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


Palestinian demilitarization is just a myth - opinion

My conclusion is that demilitarization is a myth. In any territory evacuated by Israel, it is neither possible to enforce nor reasonable to expect that.

 ARMED PALESTINIANS show their presence in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, last week. Demilitarization is a myth; it is neither possible to enforce nor reasonable to expect in any territory evacuated by Israel, says the writer.

100 years later, Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s hawkish Zionism sounds like a formula for peace - opinion

Does this mean that the Israeli Iron Wall has been cracked? Nothing of the sort.

 Ze'ev Jabotinsky in army uniform during World War I.

The Palestinian Authority admits there’s no ‘Israeli occupation’ - opinion

Of course, this situation is far from ideal. But it’s better than being nine miles wide.

 PALESTINIAN POLICE keep guard ahead of a visit by Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas to Jenin, in July. The streets of PA cities are policed by the Palestinian security forces, the writer points out.

The untold story of Israeli-Palestinian cooperation - opinion

Trust is fundamental to generating the conditions for Israelis and Palestinians to have the better future they deserve.  

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Ukraine hopes to hold peace summit this autumn - Zelensky

"Autumn is very soon, but there is still time to prepare for the summit and involve most of the world's countries," Zelensky said.

 UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky attends the European Leaders Summit in Brussels last month.

Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan say peace possible despite differences

The two sides have since been discussing a peace deal in which they would agree on borders, settle differences over the enclave, and unfreeze relations.

A security guard walks past an Azeri (L) and Armenian flag at the opening of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, October 16, 2017.

Meet the EU envoy hoping to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: “We all have an obligation as non-desperate people who try to do good things to show that there is something to live for,” he said.

SVEN KOOPMANS, the European Union’s special representative for the Middle East peace process, poses overlooking east Jerusalem this week.

Facing reality: Beyond the state of denial in Israeli-Palestinian relations - opinion

I tried to explain that just like us, almost all Palestinians want to control their own destiny and they do not want to live under the oppression and humility of occupation.

 PALESTINIAN RESIDENTIAL buildings and a mosque are seen beyond Israel’s separation wall surrounding the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem.

It’s time to shut down UNRWA - opinion

Over the long term, the closure of the agency could give rise to Palestinian voices challenging the “return” myth and promoting the pursuit of peaceful relations with Israel.

 AN UNRWA healthcare center in Nablus.

What will it take for Israel, Saudi Arabia to normalize ties? - analysis

Focusing on the daily steps towards or away from the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia may be doing more harm than good. A longer-term perspective is needed.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah, earlier this month.