Peace process

US, Israel deny report of agreement on foreign forces for Hezbollah disarmament

There is still no agreement between Lebanon and Israel regarding the countries that could deploy troops in Lebanon after the conclusion of UNIFIL's operations.

Israeli soldiers are seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, May 17, 2026.
Hamas terrorists celebrating during a rally in the northern Gaza Strip.

Hamas’s waiting game buys terror group time as Israel rejects Gaza plan, Palestinian analysts claim

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025

Palestinian rejectionism, not poverty, remains the main obstacle for peace with Israel - opinion

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 13, 2026.

Turkey accuses Netanyahu of undermining Gaza peace efforts


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.'

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.