Israeli-Palestinian relations

TEMA Network presents report on Israeli society's attitudes towards Israeli-Palestinian conflict

TEMA Leadership Network, an Israeli grassroots organization, presented a year-long study on Israeli society's attitudes towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at their conference on Tuesday.

An Israeli and a Palestinian flag hang on an installation set up by members of the Brazilian NGO Rio de Paz at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 4, 2025
ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman walks near the State of Palestine Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, last in December 2023.

Israeli, Palestinian civil society meet in France as two-state solution dims

ONE OF THE sailors of the Gaza aid flotillas intercepted by Israel is seen speaking in France, in May 2026.

The 'influencerization' of activism: How virality is replacing real-world organizing - opinion

VIEW OF Independence Hall, the site of the signing of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. The document promises that democratic Israel would uphold full social and political equality of all its citizens, the writer says.

Why Israel cannot be secure or democratic without justice for all - opinion


Ignored complexities: ‘Palestine’ as a many-sided peril for Israel - opinion

A Palestinian state would affect the constantly changing balance of power between Israel and its adversaries, both state and substate (terrorist group) foes.

PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER Ishaq Dar speaks at the UN in July. Among already nuclear state foes, Israel’s most plausible adversary would be North Korea or Pakistan acting as an Iranian surrogate, says the writer.

Tony Blair: A fresh and positive presence on the Palestinian issue - opinion

Blair has been closely involved with the Israel-Palestinian issue for a quarter of a century. His experience of the Middle East is unrivaled.

THEN-QUARTET representative to the Middle East Tony Blair speaks during a meeting with Palestinian businessmen in Gaza City in 2015. He is a fresh and positive presence on the scene, the writer maintains.

Peace rejected: Israel, US turn down Arab deal, guarantee more bloodshed - opinion

Hundreds of senior Israeli security veterans send letter to Trump administration and recommend five governing principles for a Gaza “morning after” plan:

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office in April. In ignoring an Arab offer, the US and Israel have sentenced Israelis and Gazans to continued bloodshed, say members of Commanders for Israel’s Security.

Death of Palestinian peace activist by Israeli settler sparks protests by family over body custody

Hathaleen’s allies and other partners in the Israeli-Palestinian cooperation and peace space have staged a series of protests, calling for justice for Hathaleen.

Protests over the death of Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian peace activist.

Rabbi Yonatan Neril: Founder of Israel's interfaith NGO linking religion and ecology

Rabbi Yonatan Neril, a Stanford-educated environmentalist and author, traces his interest in ecology to the organic garden, orchard, and creek behind his childhood home in northern California.

 RABBI YONATAN NERIL.

US warns against attending UN conference on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution

This comes after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested his country could recognize a Palestinian State.

 US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House, in Washington, June 9, 2025.

‘Area A’ prohibition is for Jews not just Israelis - comment

Mayor Kuznitz warns that traffic near Kalkilya puts Israelis at risk and urges enforcement of the entry ban.

 Red signposts warn Israelis not to enter ‘Area A’ – the prohibition is for Jews.

The Nita Lowey funds aimed at Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding must be reformed - opinion

The Nita Lowey fund should have focused more of its efforts on finding and connecting Palestinian youth at risk of being indoctrinated to hate Jews.

 THEN-US HOUSE Appropriations Committee chair Nita Lowey speaks at a hearing in 2019. The funds named for her should be reformed to bring settler and Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria together for peace, the writer argues.

Harvard’s antisemitism report sits on three lies - opinion

The report offers a long, fascinating, but not-fully-relevant historical overview of Harvard’s Jew-hatred.

 Graduating students hold a sign reading "There Are No Universities Left in Gaza" during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, May 2024.

Depression or determination? Choosing between two clashing narratives about Israel - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Israelis are determined to withstand ugly narratives of delegitimization that are crashing like tidal waves, and the resultant international dictates meant to weaken the Jewish state.

CAPTION: PAYING TRIBUTE through music at a graveside at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Remembrance Day this week: Israelis prefer to mark this complex time in appreciation of Israel’s survival and achievements, and with the prayer that brotherhood will see the country through, the wri