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


The Israel-UAE deal should leverage for peace with the Palestinians

Achieving a two-state solution is in Israel’s national interests, with or without direct flights to Dubai.

A woman shouts slogans during a demonstration against the UAE’s deal with Israel to normalize relations, in Gaza City, August 19, 2020

Health Ministry to test 150,000 Palestinians in east Jerusalem

East Jerusalem neighborhoods have very dense populations, and infrastructure is very poor, which exposes residents to an increased risk of the coronavirus rapidly spreading.

Magen David Adom medical team members, wearing protective gear, are handling a Coronavirus test from a patient in Jerusalem, April 7, 2020.

Middle East peace negotiator: Trump's plan is the most dangerous I've seen

It’s no coincidence that the US has succeeded in the peace process only three times.

US President Donald Trump unveils his Middle East peace plan together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on January 28, 2020

Voices from the Arab press: The Enemy's Deal

The Palestinian issue has finally been brought back to life. Reactions to the “Deal of the Century” were unsurprising

A Saudi plays the oud in a shop at the Hilla market, inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Duke University to tackle antisemitism on campus following ZOA complaint

‘This will send out a message to the university community that antisemitism won’t be tolerated,’ says the ZOA’s Susan Tuchman.

Duke University

Norwegian parliament tells government to cut funding to PA over textbooks

Ruling coalition in Norwegian parliament angered over references to violence, martyrdom and terror found in Palestinian Authority school textbooks.

Norwegian flags flutter at Karl Johans street in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Grapevine: Enemies within the tribe

Israelis and Palestinians find it easier to be friends and to cooperate on joint ventures when not in the region

Chef David Biton (right) with Haim Spiegel, Dan Hotels’ food and beverage manager.

Love and conflict resolution

Is the secret to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict embedded in the 1947-1948 period?

SOME OF the book’s main characters fall in love at Hadassah-University Medical Center (pictured in 2018) in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem.

Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib share 'Holocaust contest' prize winner cartoon

The two congresswomen posted a Brazilian-Lebanese artist's drawing in response to being barred from entering Israel.

U.S. Rep Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

The Invisible Palestinian

For PA leaders, individual Palestinians are invisible; they exist only as tiny pieces of the large nationalist agenda.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses Arab journalists in Ramallah on July 3