Peace process

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

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

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 24, 2025.
 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Israeli-Palestinian peace is just one election away – and it could happen in 2026 - opinion

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

Ousting Hamas is not enough: New reality of Gaza must change - opinion

IDF troops operate behind the Yellow Line in Gaza, November 20, 2025.

After Oct. 7, young Israelis are the hardest to lecture about peace with Palestinians - opinion


Lapid to EU: I support two state solution with Palestinians, oppose Iran deal

"Israel wants peace that will lead to security, not peace that will destabilize the Middle East," said Lapid.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid in a video call with representatives of the European Union.

Most Israeli Jews believe Ra'am partnership harmed state security - poll

Over half of the Jewish Israeli public stated that the partnership with Arab party Ra'am harmed Jewish society and Israeli society in general.

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas attends a a plenum session and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on November 4, 2021.

Israel must say ‘no’ to Tom Friedman - opinion

After the Israeli government gave in to Friedman’s pressure two decades ago; it is imperative for the Jewish state to maintain its security by emphatically saying no this time.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Joe Biden meet in Jeddah last Friday.

Israelis and Palestinians must acknowledge each other's identity - opinion

 Israelis stand with an Israeli flag opposite to Palestinians with Palestinian flag next to Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022.

Netanyahu was ready to give up Golan for peace with Syria, new book claims

A 2011 deal would have required the Assad regime to end its ties to Hezbollah, Hamas and IRGC if it wanted the Golan back 

A Syrian tank from the 1973 war on the Golan Heights.

Azeri and Armenian leaders meet on Nagorno-Karabakh

A simmering dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan flared into a six-week war in 2020.

 An Azeri soldier is seen at fighting positions near divided Taghavard village in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Does anyone really understand the two state solution? - opinion

While the two state solution could logically be the ultimate outcome of negotiations, it cannot and should not be blithely spouted out as a meaningless mantra or buzzword.

 THEN-US PRESIDENT Barack Obama delivers a statement with then-secretary of state John Kerry at his side at the State Department, in 2016. The Biden administration position parrots similar statements by Obama administration officials.

Head of new Yemeni council promises end to war via peace process

The war has killed tens of thousands, devastated the economy and pushed Yemen to the brink of famine.

Newly recruited Houthi soldiers march during the funeral of Houthi fighters killed during recent fighting against government forces, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 6, 2021.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A way forward for peace - opinion

The joint Israeli-Palestinian vision must provide real answers to real Israeli and Palestinian security fears and needs.

 BASSAM ABU SHARIF is photographed in 2003.

After 20 years on, time for new Arab peace initiative

Efforts to advance peace will benefit from an update to the API, as well as to other key proposals related to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, written some 20 years ago.

 THEN-SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Abdullah (left) chats with his foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal at the end session of an Arab summit held in Beirut, in 2002. The summit unanimously endorsed a Saudi-inspired plan for Middle East peace.