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

Biden has an opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -opinion

For Biden to succeed where his predecessors failed, he must repair the severe damage that President Donald Trump has inflicted on.

DECEMBER 13, 2020ByALON BEN-MEIR
THEN-US vice president Joe Biden gestures as he walks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after their meeting in Ramallah in 2010.

Abbas: Palestinians ready to resume peace talks with Israel

Egypt steps up pressure on Abbas to revive peace process

DECEMBER 10, 2020ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations in New York, U.S., February 11, 2020

Are we entering a new beginning for Israeli-Palestinian talks? – opinion

With the understanding that the Abbas era is coming to an end, perhaps that is now beginning to change.

NOVEMBER 4, 2020ByGERSHON BASKIN
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Peace Now doctrines are outdated, its time to move on

While the Palestinian leadership does not oppose practical ties with Israel – even formally acknowledging its existence, it does not accept its right to exist.

OCTOBER 10, 2020ByZALMAN SHOVAL
THEN-foreign minister Shimon Peres (sitting 2nd right) signs the Israeli-PLO peace accord as then-PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and then-US president Bill Clinton stand behind him during a ceremony, at the White House in Washington, September 13, 1993.

Palestinian rejectionism of the UAE-Bahrain-Israel deal and peace

As long as the Palestinian leadership rejects peace, the Palestinian people should reject their leadership.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh speaks before the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Ramallah, West Bank May 11, 2020

The EU must adapt to the paradigm shift in the Middle East

Will the Europeans abandon their outdated conception of the Middle East peace process – more particularly the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020ByYOSSI LEMPKOWICZ
NATIONAL SECURITY Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat makes his way to board a plane to leave Abu Dhabi, UAE, on September 1.

It’s time for the Palestinians to call Israel’s bluff on peace

Palestinians should call Israel’s bluff and play smart politics for a change.

AUGUST 19, 2020ByBISHARA A. BAHBAH
Palestinians burn pictures depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a protest against the United Arab Emirates' deal with Israel to normalise relations, in Ramallah in the West Bank August 15

Peace and political change can be fostered via economic investment

Since we cannot rely on our governments to improve the political situation, it remains in the hands of private citizens, non-government organizations and the private sector.

JULY 22, 2020ByGERSHON BASKIN
A MARKET in Ramallah. In any model for the future of relations between Israel and the Palestinians it will be essential to place a lot of energy into the development of the Palestinian economy.

How Trump’s annexation plan dismisses three key peacemaking concepts

Israel is waiting for US approval to move forward but has yet to get that green light to annex up to 30% of the West Bank as initially outlined in the Trump plan.

JULY 9, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
PLO CHAIRMAN Yasser Arafat shake hands with prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, as US president Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Israeli-PLO peace accord, at the White House, September 13, 1993.

The Deal of the Century

Although the plan was welcomed by several Arabs states, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed it as a “conspiracy.”

FEBRUARY 11, 2020ByJOSHUA ROBERTS/REUTERS
US President Donald Trump unveils his Middle East peace plan together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on January 28, 2020