Peace

Trump’s Venezuela gamble fits his legacy of peace through strength - opinion

The US strike in Venezuela highlights Trump’s strategy of mixing the use of force with peacemaking rhetoric, and in the process, reshaping how other nations view the US.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by US forces. January 3, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

Hamas-Israel deadlock leaves Trump’s Gaza plan in limbo - opinion

YITZHAK RABIN, Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres in the movie ‘The Oslo Diaries,’ about the attempt to bring peace to the Middle East through the Oslo Accords during the 1990s.

Israel cannot negotiate with enemies who seek its destruction - opinion

Hope for a two-state solution and peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be nurtured, writes the director of the Israel Policy Forum's young adults division

Is the two-state solution still viable? Young Jews say yes, but older generations doubt


'Beyond Dispute': The limits of legitimate debate – a Jewish approach - review

Israeli peace negotiator and former ambassador to the UK suggests ways to have more productive conversations. 

PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters shout slogans in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens earlier this week during a declared ‘day of rage’ across the country, jeopardizing Israeli tourism to Greece. ‘Peace is made between enemies who are at least open to making peace with each other,’ the author writes.

Baku Jewish community welcomes Azerbaijan–Armenia peace deal, calling it a ‘blow to Iran’

Jewish community in Azerbaijan says the Washington-brokered accord promotes peace and unity while curbing Tehran’s influence, as Iran and Russia push back.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds the hands of Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as they shake hands between each other during a trilateral signing event, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025.

'Historic day for Armenia, Azerbaijan': Trump to host leaders for peace signing ceremony

The US president added that his administration has been engaged with both Armenia and Azerbaijan "for quite some time," and that the two leaders would join him at the White House.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev meet in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates July 10, 2025.

Israel should embrace Palestinian state recognition as a real chance for peace - opinion

If Israel acts wisely, it will see the recognition of a Palestinian state as a chance to restart a process that could bring real security and end the war.

WOMEN WAGE PEACE holds a demonstration, calling for a hostage deal and an end to the Israel-Hamas War. The Israeli government can continue to fear recognition of a Palestinian state, or it can choose to embrace this opportunity, says the writer.

A different kind of diplomacy: Women in Israeli leadership can lead the way to peace - opinion

Research shows that when women participate in peace negotiations, the likelihood of reaching an agreement that lasts at least 15 years increases by 35%.

THE MORE Women at the Top campaign is led by the Center for Women, Peace, and Security at Itach Ma’aki – Women Lawyers for Social Justice. The signs read: ‘More women at the top because we deserve a different kind of politics.’

Indonesian textbooks show major shift towards tolerance and inclusivity, report finds

Indonesia's national curriculum has faced several changes in the curriculum content, namely on subjects including Judaism and the Jewish people, Israel and the Holocaust, and minorities

Visually impaired students recite the Koran written in braille during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Raudlatul Makfufin Islamic boarding school in South Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2025.

The birth of an Army of Healers: Jews, Palestinians offering support during war - opinion

The Army of Healers, a growing network of Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators trained in trauma-informed methods, has been supporting both Israelis and Palestinians for the past year and a half.

THE ARMY of Healers: Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators from Israel unite in their shared humanity.

Mideast security expert: Are the Abraham Accords still a win-win? - interview

"If we look deeper, we must ask: Are these truly agreements that benefit both sides, or is Israel facing the danger that what it gives is not always reciprocated?”

 Washington DC, USA - September 15, 2020: Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend the Abraham Accords ceremony in The White House.

Should Donald Trump win a Nobel Peace Prize? - opinion

Donald Trump's urge to strike peace might be part of his narcissism, but its effect can be priceless. 

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a cabinet meeting at the White House, earlier this week.

Armenia, Azerbaijan hold substantive talks to end four decades of conflict

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at loggerheads since the late 1980s when Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan.

 A checkpoint of Azerbaijani law enforcement officers in Stepanakert city, known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan, following a military operation conducted by Azeri armed forces and a further mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, October 2, 2023