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.

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

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

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov

Mladenov: Israel must help Palestinians economically survive coronavirus


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.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Mike Pence’s faith, Israel and Middle East policy

“Trump has handed Israel policy to Evangelicals.”

US Vice President Mike Pence touches the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City

Traveling to Israel, Trump envoy expects cold shoulder from Palestinians

It will be Jason Greenblatt's first visit to the region since the US formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

US President's envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

US peace plan not finalized, but efforts 'serious,' says Saudi's Jubeir

"We believe the Trump administration is serious about bringing peace between Israelis and Arabs," said Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir.

US President Donald Trump, flanked by White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Israeli Minister Katz: Saudi Arabia should take lead role in peace process

Minister says 25% of Turkish exports to the Gulf go through Israel, and Jordan exports 20% of its goods via the Haifa port.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 7, 2017

Trump dangles Middle East peace plan to limit Jerusalem outcry

Palestinians have grown increasingly concerned that any plan Trump unveils will shortchange them.

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Kushner: There may be no solution to ME peace

A revealing, off-the-record conversation with interns leaks to the press.

Jared Kushner meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, June 21 2017.

Analysis: What Paris Mideast peace conference?

The conference released a statement that nobody paid attention to, and five days later US President Donald Trump was inaugurated into office.

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault welcomes US Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrives for the Mideast peace conference in Paris, France, January 15, 2017

UN envoy advises US team to 'aim low' on Mideast peace process

Mladenov says Gaza could destroy any nascent process, and issue keeps him up at night.

NICKOLAY MLADENOV

Terra Incognita: Western policy makers, stop being obsessed with ‘solutions’ in the Middle East

The key is to accept that some things are not “solvable” and hybrid structures and new paradigms are a good thing.

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