Peace process

Only Jewish-Arab cooperation, peace with Palestinians will let Israel be a democracy - opinion

The key to victory is through Jewish-Arab political cooperation.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 24, 2025.
 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Israeli-Palestinian peace is just one election away – and it could happen in 2026 - opinion

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

Ousting Hamas is not enough: New reality of Gaza must change - opinion

IDF troops operate behind the Yellow Line in Gaza, November 20, 2025.

After Oct. 7, young Israelis are the hardest to lecture about peace with Palestinians - opinion


An open letter to the Columbia protesters from a peace activist in Israel

This is a battle between those who support violence and an all-or-nothing approach to this conflict, and those who want to find a way for us to all win out by sharing this land.

Thousands of Jews and Arabs march in Tel Aviv for peace and coexistence, Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Dissolving Hamas' military, forming sovereign Palestinian state would bring ‘change’ - expert

Hamas proposes a five-year cease-fire and political transition if a Palestinian state is established. The move signals a shift from armed combat, including dissolving its military wing.

 Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya attends a news conference in Damascus, Syria October 19, 2022.

The Temple Mount could be a home for all peoples - opinion

Aggression has only exacerbated the problem for all parties.

 The Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City as viewed from the Mount of Olives. This place should be for all who are interested in free and safe access and peaceful worship together, the writer maintains.

Bar-Ilan program creates unique encounters between Jewish and Arab high school students in Israel

The high school program was first aimed at bringing together schools from the secular and religious sectors of Jewish society, but since last year it also brings together Jewish and Arab students.

Joint session at the Menomadim Center for Jewish and Democratic Law, Bar-Ilan University

Who’s afraid of a Palestinian State? - opinion

Israelis are incensed by calls for a Palestinian state in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre, but they shouldn't be, because it isn't going to happen.

 A boy holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration to express support for the people of Palestine, in Cape Town, South Africa, October 9, 2023.

'The day after Hamas': Netanyahu reveals his plans for a post-Hamas Gaza Strip

Document calls for local Palestinian governance in the enclave and IDF security control there and over all the territory west of the Jordan River.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 18, 2024

Reflecting on Israel-Egypt relations - opinion

This strategic dialogue with Egypt must be institutionalized, with very senior representation on behalf of the Israeli government, accompanied with experts on Arab culture and language.

 EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo, last month.

French minister heads to Mideast with post-war Gaza plans in mind

European Union member states are divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and their response has mostly been to try to ease the humanitarian situation in the enclave.

 Member of the EU Parliament French Stephane Sejourne, Renew Europe Group, delivers a speech for the start of France's presidency of the Council of the European Union, during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 19, 2022.

Northern Ireland to elect Irish nationalist First Minister in historic shift

Michelle O'Neill's imminent appointment, like the 2022 election, has triggered talk of the ultimate dream of Irish nationalism: the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and a united Ireland.

 Michelle O'Neill arrives to cast her vote at a polling station during local elections in Coalisland, Northern Ireland, May 18, 2023.

Is Peace an Illusion? - opinion

Israel continues to seek a peaceful resolution with its Palestinian neighbors, facing hurdles from Hamas and Hizbullah's aggressive stance.

 BILL CLINTON, Yitzhak Rabin, and Yasser Arafat, after the signing of the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles at the White House in 1993: What’s troubling is the resignation that any renewed peace negotiation will be futile because everything that’s been tried before didn’t work, the writer laments