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.

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

 Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Jerusalem Orthodox churches don’t represent all Christians - opinion

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


IRGC says Israel facing 'heavy price' for attacks in Gaza

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process: No justification for attacks on innocent civilians. * US urges both sides to bring calm to the region.

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

In Middle East: Creating a space for fellowship, peace – and food

Christians, Muslims and Jews cook together with Chefs for Peace

 Chefs for Peace working in the kitchen together

Israelis, Germans agree Germany should play mediator role in Middle East

While cooperation between the two nations was celebrated, the people’s lack of knowledge about each other’s countries was highlighted in the survey results.

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on 2/3/2022.

Israel, UAE sign historic space agreement

Israel’s Minister of Science, Technology and Space Orit Farkash, and the UAE’s Minister of State for Advanced Technology Sarah Al Amiri signed the historic agreement together.

 Israel’s Minister of Science, Technology and Space Orit Farkash (third to left) and the UAE’s Minister of State for Advanced Technology Sarah Al Amiri (third to right) pictured with SpaceILs chairman Morris Kahn (second to right) at the 2020 Expo Dubai

New Gaza: A practical proposal for Zionism 2.0 - Opinion

Israel should build “New Gaza” – a futuristic, free, demilitarized, autonomous city for one million Palestinians, utilizing the latest technology for an exemplary Arabic-speaking society.

A MAN SELLS floats as Palestinians spend time at the beach in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip June 4, 2021.

Arab initiatives are seeding a new collective consciousness

The Arab Spring’s revolutionary fervor has finally yielded new energies which can invigorate each Arab nation, the Muslim world as a whole and inspire other nations.

Israeli model May Tager, holding an Israeli flag, poses with Dubai-resident model Anastasia, holding an Emirati flag, during a photoshoot for FIX's Princess Collection in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 8, 2020.

'Peace on Earth': Netanyahu highlights normalization in Christmas message

"Remarkably, here in the Middle East, we have been actively making progress in realizing the biblical prophecy of 'Peace on Earth', or at least this part of the earth."

Four Santa-clad beachgoers are seen enjoying a day in Tel Aviv ahead of Christmas.

Replacing Erekat will be no easy task - analysis

Palestinian experts say finding new top negotiator can wait until the Biden Administration’s policies become clear

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat speaks during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 2, 2012.

What will Israel look like in 2068?

Visions of Israel 2068: A dream of peace

Lining Rehov Rupin and all over the park were flowers in great profusion.

Will there ever be peace?

The factors that will shape the Middle East in the coming years

US SECRETARY of State Mike Pompeo meets with Bahrain’s foreign minister in Manama on August 25.