Peace

Beyond trust: Designing a verified peace process for Israelis and Palestinians - opinion

Peace requires interests, obligations, verification, accountability, courage, and leadership.

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall
AN AI-made political cartoon.

Trump deserves the Nobel Prize in Physics: Israel’s quantum nightmare - opinion

(From L-R) US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Lt.-Gen. Saddam Haftar, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Washington, June 29, 2026.

Rubio, eastern Libya General Saddam Haftar discuss unifying country’s military, economy, politics

Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh during a meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 26, 2026.

US-Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral framework agreement aimed at dismantling Hezbollah


Abraham Accords to expand soon as Hamas and Hezbollah regroup, Israeli diplomat Ofir Akunis says

Ofir Akunis said that Israel will insist upon the demilitarization of Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas, which are conditions in the second part of the US-brokered Gaza deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ofir Akunis, the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023

Taiwan opposition party's firebrand new leader pledges peace with China

Former lawmaker Cheng Li-wun, who will take over as leader on November 1, won the election at a time of rising military and political tensions with Beijing.

Supporters of Kuomintang (KMT) party attend a rally against the recall campaign ahead of a vote for lawmakers, in Taipei, Taiwan July 25, 2025.

The need for penalty clauses: Punishments for breaking peace deals - opinion

Almost none of the dozens of agreements of the past seven decades have spelled out any specific penalties for infractions or for not following through on the parties’ commitments.

Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

'God works in midst of our pain': Bishop Stearns reflects on peace and hope amid historic ceasefire

Bishop Robert Stearns, founder of Eagles’ Wings Ministries, speaks about the nascent peace agreement, faith among the young Christian generation, and his outreach to Muslim communities.

Bishop Robert Stearns leading Watchmen on the Wall

Peace through strength: Understanding why Trump succeeded where others failed - analysis

Trump doesn't like long wars. His tendency to want results, focus on personal relationships, and transactionalist mindset allowed him to do what no other US president had done before.

A special plenum session in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2025.

Egypt activates 24/7 operations room ahead of Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza summit

Egypt has finalized preparations to host the “Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement,” aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, with over 20 leaders set to join US President Donald Trump and Egypt’s Sisi.

QATAR’S EMIR Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Doha in April. Egypt, along with Qatar and the US, has been central to recent efforts on reaching a ceasefire and hostage release, says the writer.

Obama, Rabin, Arafat got Nobels without peace, Trump delivers and gets denied - comment

US President Donald Trump did not receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize despite being a catalyst for major shifts towards peace in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025

Jewish-Arab equality is the only path forward: Lessons from Vivian Silver - opinion

Reality has proven to us again and again that the only viable path forward with the Bedouin community is the slow and difficult work of building trust, mutual respect, and belonging.

VIVIAN SILVER

Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, dedicates to Trump

"I thank you so much, but I hope you understand this is a movement, this is an achievement of a whole society. I am just one person. I certainly do not deserve it," she told the Nobel Committee.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025.

After Nobel goes to Machado, Trump nominated for Israel Prize

After María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize, Ronny Douek nominated Donald Trump for the Israel Prize, citing his support for Israel and Middle East peace efforts.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks at the White House on October 8, 2025.