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


'Interesting things happening' on Mideast peace, Trump tweets

"Spoke yesterday with the King of Saudi Arabia about peace in the Middle-East. Interesting things are happening!"

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

Know Comment: A strategy for Israeli victory?

A new lobby wants Israel to ‘win’ over Palestinians, not compromise with them – for now.

Israel's national flag is projected on the wall near the Tower of David in the Old City of Jerusalem May 20, 2017

Without victory, there is no solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict

Conflicts end when one side concedes that it either will not or cannot continue. Historically, this concession has yielded peace, progress and economic development – for both sides.

Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

US not withdrawing from peace process in 'any way, shape or form'

US Envoy to the UN Nikki Haley slammed the United Nation's "obsessive bashing of Israel."

US President Donald Trump (L) and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (2nd L) review the honour guard at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017

US not withdrawing from peace process in 'any way, shape or form'

US Envoy to the UN Nikki Haley slammed the United Nation's "obsessive bashing of Israel."

US President Donald Trump (L) and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (2nd L) review the honour guard at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017

Bennett: Palestinian refugees can’t return en masse to the West Bank

Providing the Palestinians with autonomy, instead of statehood, in the West Bank, would prohibit such an option, says Education minister.

Naftali Bennett

Blair: Need to break from peacemaking 'theology', seek regional approach

“There exists today a new path to peace... We must grasp it with both hands.”

Tony Blair

What’s next after the Trump Middle East trip?

Anyone who demands Israel accept an imposed peace plan must recognize the fragility of the Jordanian and Egyptian governments.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump boards a plane to head home after a speech in Sicily

'Former Israeli defense minister advised Trump on avoiding Obama’s mistakes'

“Abbas won’t deliver the goods. There isn’t anyone on their side who can. Trump is looking for a deal. But there is no partner for a deal.”

Former defense minister Moshe Yaalon

Obama's Israel envoy sees positive elements in Trump's peace efforts

Dan Shapiro suggested that former Secretary of State John Kerry may have been too idealistic in pursuing talks that collapsed in 2014.

President Donald Trump (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint news conference at the White House.