Israeli-Palestinian relations

Only Jewish-Arab cooperation, peace with Palestinians will let Israel be a democracy - opinion

The key to victory is through Jewish-Arab political cooperation.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 24, 2025.
The scene after a suicide attack at the Park Hotel in Netanya during a Passover Seder in 2002, in which 30 civilians were killed: Oslo optimism felt like a dangerous delusion, says the writer.

Oslo’s legacy and the growing gap between Israel, Diaspora - opinion

Many American Jews, remain frozen in the amber of 1990s Oslo optimism. Living far from the bombs, insulated by distance and liberal universalism.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
Former US Secretary of State and Augusta National member Condoleezza Rice looks on during the during the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, US, April 3, 2022.

'Change what you teach your kids,' Condoleezza Rice advises Palestinians looking for a state

“Don’t create another generation of Palestinians who believe that somehow the resistance is the way to peace and security,” Rice said.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ACTOR Mandy Patinkin sent out a rewriting of the ‘Al Het’ prayer: ‘Not in our name – bombing and destroying entire cities. Not in our name – continued and eternal occupation. Not in our name – the shredding of Israeli democracy.’

Anti-Zionism’s chutzpah: An insult to Ze'ev Jabotinsky's legacy - opinion

Chutzpah is the sanctified brazenness that anti-Zionists and the opponents of Israel have cloaked themselves with.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD

Ignored complexities: ‘Palestine’ as a many-sided peril for Israel - opinion

A Palestinian state would affect the constantly changing balance of power between Israel and its adversaries, both state and substate (terrorist group) foes.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER Ishaq Dar speaks at the UN in July. Among already nuclear state foes, Israel’s most plausible adversary would be North Korea or Pakistan acting as an Iranian surrogate, says the writer.

Tony Blair: A fresh and positive presence on the Palestinian issue - opinion

Blair has been closely involved with the Israel-Palestinian issue for a quarter of a century. His experience of the Middle East is unrivaled.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
THEN-QUARTET representative to the Middle East Tony Blair speaks during a meeting with Palestinian businessmen in Gaza City in 2015. He is a fresh and positive presence on the scene, the writer maintains.

Peace rejected: Israel, US turn down Arab deal, guarantee more bloodshed - opinion

Hundreds of senior Israeli security veterans send letter to Trump administration and recommend five governing principles for a Gaza “morning after” plan:

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByNIMROD NOVIK
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office in April. In ignoring an Arab offer, the US and Israel have sentenced Israelis and Gazans to continued bloodshed, say members of Commanders for Israel’s Security.

Death of Palestinian peace activist by Israeli settler sparks protests by family over body custody

Hathaleen’s allies and other partners in the Israeli-Palestinian cooperation and peace space have staged a series of protests, calling for justice for Hathaleen.

AUGUST 6, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Protests over the death of Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian peace activist.

Rabbi Yonatan Neril: Founder of Israel's interfaith NGO linking religion and ecology

Rabbi Yonatan Neril, a Stanford-educated environmentalist and author, traces his interest in ecology to the organic garden, orchard, and creek behind his childhood home in northern California.

JULY 5, 2025ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
RABBI YONATAN NERIL.

US warns against attending UN conference on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution

This comes after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested his country could recognize a Palestinian State.

JUNE 11, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House, in Washington, June 9, 2025.

‘Area A’ prohibition is for Jews not just Israelis - comment

Mayor Kuznitz warns that traffic near Kalkilya puts Israelis at risk and urges enforcement of the entry ban.

JUNE 8, 2025ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
Red signposts warn Israelis not to enter ‘Area A’ – the prohibition is for Jews.

The Nita Lowey funds aimed at Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding must be reformed - opinion

The Nita Lowey fund should have focused more of its efforts on finding and connecting Palestinian youth at risk of being indoctrinated to hate Jews.

MAY 18, 2025ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
THEN-US HOUSE Appropriations Committee chair Nita Lowey speaks at a hearing in 2019. The funds named for her should be reformed to bring settler and Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria together for peace, the writer argues.

Harvard’s antisemitism report sits on three lies - opinion

The report offers a long, fascinating, but not-fully-relevant historical overview of Harvard’s Jew-hatred.

MAY 14, 2025ByGIL TROY
Graduating students hold a sign reading "There Are No Universities Left in Gaza" during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, May 2024.

Depression or determination? Choosing between two clashing narratives about Israel - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Israelis are determined to withstand ugly narratives of delegitimization that are crashing like tidal waves, and the resultant international dictates meant to weaken the Jewish state.

MAY 2, 2025ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
CAPTION: PAYING TRIBUTE through music at a graveside at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Remembrance Day this week: Israelis prefer to mark this complex time in appreciation of Israel’s survival and achievements, and with the prayer that brotherhood will see the country through, the wri