Israeli Palestinian Peace Process

Jordanian-Palestinian confederation: A new potential path to peace - opinion

A Jordanian-Palestinian confederation is the heart of the proposed paradigm.

|ByCHUCK FREILICH
UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron await the arrival of PA head Mahmoud Abbas at the Sharm el-Sheikh international summit on Gaza last month. The classic two-state solution is no longer viable, the writer maintains.
MAHANEH YEHUDA last month: I dream of visiting the stalls of the shuk in Tehran instead of Iran firing missiles at the shuk in Jerusalem, says the writer.

If Palestinians could give up their lust for terror, Israel could know peace - opinion

It thrives on challenges and shows a resilience not seen throughout the world. These traits will carry the Jewish people through any difficulty they face.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes PA President Mahmoud Abbas to the Kremlin in Moscow during the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, on May 10, 2025

Israel needs a miracle or a change of heart by Netanyahu - opinion

Very little if anything has been done by Israel over the last year and a half to start preparing an effective alternative to Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu does not want Mahmoud Abbas' PA involved.

|BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
US PRESIDENT Bill Clinton watches prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing the Oslo I Accord, at the White House in Washington on September 13, 1993.

On This Day: Israel, Palestinians sign Oslo I Accord 30 years ago

The signing of the Oslo Accords was a historic moment that is seen by many as the closest to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but is ultimately remembered as a failure.

|ByAARON REICH

Trump is showing significant leadership on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

As President Trump rightfully acknowledged recently: “If Palestinians do not want peace, then the United States has nothing to do with them.”

FEBRUARY 14, 2018ByJONATHAN MICHANIE
President Donald Trump, near an Israeli flag at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

Abbas spokesman blames Friedman for crisis in US-Palestinian ties

“The American ambassador’s statements make us wonder about his relationship with the occupation,” he added. “Is he representing America or Israel?”

FEBRUARY 8, 2018ByADAM RASGON
US Ambassador David Friedman at the knesset

Encountering Peace: Successful contacts

I remain convinced that Israeli-Palestinian peace is possible and that the compromises necessary to reach an agreement could be accepted by both sides – if we managed to change the climate.

FEBRUARY 7, 2018ByGERSHON BASKIN
Activists march in support of peace.

Commentary: To make peace in the Middle East, focus first on water

The logic of leading peace through water diplomacy is further strengthened when one considers the broader instability of the region.

FEBRUARY 3, 2018ByREUTERS
Industrial waste water contamination in Israel

E.U. to U.S.: ‘You can’t solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict alone’

"Nothing without the United States, nothing with the United States alone."

FEBRUARY 2, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini before their meeting at the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017.

Welcoming the American initiative

Bringing everyone to the negotiating table has become the new goal, not reaching an agreement.

FEBRUARY 1, 2018ByLIOR AKERMAN
US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrive for Trump to deliver remarks recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the White House in Washington, US December 6, 2017

Greenblatt to EU envoys: Settlements are not the obstacle

“Peace only has a chance of success through a respectful, continuous dialogue and through continuous negotiation,” Greenblatt said.

FEBRUARY 1, 2018ByHERB KEINON
US MIDEAST envoy Jason Greenblatt meets with European Union ambassadors in Ramat Gan on January 30, 2018.

EU and Norway to hold urgent meeting on Israeli-Palestinian crisis

'This important meeting aims to bring all parties together to discuss measures to accelerate efforts that can underpin a negotiated two-state solution.'

JANUARY 29, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A MAN STANDS next to a cart carrying a sack of flour distributed by UNRWA in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in January, 2018.

Abbas calls for African role in Israeli-Palestinian peace process

Abbas also urged African states not to establish diplomatic offices in Jerusalem.

JANUARY 29, 2018ByADAM RASGON
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks following a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul

The two-state solution is only game in town

Israel’s current hardline coalition has no intention of making the necessary concessions for peace.

JANUARY 28, 2018ByCHUCK FREILICH
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Monroe Room of the State Department in Washington September 2, 2010.