Middle East peace

Middle East faces critical window for change as Trump’s time in office runs down

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: US and regional officials at MEAD argue Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon processes are flawed but preferable to alternatives and must be secured before Trump leaves office.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026|ByHERB KEINON

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Israel has a 28-month window before Trump leaves office to entrench the processes now underway in Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, according to assessments heard at the MEAD conference in Washington.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan receives Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates December 7, 2021.

Gulf leaders are about to pass up the Iran moment - comment

Most world leaders are thinking of the next election. These leaders are freer to make long-term decisions for long-term stability.

MARCH 7, 2026|ByEZRA TAYLOR

Jerusalem Orthodox churches don’t represent all Christians - opinion

Evangelical Catholics reject claims that Christian Zionism is harmful and believe in the Jewish people’s covenant with god.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026|ByPADDY MONAGHAN

A Hezbollah supporter holds a Palestinian flag and a cutout image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025.

Israel must take opportunity to open ties with Lebanon, Syria to confront Hezbollah - editorial

The two adversaries are signaling openness to a different relationship with Israel, and it is imperative that Jerusalem grasp the opportunity with both hands.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Strategy as policy: Douglas J. Feith on the failed ‘peace process’

As the former Pentagon official sees it, the world has created incentives for Palestinian leaders that work against the interests of peace.

MAY 15, 2018ByMOSHE DANN

PERES receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, in 1994 alongside Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

Something good is happening

Today, perhaps like no other time, there is a real chance of disarming North Korea and preventing the nuclearization of Iran. That is the main issue of our time.

MAY 10, 2018ByOPHIR FALK

PM Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the UN

AIPAC’s mission

As long as Israel is not at peace with its neighbors, Israel will not be fully secure.

MARCH 11, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Crews prepare for the speakers at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC, U.S., March 6, 2018.

Kushner, on the brink, looks to Mideast peace for salvation

Aides to Kushner and his wife, Ivanka acknowledge they now face an unprecedented effort to push them out of their formal roles in the Trump administration.

MARCH 3, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER

White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrives for his appearance before a closed session of the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July 24, 2017.

In Jordan, Tillerson notes progress in Mideast peace plan

He spoke just two days after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

FEBRUARY 14, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

US and Iran call on each other to withdraw from Syria

Iran reacted to Tillerson's assertation that Iran should withdraw from Syria, saying that "Iran's military presence in Syria was based on invitation of the Syrian government."

FEBRUARY 14, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF