Peace

Trump’s Venezuela gamble fits his legacy of peace through strength - opinion

The US strike in Venezuela highlights Trump’s strategy of mixing the use of force with peacemaking rhetoric, and in the process, reshaping how other nations view the US.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by US forces. January 3, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

Hamas-Israel deadlock leaves Trump’s Gaza plan in limbo - opinion

YITZHAK RABIN, Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres in the movie ‘The Oslo Diaries,’ about the attempt to bring peace to the Middle East through the Oslo Accords during the 1990s.

Israel cannot negotiate with enemies who seek its destruction - opinion

Hope for a two-state solution and peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be nurtured, writes the director of the Israel Policy Forum's young adults division

Is the two-state solution still viable? Young Jews say yes, but older generations doubt


'No trust in our enemy’: Ukrainian Jewish official says he hopes for peace despite skepticism

“We have lived here for many years; we know the situation well; we also know the enemy well. We have been suffering here for almost four years in a very difficult war,” said the Jewish official.

A resident walks near a school building destroyed during Russian air strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine November 25, 2025.

Turkey evaluating troop deployment for Gaza stabilization force, Erdogan says

Erdogan says Turkey is considering joining an international Gaza stabilization force as it reviews deployment options.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Turkey’s irredentist policies, from its actions in Cyprus to its growing involvement in Syria, highlight a policy of territorial expansion and ethnic dominance, the writer maintains.

Ukraine's borders cannot be changed, or army reduced by force - EU's von der Leyen

Von der Leyen says Ukraine’s borders cannot be changed by force and that its army must remain intact, and that the EU must play a central role in peace efforts.

 ‘YOU HAVE literally made the desert bloom,’ declared European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

US, Ukraine and European officials hold Geneva talks on Trump plan to end war

European leaders want changes to the US-led peace plan for Ukraine, as Kyiv faces pressure to accept Russian demands.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (L) upon his arrival in the garden of the chancellery in Berlin to join a video conference of European leaders with the US President on August 13, 2025.

Trump officials' meeting with Russian officials in Miami spurs questions about Ukraine proposal

US officials raise concerns after Trump envoys met with a sanctioned Russian figure in Miami to draft a Ukraine peace plan.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following a meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15.

Questions of Saudi-Israel normalization await Washington meetings - analysis

With reports of frequent attacks in the West Bank, a lack of positive moves from Jerusalem, and negative Saudi public perception, Saudi-Israel normalization still seems far away.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the day of the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Kazakhstan chief rabbi: Country joining Abraham Accords due to its 'peace and tolerance'

While Israel and Kazakhstan have had diplomatic relations since 1992, Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen said that deepening the relationship could only be good.

Kazakhstan Chief Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen.

Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords following trilateral phone call with Netanyahu, Trump

"The most important thing [is] it will 'bring to life' the issue of the Abraham Accords, ahead of more countries joining," a source with knowledge of the matter told The Jerusalem Post. 

(illustrative) The flags of Israel and Kazakhstan

Regional terror and strategic balance: Israel's vital role in the Middle East - opinion

Strategic analysts believe that Israel has become critically important for maintaining regional peace and stability.

IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.

Peace and democracy: The legacy of Yitzhak Rabin - opinion

What will remain of Rabin’s heritage will depend on whether we manage to establish stable national unity governments in the future, rather than unstable, extreme, and relatively uniform ones.

RABIN FAMILY members sit in the Knesset VIP gallery, as the plenum holds a special session in 2022, marking the anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. Hopefully, Israel’s future will continue to be determined by free elections, the writer affirms.