Dialogue

One year of dialogue could change the future for Israelis, Palestinians - opinion

Let us give dialogue a chance, even if it takes a full year. A year spent searching for peace will not be wasted; it may be the most important year in the history of our peoples.

Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.
An elderly Palestinian man fills out his ballot before casting his vote at a polling station during municipal elections in the West Bank city of Hebron on April 25, 2026.

The story that traps us: Why Israel's and Palestine's elections need a new conversation - opinion

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.

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

Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York

When diplomacy falters, religious dialogue can still hold the line - opinion


IBM develops artificial intelligence system that can debate humans

Project Debater told its human counterpart, "I heard you hold the world record in debate competition wins against humans, but I suspect you've never debated a machine. Welcome to the future."

Dr. Ranit Aharonov (L) and Dr. Noam Slonim (R) with IBM's Project Debater – Speech by Crowd machine

Irena Veisaite, a Holocaust survivor, dedicated her life to human rights

Veisaite, who against the odds became a scholar of literature, theater, and the Holocaust, as well as a human rights activist, died on December 11 of COVID-19.

Irena Veisaite died of COVID-19 on Dec. 11, 2020.

Israeli and Emirati youth conduct first direct dialogue

Since Israel’s establishment in 1948, it has endured hostility and isolation from most of its neighbors and the region.

DURING THE meeting, questions were exchanged, thoughts and aspirations were shared and smiles expressed the hopeful wishes of 16 young adults who were creating history together.

An open letter to my progressive Christian colleagues

Hate and intolerance are on the rise, as racists, xenophobes and antisemites have come out from the shadows of society.

US President Donald Trump waves to the media before boarding Air Force One in Maryland on April 27

Dr Marc Brettler - Bible scholar

How did it feel for a Jewish boy from Brooklyn who lives half the year in Jerusalem to meet the Pope?

Dr. Marc Brettler

From gangster to peacemaker

As a Jewish gang leader in Berlin in his youth, Arye Sharuz Shalicar suffered harsh antisemitism from Muslim immigrants. Today he promotes Jewish-Muslim friendship and German-Israeli ties

Arye Shalicar in Tel Aviv: Young people are tomorrow’s decision-makers

Muslims, Jews meet in Washington in aftermath of bloody attacks

Muslims and Jews have increasingly become targets of prejudice and violence, according to a release by the American Jewish Committee.

People place flowers near the police cordon for the Linwood Islamic Centre

Competing for kindness

The Dialogue Project, which runs meetings every week is where young haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men and women meet with secular youth and kibbutz members.

Competing for kindness

#YallaYebo: Creating SA-Israel dialogue through images

Swimming at the Dead Sea

Convening Thought-Leaders with a Question: What Should Israel Look Like in 2048?

The Jerusalem Post