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Jacques Neriah

Jacques Neriah

Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a special analyst for the Middle East at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, was formerly a foreign-policy adviser to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the deputy head for assessment of Israeli Military Intelligence.

Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah uses a Lebanese cedar tree to fan Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Credit: Yaliban.
Opinion
Quo Vadis, Lebanon?
Even within the country’s current disastrous environment, the eruption of a new civil war is still considered a catastrophic scenario by all Lebanese factions.
Oct. 31, 2021
Jacques Neriah
Hezbollah and Lebanese flags. Credit: Arthur Sarradin.
Opinion
Hezbollah is the only winner in Lebanon
By accepting Hezbollah’s proposal to form a new government, Lebanese President Michel Aoun has handed Tehran the keys to the kingdom.
Sep. 19, 2021
Jacques Neriah
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Credit: Ethiopian government website.
Opinion
Rattling sabers over the Blue Nile
A showdown between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Renaissance Dam is looming.
Jul. 12, 2021
Jacques Neriah
Beirut, Damage After Explosion
Opinion
Lebanon stands at the abyss
If Lebanon is to be saved before it sinks in an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, the international community must step in.
Jul. 11, 2021
Jacques Neriah
Israeli soldiers on the border between Israel and Lebanon, May 19, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Opinion
Gaza as a military testing ground for Iran
The war between Israel and terror groups in the Gaza Strip must serve as a loud wake-up call: Israel must do away with its policy of restraint.
May. 30, 2021
Jacques Neriah
Officers of the Moroccan Bureau of Judicial Investigations, known as the “Moroccan FBI.” Credit: Bureau Central d’Investigation Judiciaire.
Opinion
Morocco’s battle against Islamic jihadi terrorism
Like other countries in the area, Morocco suffers from a political virus emerging from failed states like Libya and unstable regimes in the Sahel belt.
May. 9, 2021
Jacques Neriah
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam nears completion (Wikimapia)
Column
Ethiopia’s dam over the Nile risks war with Egypt
Beginning the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in July without first securing an agreement with Egypt and Sudan would be tantamount to a declaration of war—something none of the parties want.
Mar. 22, 2021
Jacques Neriah
Beirut
Opinion
Has Lebanon entered the abyss?
The Lebanese are hoping for a miracle—and they need one.
Feb. 1, 2021
Jacques Neriah
Moroccan King Hassan II, June 15, 1981. Credit: Dutch National Archives via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
A 1993 meeting with Moroccan King Hassan II worth remembering
In view of the renewal of relations between Jerusalem and Rabat, it is important to recall this encounter with the king, and to take note of his attitude towards the Palestinian issue.
Jan. 12, 2021
Jacques Neriah
The day after the Aug. 4, 2020 explosions at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon. Credit: Freimut Bahlo via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Lebanon’s economic quicksand
The country must stabilize its political system and implement reforms—the alternative is an open civil war over basic resources that only Hezbollah and Iran will benefit from.
Dec. 16, 2020
Jacques Neriah
Lebanese protesters in Beirut on Oct. 18, 2019. Credit: Shahen Books via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Lebanon suffocates under coronavirus and rising US dollar
The pandemic, coupled with the economic slump in Lebanon, will force decision-makers to try once more to overcome the deadlock paralyzing the country to Israel’s north.
Apr. 7, 2020
Jacques Neriah
Lebanese protesters in Beirut on Oct. 18, 2019. Credit: Shahen Books via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Is Lebanon sliding into another civil war?
Any change significant enough to quell the current unrest in Israel’s northern neighbor would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Hezbollah, overturning the Taif Agreement of 1989.
Oct. 31, 2019
Jacques Neriah
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