Trump's Peace Plan

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U.S. President Donald Trump walks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Gaza Board of Peace charter signed, Albanese apologizes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

Why Israel says joining Trump’s Board of Peace was not optional - analysis

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

The 60,000 rifle mirage: Gaza’s Board of Peace risks a strategic catastrophe - opinion


US plans for long-term division of Gaza with territories controlled by Israel - report

The zones where Israeli and international forces would be placed are going to be part of the reconstruction efforts, while Red Zones, not controlled by either, would remain in ruins.

Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels and supplies from aid trucks near the Zikim border crossing between Israel and Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2025.

US-Arab weapon deals won't harm Israel's military edge, but Turkey shouldn't get F-35s, Leiter says

A candid interview with Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the US, on Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan and Washington's relations with Turkey and Arab nations.

YECHIEL LEITER, Israel’s ambassador to the US: Candid, calm.

A Jewish-Muslim ‘Nostra Aetate’ could reshape the Middle East - opinion

Sixty years after Nostra Aetate, the world needs another act of courage, this time between Jews and Muslims. May we have the faith to hold fast to that divine rope, together.

THE BRIDGE must span Jerusalem’s most sensitive terrain – the Temple Mount, or al-Haram al-Sharif. For Jews, it is the site of the ancient Temple; for Muslims, the place of the Prophet Muhammad’s ascent to heaven, the writer states.

Gaza’s ceasefire at a crossroads: the challenge of stabilization and peace - opinion

As Gaza's ceasefire teeters, international efforts face a crucial test - can diplomacy prevent a return to all-out war and create a lasting peace?

A Hamas terrorist stands guard near the Yellow Line to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 2, 2025.

US pressuring Israel to allow terrorists behind Yellow Line safe passage - report

Despite Israel’s opposition to allowing the terrorists to cross, US officials have continued to pressure the Jewish state, citing Hamas’s willingness to release the bodies of the remaining hostages.

 A Palestinian man is seen detained by the IDF in Rafah, Gaza, in the summer of 2024.

ISF achieving less than full Hamas disarmament will be a failure, lead to future wars - editorial

The measure of success of the ISF will be tangible – the disarmament of Hamas and the dismantling of its tunnel infrastructure, for starters.

A Palestinian sits in an armchair next to the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 2, 2025

Danon: ISF must focus on disarming Hamas, not becoming another ineffective UN force

For Israel, Gaza ISF's success is defined by results: the complete disarmament of Hamas and the destruction of its tunnels. Ambassador Danon warns against an ineffective, "Blue Helmet"-style mission.

Israeli Ambassador to The UN Danny Danon (C) addresses the committee after United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese presented her report titled "Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" to the UN General Assembly at the UN HQ. October 28, 2025 in New York.

The dilemma of victory: Israel, Hamas, and Trump's role in Mideast peace - opinion

Despite the heavy blows it has sustained, Hamas is far from accepting unconditional surrender.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Knesset last month: Israel’s relationship with the United States now depends, to a great extent, on Hamas’s conduct, according to the writer.

Ireland’s anti-Israel president: Connolly's victory shows where the public leans - opinion

The majority of Irish opinion regards the Palestinian Arabs as a Middle East version of themselves.

CATHERINE CONNOLLY addresses a demonstration against the sale of Israeli bonds throughout the EU, outside the Central Bank of Ireland in Dublin, in May. Last week, she was elected overwhelmingly as Ireland’s new president.

Even with Gaza ceasefire in place, Hamas may still be winning the war - opinion

Hamas is far from gone from Gaza, little progress has been made on 19 out of Trump's 20 points in his plan and not all of the hostages' remains have been returned. Is Hamas winning?

THEN-ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the UN Gilad Erdan holds up a picture of Yahya Sinwar at the UN General Assembly last year. The writer wonders: If Sinwar came back to life, would he believe that he lost the war, or that Hamas won?