Israeli-Palestinian relations

Lessons from Hostages Forum: Making a Jewish movement for peace, equality - opinion

For too long, too many religious Jews have been asked to choose between loving our people and fulfilling our values.

|ByESTHER SPERBER
MEMBERS OF the Hostages and Missing Families Forum hold a vigil in London for the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre, on October 7, 2024,
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Why Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding voices are being drowned out - opinion

We must amplify the powerful transformative work of Palestinians and Israelis working to move the conversation from confrontation to solution.

|ByMICHAEL M. COHEN
Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 24, 2025.

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
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

Israel at 75: Past achievements and future challenges - opinion

I believe that Israeli society is mature and strong enough to draft a new social contract that will take its diverse sectors into account.

MAY 7, 2023ByUZI REBHUN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch applaud at the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem on Independence Day. We can look with pride at our achievements.

UN envoy accused of antisemitism hits back after Chikli calls for her dismissal

The reason for the demand is recent comments made by Albanese on Twitter, in which she claimed that Israel can't claim its right to defend itself.

APRIL 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022.

UN called on to fire envoy for questioning Israel's right to defense

After Albanese questioned Israel's right to defend itself on her Twitter account, the International Legal Forum called for her dismissal.

APRIL 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva, February 2020.

Israel must de-escalate violence both domestically and internationally - opinion

The entire world is witness to what is happening in the West Bank, with the escalation of violence and the number of deaths growing by the day.

MARCH 29, 2023ByMOHAMED ALDHUHOORI
CARS ARE gutted following a rampage by settlers in the Palestinian village of Huwara, after terrorists killed two Israeli brothers, last month.

Israeli-Palestinian relations are deeply affected - opinion

The status of Israeli Arabs has been improving amid firm and continuous efforts after decades of stagnation.

MARCH 16, 2023ByJAMAL AMIAR
FINANCE MINISTER and Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich arrives for a cabinet meeting, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu follows him, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, last month.

More Palestinians than ever want Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem - poll

A Palestinian poll indicates shifts in the attitudes of east Jerusalemites toward Israel over the last decade.

MARCH 5, 2023BySAM HALPERN
Wadi al-Joz in east Jerusalem