Middle east peace process

Six months into the Iran war, accountability cannot be negotiated away - opinion

A court judgment outlives any deal – no negotiator can undo it with a signature. These cases must be filed now, while the evidence is fresh and before a settlement quietly writes off what’s owed.

|BySARAH SCIALOM
Map of Strait of Hormuz published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Navy of the area controlled by the Iranian Armed Forces, May 4, 2026.
MAHANEH YEHUDA last month: I dream of visiting the stalls of the shuk in Tehran instead of Iran firing missiles at the shuk in Jerusalem, says the writer.

If Palestinians could give up their lust for terror, Israel could know peace - opinion

It thrives on challenges and shows a resilience not seen throughout the world. These traits will carry the Jewish people through any difficulty they face.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar Assad casts his vote in the country’s presidential election in May.

Saudi Arabia to invite Syria's Assad to Arab leaders summit, sources say

The rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran is part of a major regional realignment, amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel.

|ByREUTERS
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov

Mladenov: Israel must help Palestinians economically survive coronavirus

Earlier this week, Nickolay Mladenov warned about the potential financial collapse of the Palestinian Authority.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Palestinians call on China to support Abbas's peace plan

Abbas proposed his peace plan during a speech he delivered at the Security Council on February 20, 2018.

OCTOBER 23, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah, reception ceremony in Ramallah, 2018.

Pompeo: U.S. blocked $165m in funding due to Palestinian incitement

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also announced to the crowd that he had denied a $165 million transfer of aid to the Palestinian Authority.

OCTOBER 11, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan, April 30, 2018.

Kofi Annan remembered as friend of Israel

The ex-UN secretary-general died at 80.

AUGUST 19, 2018ByHERB KEINON
Annan gives a statement after his address to UNSC 370

Analysis: Where is Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan?

In testing whether time is right for a rollout, the administration may be releasing both false and genuine trial balloons to gauge a response.

AUGUST 9, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley speaks in front of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner during a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., February 20, 2018.

Jordan’s Abdullah stresses sanctity of east Jerusalem in Trump meeting

"The two-state solution... is the only way to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict."

JUNE 26, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, June 25, 2018

What’s the purpose?

Before rolling out the plan, Trump and his team need to ask themselves the most important question of all – what is their real purpose?

JUNE 16, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US President Donald Trump gesticulates as he returns from a trip to trip to Annapolis, Maryland, in Washington, US, May 25, 2018.

Searching for a viable solution

The merits of establishing a Palestinian state are still questionable.

MARCH 13, 2018ByOPHIR FALK
The Palestinian flag flies after being raised by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a ceremony outside the United Nations in New York, September 30, 2015.

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.

Report: U.S. peace plan divides Jerusalem, keeps Israeli settlement blocs

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said that the plan tilts toward Israel and is unacceptable to the Palestinians.

FEBRUARY 28, 2018ByHERB KEINON, MICHAEL WILNER
Children roll tires as they run along the Israeli security barrier wall in the east Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat on January 3, 2018.

Nikki Haley says Trump's Middle East peace plan nearly ready

Nikki Haley addressed a number of issues Thursday night, among them the likelihood that the US would push for a Palestinian state.

FEBRUARY 23, 2018ByTAMAR BEN-OZER
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at UN headquarters in New York