Ralf Melzer

Dr Ralf Melzer heads the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung office in Israel. Previously, he was Head of the Regional Office Dialogue South East Europe and the FES offices in Tunis and Munich, among others.

Articles

Interviews | 15.04.2024

‘Iran still does not want a total escalation’

Ralf Melzer on Tehran’s attack on Israel, a possible Israeli response and the threat posed by Hezbollah

Foreign and security policy | 25.03.2024

An opportunity amidst the crisis

Despite the current disaster, there is also some hope in Israel for a new political process towards a two-state solution

Interviews | 26.10.2023

'Israel faces a moral dilemma'

Ralf Melzer in Tel Aviv on the stability of the government, the military response to the terrorist attack and the fear of a two-front war

European integration | 28.04.2021

The Balkans’ demons of ethno-nationalism

Aggressive ethno-nationalism is once again poisoning the Western Balkans. A recently leaked ‘non-paper’ envisions new borders along ethnic lines