Peace process

Court overturns Education Ministry ban on educational pro-peace program

Since the closure imposed on the West Bank and Gaza Strip at the start of the Gaza War, the program has been operated by Israeli facilitators only, according to the ruling.

Palestinians, Israelis and politicians attend a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony, organized by peace groups and held amid far-right threats against participants, on the eve of Israel’s Memorial Day in Tel Aviv, April 20, 2026.
IRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

No deal in sight if US insists on discussing nuclear issue, Iranian FM spokesperson says - report

Samer Sinijlawi is seen speaking at the annual Berl Katznelson Foundation conference in Tel Aviv, in 2026.

Geneva’s silence vs Tel Aviv’s applause: Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must go public - opinion

A runner runs past graffiti reading "No War" in the colors of the Ukrainian flag painted on a fence in a city park, on March 7, 2026 in Moscow, Russia.

Ukraine asks Turkey to host Zelenskiy-Putin peace talks amid stalled negotiations


Bar-Ilan program creates unique encounters between Jewish and Arab high school students in Israel

The high school program was first aimed at bringing together schools from the secular and religious sectors of Jewish society, but since last year it also brings together Jewish and Arab students.

Joint session at the Menomadim Center for Jewish and Democratic Law, Bar-Ilan University

Who’s afraid of a Palestinian State? - opinion

Israelis are incensed by calls for a Palestinian state in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre, but they shouldn't be, because it isn't going to happen.

 A boy holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration to express support for the people of Palestine, in Cape Town, South Africa, October 9, 2023.

'The day after Hamas': Netanyahu reveals his plans for a post-Hamas Gaza Strip

Document calls for local Palestinian governance in the enclave and IDF security control there and over all the territory west of the Jordan River.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 18, 2024

Reflecting on Israel-Egypt relations - opinion

This strategic dialogue with Egypt must be institutionalized, with very senior representation on behalf of the Israeli government, accompanied with experts on Arab culture and language.

 EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo, last month.

French minister heads to Mideast with post-war Gaza plans in mind

European Union member states are divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and their response has mostly been to try to ease the humanitarian situation in the enclave.

 Member of the EU Parliament French Stephane Sejourne, Renew Europe Group, delivers a speech for the start of France's presidency of the Council of the European Union, during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 19, 2022.

Northern Ireland to elect Irish nationalist First Minister in historic shift

Michelle O'Neill's imminent appointment, like the 2022 election, has triggered talk of the ultimate dream of Irish nationalism: the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and a united Ireland.

 Michelle O'Neill arrives to cast her vote at a polling station during local elections in Coalisland, Northern Ireland, May 18, 2023.

Is Peace an Illusion? - opinion

Israel continues to seek a peaceful resolution with its Palestinian neighbors, facing hurdles from Hamas and Hizbullah's aggressive stance.

 BILL CLINTON, Yitzhak Rabin, and Yasser Arafat, after the signing of the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles at the White House in 1993: What’s troubling is the resignation that any renewed peace negotiation will be futile because everything that’s been tried before didn’t work, the writer laments

EU to hold rotating talks with Israel, Saudi, PA, Jordan and Egypt FMs

The EU holds that this resolution must be based on the pre-1967 lines with east Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Tensions of war challenge agreement of Jordanians working in Eilat hotels - opinion

"To my delight, the project materialized – slowly but surely – and turned into one of the greatest economic achievements of the peace agreement."

 THE RABIN ARAVA crossing between Jordan and Israel, north of Eilat.

Amidst the war with Hamas, Muslims and Jews need to come together - opinion

Both Jews and Muslims must understand that if we can’t live together, there is a chance neither will survive.

 SHEIKH MOHAMMED Sharif Odeh and Rabbi David Metzger appear on a billboard near Haifa with a message that reads: 'Though we are different, all religions advance coexistence.'