Israeli-palestinian peace talks

Talking about Israel-Arab peace while the missiles are falling - opinion

If we cannot speak about peace while the missiles are falling, then our enemies will determine not only our security agenda but also the boundaries of our imagination.

Part of an Iranian ballistic missile is seen in the desert near Vered Yeriho in the West Bank after being fired toward Israel from Iran, June 8, 2026.
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in May 2026.

Ending the Gaza war requires Palestinian elections and a regional security framework - opinion

Samer Sinijlawi is seen speaking at the annual Berl Katznelson Foundation conference in Tel Aviv, in 2026.

Geneva’s silence vs Tel Aviv’s applause: Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must go public - opinion

A HAMAS terrorist stands on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City.

Starting from the end: Resolving Israeli-Palestinian conflict is key to regional peace - opinion


Encountering Peace: It is up to us

I often tell groups of high school or university students that I speak with that every single one of us can be peacemakers. There are times when every single one of us has to become a peacemaker.

‘MOST ISRAELIS and Palestinians never speak to each other.’

More than just a leadership change

The Palestinian leadership must now decide whether to seeks a change of agenda or remain on the course with its original mission.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas (C)  at a meeting for the Central Council of the PLO, in Ramallah, March 4, 2015

Abbas cancels peace negotiations due to Saudi leaked Jerusalem plan

According to reports, the Trump plan would create a Palestinian entity that is less than a state, and would not be based on the pre-1967 lines.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 7, 2017

PM: World has pampered Palestinians, Trump first to tell them the truth

“If we ever want to get to reconciliation and peace, there needs to be an understanding why this conflict has continued for so many years,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a special Knesset session marking 40 years since Anwar Sadat's address to Israeli parliament.

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

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

Communications Minister Ayoub Kara

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.

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.

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.

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,"

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.

US AMBASSADOR to Israel David Friedman.