

20 percent renewables by 2020.

DECEMBER 7, 2014

A blessing in disguise

The freeze of the planned copper mining project in the Arava will save the region.

FEBRUARY 17, 2009