Israeli–Palestinian conflict

No more secret Israeli-Palestinian meetings: Time for peace efforts in broad daylight - opinion

The road to that peace must be paved by Israelis and Palestinians who are courageous enough to stand up together.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN
THEN-PRIME minister Ehud Barak (R) jokingly pushes Palestinian president Yasser Arafat (L) into the Laurel cabin on the grounds of Camp David during peace talks in 2000.
SHLOMI DAMRI: Face to face with war.

Shlomi's war: An IDF reservist's journey from October 7 to political activism

A reservist’s remarkable journey from the Oct. 7 chaos, losing his brother, and fighting for over a year in Gaza – to political activism in order to change the country’s priorities.

|ByJONATHAN SPYER
A sign that reads "Entering the area is prohibited!" is hung on fencing at the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Israel demolishes UNRWA's Jerusalem HQ, but fails to explain why it had to go - comment

Without context, the move to demolish UNRWA’s east Jerusalem headquarters looks like just another incident of Israeli hard-heartedness - an attack on a UN body that wants only to help.

|ByHERB KEINON
Israelis clash with police during a protest against the decision of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar, in Jerusalem, March 20, 2025.

Most Israelis say social division bigger threat to country than Iranian nuclear threat - poll

While 59% of Jewish respondents viewed polarization as the greatest threat, only 39% of Arab participants said the same, possibly due to higher Arab sympathy with Palestinians.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

A cookie-wielding mother and gun-toting grandfather: Meet Israel’s newest heroes

Rachel Adari, who met Hamas terrorists who held her hostage with hospitality and cookies, is among the stories of creative Israeli survivors of Hamas' massacre.

OCTOBER 11, 2023ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Rachel Adari offered the Hamas terrorists holding her and her husband captive cookies as they awaited help for 15 hours.

Jerusalem feels like ghost town amid Gaza war

Jerusalem's normally-bustling streets grow dim as shops close and residents amid Israel's war against Hamas.

OCTOBER 11, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A cat is seen walking across the Jaffa Street light rail tracks in Jerusalem amid the tightened coronavirus lockdown.

Mahmoud Abbas: Israel's independence is a sham, US occupying Palestine

PA's Abbas: "The Palestinian people will achieve victory and achieve the independence of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital."

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 21, 2023.

More Israelis believe Oslo Accords were a mistake than correct

Israelis divided on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's standing amid Saudi peace as New Israeli Voice Index focuses on Middle East peace.

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Russia: US hypocritical on Ukraine war, double standard for Israel

Lavrov compared the Golan Heights and Ukraine's wartorn Donbas in suggesting that the US does not respect legal sovereignty of UN member states.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023ByTAL SPUNGIN
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 23, 2023

Saudis: Peace must include Palestinian state, east Jerusalem as capital

Saudi FM spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 23, 2023

Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza again amid violent riots along border

Earlier on Saturday, a demonstration was held on the shores of the Gaza Strip as protesters staged a flotilla calling for an end to Israel's blockade of the Strip.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians clash with Israeli forces near the border between Israel-Gaza, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 22, 2023

Israel is still 'Palestine' on Saudi Arabia's new map despite peace talks

The updated map comes as the kingdom let the US know that resolving Palestinian issues is critical for any normalization deal with Israel.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A close-up of Israel in Saudi Arabia's new updated map released in September 2023

Oslo Accords: Israel's failures and lessons learned, 30 years later

No peace prospect between Israelis and Palestinians is currently on the table, but much will depend on how political uncertainty in the Palestinian arena plays out.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
THE 1993 OSLO Accords between Israel and the PLO were signed in Washington, with a beaming president Bill Clinton presiding over the White House ceremony

Qatari envoy visits Gaza amid tensions along Israeli border - report

The envoy has played a key role in Gaza over the years. In March, he urged Israeli officials to work to de-escalate tensions.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A Palestinian boy watches other Palestinians, as they demonstrate their skills during a military exercise at a summer camp organised by Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip August 8, 2023