Israeli-palestinian peace talks

Can Israel's confrontation with Iran, Hezbollah lead to regional peace? - opinion

If the political situation after the war looks exactly like it did before the war, or worse, the region will have paid an enormous price for very little strategic gain.

MARCH 19, 2026|ByGERSHON BASKIN

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

Demonstrators hold the "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flags during a protest against Iran's government in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026

From a regional war to regional agreements: Iran's fall brings new chances for peace - opinion

Today, new opportunities exist. What follows this war should be diplomacy.

MARCH 4, 2026|ByGERSHON BASKIN

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

The road to that peace must be paved by Israelis and Palestinians who are courageous enough to stand up together.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026|ByGERSHON BASKIN

Hope for a two-state solution and peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be nurtured, writes the director of the Israel Policy Forum's young adults division

Is the two-state solution still viable? Young Jews say yes, but older generations doubt

As Israel faces political challenges, younger Jews are standing up for a vision of peace, refusing to accept a future of perpetual conflict.

JANUARY 9, 2026|BySHANIE REICHMAN

Israel minister: Trump tweets rip 'mask of hypocrisy' off Palestinians

The Palestinian Authority is the “peace refusenik," tweeted Communications Minister Ayoub Kara.

JANUARY 3, 2018ByHERB KEINON

Trump senior aide and member of Israeli-Palestinian peace team to resign

Powell could be one of several administration officials to leave at the one-year mark of Trump's presidency.

DECEMBER 9, 2017ByREUTERS

US President Donald Trump, flanked by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy Dina Powell (L) poses for a picture with his National Security team to mark the 70th anniversary of the National Security Council, at the White House in Washington, US September 28, 2017

Why Jared Kushner is on a fool’s mission

Kushner is trying to make peace between Israel and the PA. Kushner is a smart guy. He knows that Hamas looms over everything. He is on a fool’s mission, and I think he knows it.

DECEMBER 7, 2017ByBARRY SHAW

PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas meets with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner in Ramallah in June. (

The Jerusalem Embassy Minefield

Trump ponders his moves—moving the US embassy, recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital—or neither.

DECEMBER 4, 2017ByDIMA ABUMARIA/ THE MEDIA LINE

JERUSALEM HAS been the Jewish people’s capital for some 3,000 years. It’s time for the United States to say so.

Arab American groups offer PLO office space if it's shut down

"If your staff are shut out and forced to move, you’re welcome to use tables and have desks and internet in our office,"

NOVEMBER 23, 2017ByJTA

Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat (C) and Maen Rashid Areikat (2nd R), chief of the PLO)delegation in Washington, arrive to meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington September 3, 2014.

#12 David Friedman - Israel’s direct line to Trump

David Friedman has a direct line to Trump, and when something seems important to him or he feels is “off” in the Israeli-US relationship, he can pick up the phone to the Oval Office.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017ByHERB KEINON