Israel and Palestine

'Heritage as a weapon': How West Bank digs became a tool of dispossession - opinion

How archaeology in the West Bank has become a battleground over sovereignty, heritage, and international law

A Palestinian archaeologist works on a lead sarcophagus discovered in Gaza City in early 2022. A common Israeli claim is that Palestinians have ‘no interest’ in antiquities.
Palestinian children play in a Roman-era fountain in Battir, a village in the West Bank, south of Jerusalem.

Palestinian Authority accelerates heritage campaign as West Bank tensions rise

Israeli-Arab journalist Mohammad Magadli bridges the divide between Israeli and Arab media in Israel.

Between two worlds: Mohammad Magadli, an Arab voice in Israeli media

Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025.

WATCH: 'Palestine on British soil': Palestinian embassy in London officially inaugurated


March 19, 2018: Quite the philanthropist

Our readers weigh in on this week's news.

Letters

Former PA minister: We need intense protests, but not violence

Outrage continued across Turkish and Palestinian media over the weekend in response to reports that the United States embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within the coming months.

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Couscous-based Israeli-Palestinian proxy war breaks out on Virgin Atlantic

"Inspired by the flavours of Palestine," read a description of a salad on the airline's menu.

A Virgin Atlantic passenger aircraft prepares for take off from Gatwick Airport in southern England, Britain, October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Report: Hamas believes war with Israel will break out in the coming days

The report claims a potential war would involve Israeli combat units across ground, naval and air forces.

A Palestinian boy plays at a house that witnesses said was destroyed during Operation Protective Edge in the east of Gaza City

A paradise for split personalities and free trade

Residents in the town of Barta’a in northern Israel and Samaria (West Bank) live in a constant identity crisis between the security barrier and the Green Line.

SHOPS IN Barta’a offer all sorts of kitsch, household goods, and clothing – toys, cosmetics, socks, plants, stuffed animals, plastic slippers and  oral head scarves

Let`s talk about “Palestinian resistance”

The Jerusalem Post

Rivlin, Dutch FM agree on confidence-building measures between Israel and the Palestinians

“We’re not pressing you to negotiate with Hamas,” Zijlstra assured Rivlin.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN meets with Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem

Sigmar Gabriel is right

Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians in the territories is reminiscent of apartheid.

A Palestinian woman argues with Israeli army soldiers as she is searched at a checkpoint during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron

After US rebuke, Palestinian Authority could face deluge

At risk of losing American aid, the Palestinian leadership must make some tough decisions.

A Palestinian woman takes part in a protest against possible reductions of the services and aid offered by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in front of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City August 16, 2015.

WATCH LIVE: States explain their vote on Jerusalem embassy resolution

Trump threat to cut aid to states that vote in favor, ups the stakes in vote seen as forgone defeat for Israel.

Palestinian National Authority Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad Al Maliki speaks at the UN General Assembly