Palestine peace talks

Egypt’s influence rises with hosting of peace summits

Egypt boosts its regional role by hosting the Gaza peace summit with US President Donald Trump and 20 world leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13.

A banner featuring an image of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and reading: "Together to complete the construction process", ahead of an international summit on Gaza, held amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 12, 2025.
 Palestinians shop at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 5, 2025.

The West clings to the two-state myth—but Arab leaders are moving on - opinion

 A MAP in the Palestinian pavilion showing Palestine as including the State of Israel.

The solution to Israel-Palestine - Opinion

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrive to deliver remarks to reporters before meeting at the State Department in October.

Saudi FM urges Israel to engage seriously on resolving Palestinian conflict


Is Jordan Palestine?

It is in the interest of Israel, America, Europe and pro-Western Arab states’ interest that Jordan continue to be stable and secure. Abdullah has provided stability in the face of regional upheaval.

Jordan's King Abdullah meets Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan March 12, 2018.

Center Field: Palestinians need a Nelson Mandela

Comparing Zionism to apartheid is not just offensive, but stupid, like comparing Americanism or Palestinianism to Nazism.

Nelson Mandela outside his home in 2005

Majority of Palestinians don't believe Trump is serious about peace talks, poll finds

The US president has yet to achieve a significant breakthrough in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, and a new poll suggests that latter have very little faith that he will.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas extends his hand to US President Donald Trump at the Presidential Palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 23, 2017.

PA, Egyptian and Jordanian FMs meet in Cairo ahead of US Mideast visit

The White House delegation is slated to arrive in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in the coming days.

PA Foreign Minister al Maliki and Egyptian counterparts in Cairo, July 2017

Conan O'Brien to film in Israel

Can Gal Gadot be the reason behind the late night comedian's expected visit to the Holy Land this month?

Conan O'Brien arrives for the Peace Prize awarding ceremony at City Hall in Oslo, December 2016.

60% of illegal Palestinian homes in Area C still standing, IDF says

Until 2010, only 10% to 15% of such structures were taken down and over the last seven years only about 30 or 35% have been demolished.

A GIRL WALKS through the remains of her illegally built family structure that was demolished by Israeli forces near Jericho on April 7, 2016

The Trump effect: Slight uptick in Palestinian support for peace talks

Poll finds plurality of Palestinians believe Trump is at least somewhat capable of achieving a deal between Israel and the Palestinians.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and US President Donald Trump listen to anthems during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bethlehem on May 23, 2017

Bethlehem security forces brace for Trump visit

Posters around the city hail US President as "Man of Peace."

A poster welcoming US President Donald Trump in Bethlehem, May 23, 2017

Poll: Half of West Bank youth support two-state solution

A new poll conducted by the Arab World for Research and Development found that while 47.4% of the Palestinian youth in the West Bank support the two-state solution, the remaining 47.7% oppose it.

A Palestinian youth waves the national flag as the IDF digs in search of smuggling tunnels at the border east of Gaza City

Encountering Peace: The authority of the Authority

Most Israelis have no idea about the realities of Palestinian governance or the achievements that have been made by the Palestinians over the past years.

THE HIGH COURT in Ramallah. ‘There is a functioning Palestinian government which enables relatively normal daily life to take place for most Palestinians,’ the author writes.