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."

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

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

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


New gov't has no intention of dealing with the Palestinian issue - opinion

One person, one vote is a reality that the failure of the peace process and the non-existence of the possibility of a viable Palestinian state next to Israel has led to.

 Palestinian Authority and Israeli flags (illustrative)

New documentary features Israelis, Palestinians who have lost family to conflict

The film advocates for the idea that in order to have any hope of peace, both sides must be able to see both the pain and the humanity of the other.

 A SCENE from ‘A Narrow Bridge.’

So, you want to shrink the conflict? -opinion

Firstly, it must be asked, when exactly did the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians become about economic welfare? The conflict is over land and the right to establish a state on it.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU addresses the Knesset, on Monday. He will be caught between his far-Right allies and their demand to advance sovereignty over the West Bank and Israel’s desire to expand regional peace and integration, says the writer

Political battle: Is Israel more Jewish or Israeli? - opinion

Discrimination against 21% of the citizens of Israel is not only legitimate by the majority of Israelis, but will also be part of the new government's policies.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and Arye Deri – expected to soon become coalition partners – shake hands in the Knesset on Tuesday as current cabinet ministers Benny Gantz, Avigdor Liberman and Merav Michaeli look on. The new government will confiscate more Palestinian land, says the writer

Israelis prefer practicality in promoting peace with Palestinians - opinion

The Mitvim Institute's 2022 Foreign Policy Index published that Israelis have reservations about comprehensive solutions to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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The Jewish, Palestine homeland conundrum - opinion

From the outset, it is important to note that the two state solution, at least for me, was the best way possible to ensure that Israel would remain the democratic nation-state of the Jewish people.

 PALESTINIANS PROTEST in Hebron, marking the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, November 2, 2017. It would be great if the British were to issue a belated correction, saying they support a home for the Jewish people and the Palestinian people, says the writer.

Terrorist attacks unsurprising given Palestinian suffering - EU envoy

“What do you think a child who sees the houses of their parents, their brothers and sisters demolished?"

 Palestinians burn a representation of an Israeli flag during a protest over tensions in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Jerusalem Day, on May 29, 2022.

Palestinians decry world's ‘double standards’ on Russia-Ukraine war

The Palestinian leaders’ main argument is that the international community is being hypocritical and racist by being more sympathetic towards the Ukrainians because of their color, religion and race.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021.

Demand for Hebrew lessons jumps in Gaza as Israel eases work restrictions

Increased demand for Hebrew classes at the Nafha languages center follows a new offer of work permits by Israel as it has moved to calm border tensions.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG visits a first-grade class on the opening day of the new school year in September.

US expects 'full accountability' from IDF for Palestinian-American death

The United States called for 'full accountability' from the IDF over the death of an elderly Palestinian-American who died of cardiac distress after he was briefly detained by army soldiers.

 US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, February 22, 2021