Israel and Palestine

Qatari official: War in Gaza was the ‘nucleus’ for Iran’s attacks on the Gulf, pushes for deal

Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majed al-Ansari argued the conflict could only be resolved through a deal. Ansari claimed sanctions hadn't "yielded the results that have been expected."

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Qatar's PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani visits Egypt
Chief Justice Esther Hayut and fellow Israeli Supreme Court judges at the High Court in Jerusalem

Court orders return for Jalud Palestinian families home after extremist settlers drove them out

Justices give authorities 14 days to secure families’ return and demand answers on why identified suspects, vehicles, and repeated attacks produced so little criminal enforcement.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
A Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.

How being pro-Palestinian has changed - opinion

They insist it is possible, indeed necessary, to be both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian because the two peoples are bound together. On the surface, this sounds reasonable. 

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. A shared song on a Jerusalem street can offer a rare moment of connection in a city where identity and politics so often shape encounters between strangers. PremiumPremium

Singing together across the divide: What a Jerusalem chorus taught me - comment

One familiar melody on a Jerusalem street became a reminder that music can open doors where conversation alone often cannot

|BySHIFRA JACOBS

Greenblatt: After four decades of Erekat, Palestinians deserve better

“Dr. Erekat – we have heard your voice for decades and it has not achieved anything close to Palestinian aspirations or anything close to a comprehensive peace agreement,” Greenblatt wrote.

JUNE 10, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Saeb Erekat and Jason Greenblatt

State Dept. drops 'occupied' reference to Palestinian territories in report

US Ambassador to Israel Friedman reportedly directed the State Department to stop using the term.

APRIL 21, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER
A Palestinian woman argues with Israeli army soldiers as she is searched at a checkpoint during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron

The wars that defined us - A war like no other: The Second Intifada

A former military correspondent reflects on his time covering the bloody uprising.

APRIL 18, 2018ByARIEH O’SULLIVAN
Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.

Friday's riot: Perceptions from Gaza and the U.N.

Hundreds of Palestinian youths ignored calls from the organizers and the Israeli military to stay away from the frontier.

MARCH 31, 2018ByREUTERS
Israeli soldiers patrol next to the border fence on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza Strip border, as Palestinians protest on the Gaza side of the border, March 30, 2018

March 19, 2018: Quite the philanthropist

Our readers weigh in on this week's news.

MARCH 18, 2018ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Former PA minister: We need intense protests, but not violence

Outrage continued across Turkish and Palestinian media over the weekend in response to reports that the United States embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within the coming months.

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByJULIANE HELMHOLD
A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Couscous-based Israeli-Palestinian proxy war breaks out on Virgin Atlantic

"Inspired by the flavours of Palestine," read a description of a salad on the airline's menu.

FEBRUARY 14, 2018ByTAMAR BEN-OZER
A Virgin Atlantic passenger aircraft prepares for take off from Gatwick Airport in southern England, Britain, October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Report: Hamas believes war with Israel will break out in the coming days

The report claims a potential war would involve Israeli combat units across ground, naval and air forces.

FEBRUARY 4, 2018ByJULIANE HELMHOLD, AVRAHAM GOLD
A Palestinian boy plays at a house that witnesses said was destroyed during Operation Protective Edge in the east of Gaza City

A paradise for split personalities and free trade

Residents in the town of Barta’a in northern Israel and Samaria (West Bank) live in a constant identity crisis between the security barrier and the Green Line.

JANUARY 28, 2018ByFRANZISKA KNUPPER
SHOPS IN Barta’a offer all sorts of kitsch, household goods, and clothing – toys, cosmetics, socks, plants, stuffed animals, plastic slippers and oral head scarves

Let`s talk about “Palestinian resistance”

JANUARY 18, 2018BySLAVICA MILOSEVIC
The Jerusalem Post