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


Israelis and Palestinians overestimate each other's desire to fight

A joint poll conducted by Israeli and Palestinian organizations found that both Israelis and Palestinians overestimate the other's desire to kill them.

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'Profiles in Peace': How NGO peacebuilders became the 'only game in town' - review

Ron Kronish reviews efforts by politicians to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the 1967 Six Day War and provides biographical sketches of six peacebuilders

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Labor Party lawmaker Rabbi Michael Melchior in Ramallah, 2006.

US Ambassador to UN: Don't rubber stamp anti-Israel resolutions

She spoke in advance of the UN General Assembly's anticipated annual passage of a slate of what has been some 20 resolutions targeting Israel, in many cases for its treatment of the Palestinians.

 US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council members to focus on Moscow's accusation that there are "military biological programs" in Ukraine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US, October 27, 2022.

Lebanon deal: Even 74 years later, Israel still trying to unite Middle East

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: The rise of debates regarding the maritime agreement with Lebanon is nothing new.

 PRIME MINISTER Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Energy Minister Karin Elharrar hold a press conference on the maritime border deal with Lebanon, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, on Wednesday.

Lapid to EU: I support two state solution with Palestinians, oppose Iran deal

"Israel wants peace that will lead to security, not peace that will destabilize the Middle East," said Lapid.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid in a video call with representatives of the European Union.

Most Israeli Jews believe Ra'am partnership harmed state security - poll

Over half of the Jewish Israeli public stated that the partnership with Arab party Ra'am harmed Jewish society and Israeli society in general.

 Ra'am head Mansour Abbas attends a a plenum session and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on November 4, 2021.

Israel must say ‘no’ to Tom Friedman - opinion

After the Israeli government gave in to Friedman’s pressure two decades ago; it is imperative for the Jewish state to maintain its security by emphatically saying no this time.

 SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Joe Biden meet in Jeddah last Friday.

Israelis and Palestinians must acknowledge each other's identity - opinion

 Israelis stand with an Israeli flag opposite to Palestinians with Palestinian flag next to Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022.

Netanyahu was ready to give up Golan for peace with Syria, new book claims

A 2011 deal would have required the Assad regime to end its ties to Hezbollah, Hamas and IRGC if it wanted the Golan back 

A Syrian tank from the 1973 war on the Golan Heights.

Azeri and Armenian leaders meet on Nagorno-Karabakh

A simmering dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan flared into a six-week war in 2020.

 An Azeri soldier is seen at fighting positions near divided Taghavard village in Nagorno-Karabakh region