Peace

Israel needs a diplomatic alternative to war with Iran - opinion

Peace usually begins not with trust but with exhaustion. When both sides conclude that war no longer serves their interests, diplomacy becomes thinkable.

Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.
A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026

From the drama of the gifted child to national healing and peace - opinion

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

How many missiles have fallen on the Pope’s children? - comment

Israeli and Palestinian mothers belonging to the Women Wage Peace organization march for a political horizon to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Women Wage Peace to march barefoot through Rome for end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict


Grapevine March 8, 2026: Strutting with new confidence

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MOTTY REIF, flanked by Sandra Ringler (left) and Batel Green.

Muslims cannot claim moral integrity while tolerating antisemitism - opinion

Trust must be renewed in neighborhoods, schools, and houses of worship.

Muslim worshippers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, marking the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, February 17, 2026.

Israel, Taiwan, and global diplomacy in the Year of the Fire Horse - opinion

A month where diplomacy, conflict, and culture reveal how power now blends identity and symbolism.

Fireworks go off over the Victoria Harbour on the second day of the Lunar Year of the Horse, in Hong Kong, China February 18, 2026.

Poll: 65% of Syrians favor US engagement, 59% say peace with Israel is likely

Opinions were more divided on full diplomatic normalization with Israel, while public assessments of Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa were largely favorable.

 Direction and distance sign for the Syrian capital of Damascus at Mount Bental Israeli military outpost on the Syrian border

Iran mirrors Trump’s playbook, sending mixed signals for nuclear talks - opinion

Iran has learned from Trump’s 2025 tactics, using contradictory signals to control nuclear talks and keep the US off balance.

US President Donald Trump gestures after returning early from the G7 Leaders' Summit in Canada, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 17, 2025

Kallas: Member states not prepared to give Ukraine concrete accession date

"My feeling is that the member states are not ready to give a concrete date," Kallas told a panel at the Munich Security Conference. "There's a lot of work to be done."

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during the last day of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2026.

Trump’s Venezuela gamble fits his legacy of peace through strength - opinion

The US strike in Venezuela highlights Trump’s strategy of mixing the use of force with peacemaking rhetoric, and in the process, reshaping how other nations view the US.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after his capture by US forces. January 3, 2026.

Hamas-Israel deadlock leaves Trump’s Gaza plan in limbo - opinion

Gaza’s ceasefire holds, but Trump’s 20-point plan faces obstacles as Hamas and Israel remain at an impasse.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

Israel cannot negotiate with enemies who seek its destruction - opinion

Israel’s offers for peace are met with resistance, as many Palestinians prioritize the country’s destruction.

YITZHAK RABIN, Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres in the movie ‘The Oslo Diaries,’ about the attempt to bring peace to the Middle East through the Oslo Accords during the 1990s.

Is the two-state solution still viable? Young Jews say yes, but older generations doubt

As Israel faces political challenges, younger Jews are standing up for a vision of peace, refusing to accept a future of perpetual conflict.

Hope for a two-state solution and peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be nurtured, writes the director of the Israel Policy Forum's young adults division