Israeli-palestinian peace talks

Geneva’s silence vs Tel Aviv’s applause: Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must go public - opinion

The old peace process industry is failing Israelis and Palestinians.

Samer Sinijlawi is seen speaking at the annual Berl Katznelson Foundation conference in Tel Aviv, in 2026.
A HAMAS terrorist stands on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City.

Starting from the end: Resolving Israeli-Palestinian conflict is key to regional peace - opinion

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

Can Israel's confrontation with Iran, Hezbollah lead to regional peace? - opinion

Demonstrators hold the "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flags during a protest against Iran's government in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026

From a regional war to regional agreements: Iran's fall brings new chances for peace - opinion


Encountering Peace: Dumped deal

U.S. President Donald Trump waves to supporters at a campaign rally on the eve of the U.S. mid-term elections at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S., November 5, 2018.

Palestinians call on China to support Abbas's peace plan

Abbas proposed his peace plan during a speech he delivered at the Security Council on February 20, 2018.

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah, reception ceremony in Ramallah, 2018.

White House rules out proposals to split Palestinian territories

The president himself acknowledged his preference for a two-state solution during the UN General Assembly in New York last month.

Donald Trump (L) and Mahmoud Abbas (R)

Donald Trump, UNWRA and Israeli interests

"It doesn’t matter what the gentiles say. What matters is what the Jews do."

Palestinians pass by the gate of an UNRWA-run school in Nablus in the West Bank August 13, 2018

How-many-state solution?

Media outlets throughout the world were shocked to hear the American president state in last September of 2017: “I am looking at two-state and one-state, and I like the one that both parties like.”

US President Donald Trump announces his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement during a statement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, US, May 8, 2018

Palestinians and Syria

We recognize that Palestinians are split over the civil war in Syria.

Palestinian protesters carry tires to burn them during clashes with Israeli troops at Israel-Gaza border, in the southern Gaza Strip April 5, 2018.

Encountering peace: No more slogans, we need action!

Israel is the victor in the Israeli-Palestinian story.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting on February 4, 2018.

Between one state and two: Time to decide

In any event, it is essential to maintain a constant and varied dialogue with the PLO/ PA and with various groups in Palestinian society.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Monroe Room of the State Department in Washington September 2, 2010.

Encountering Peace: It is up to us

I often tell groups of high school or university students that I speak with that every single one of us can be peacemakers. There are times when every single one of us has to become a peacemaker.

‘MOST ISRAELIS and Palestinians never speak to each other.’

More than just a leadership change

The Palestinian leadership must now decide whether to seeks a change of agenda or remain on the course with its original mission.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas (C)  at a meeting for the Central Council of the PLO, in Ramallah, March 4, 2015