Israel palestinian peace

EU Parliament calls to expand presence in Middle East

MEPs also called for lasting peace, PA control of the Gaza Strip, and a two-state solution.

 European Union High Representative Kaja Kallas and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen meet with foreign ministers of different Middle Eastern states, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to discuss developments in Syria, on Dec. 14, 2024.
 Amal Tikva Co-Founder and CEO, Meredith Rothbart speaks at a conference

Amid war, Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilders push for a better future

Activists, including Israelis and Palestinians, take part in a demonstration in support of peace near Jericho

Economic interdependence complicates Israeli-Palestinian separation, say experts

 TWO WOMEN, Arab and Jew, involved in the Together Beyond Words organization, share their grief.

The path to peace: Where do we go from here? - opinion


ADL, Jewish orgs denounce ‘terrorism’ by extremist Jewish settlers

The letter, signed by a total of 7 organizations, was addressed to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as well as Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

 Palestinians extinguish a fire in a field around the village of Burin, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers from the settlement of Yitzhar set it ablaze, according to eyewitnesses from the village council, Jun. 29, 2021.

Israel won’t hold peace talks with Palestinians even after PM rotation - Lapid

Lapid made the remarks days after Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

From left to right: MK Idit Silman (Yamina), Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

How the Regional Cooperation Ministry can advance Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking - opinion

With the appointment of Regional Cooperation Minister Meretz Esawi Frej, the ministry has an opportunity to positively influence Israeli-Palestinian relations and contribute to peacemaking efforts.

Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej.

Israeli-Palestinian peace? Mothers march in Jerusalem

The women formed a human chain along the walls of Jerusalem before assembling for a rally, calling on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to work towards a peace agreement.

 Women forming a human chain in the Old City

Palestinian official says PA ready for direct talks with Israel

The Palestinian Authority’s Hussein Al-Sheikh told The Media Line that the PA is ready for direct talks with Israel.

Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh speaks to The Media Line in his office in Ramallah.

Solving the issue of a divided Jerusalem

The superficial Israeli political discourse on Jerusalem’s future has boiled the question down to the question of whether the city should be divided, yes or no. But this framing is misleading.

Protesters hold placards at a demonstration during a court hearing over the planned eviction of residents from Silwan, a neighborhood of east Jerusalem, near the district court in Jerusalem May 26, 2021.

Love Israeli culture, committed to Palestinian rights. Where do I belong?

Of course, there are American Jews who love Israel and Israeli culture but despise the occupation. But they are all too often silent on the most entrenched parts of Israeli oppression of Palestine.

ARABS AND Jews protest the escalating violence and riots at Hefer Valley in the North, earlier this month.

Police arrest protesters at Jerusalem Jewish-Arab solidarity event

The protest, organized by Standing Together, was a display of solidarity and a shared hope for peace between Jewish and Arab communities in Israel.

Pro-peace demonstrators arrested in Jerusalem on Saturday night, May 15th 2021

Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians transcend hate while mourning

The Parents Circle Families Forum has 600 Israeli and Palestinian members and rests on the conviction that grief transcends political identity.

A joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day service, co-hosted by the Parents Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace and held virtually this year, has sparked heated debate in Israel.

Sen. Warren: Consider restricting military aid in occupied territories

“By continuing to provide military aid without restriction, we provide no incentive for Israel to adjust course.”

US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to reporters during a news conference on Democrats' demand for an extension of eviction protections in the next coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid bill on Capitol Hill in Washington.