Diplomacy

Recognition of Palestine: A meaningful step toward reality or merely symbolic? - explainer

Does such recognition constitute meaningful progress toward Palestinian statehood under international law, or does it amount to little more than a symbolic gesture in an intractable conflict?

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks beside a Shahed-136 drone used by Russia amid its attack on Ukraine and believed to be built in Iran, during an event organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) in the Houses of Parliament in London, October 14, 2025.

Iran summons Polish diplomat after Warsaw links Iranian drones to Russian strikes in Ukraine

Israelis wave to Israeli flag as they protest the government's planned legal reforms, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City. February 13, 2023.

Unity and gratutude are the secrets of the Jews' strength - opinion

A ‘PALESTINE COALITION’ demonstration takes place in London last week after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza went into effect. The UK has an enormous Muslim population that demands that the prime minister isn’t caught backing Israel, the writer charges.

Cowardice and collaborators: Fear is shaping global diplomacy on Israel - opinion


Trump’s flaws in domestic politics helped broker Gaza ceasefire - opinion

The very features that made this deal possible are also the ones that are eroding America’s democracy and prosperity.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures after addressing the UN General Assembly.

PM requests to cancel hearing due to 'critical diplomatic meeting'

Prime Minister Netanyahu requested that the criminal trial testimony hearing be canceled on Wednesday due to a 'critical meeting' and a sudden visit by Cypriot President

CYPRIOT PRESIDENT Nikos Christodoulides and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Nicosia in September 2023. The Israel-Cyprus partnership is a stable, pragmatic, and forward-looking relationship, says the writer.

Why are they so afraid? The diplomatic fear to show friendship to Israel - comment

We can only hope that the day will come when we can talk to one another and not fear that we will lose our job, go to prison, or even face a death sentence.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to many empty seats at the UN General Assembly.

The real scandal: It isn’t Tommy Robinson, it’s Amichai Chikli - opinion

Tommy Robinson is simultaneously hailed as a truth-teller and condemned as a provocateur.

 Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli seen at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025

Serving as an Israeli diplomat: We must appreciate ambassadors - opinion

True, ambassadors live in fine residences, are driven in elegant cars, and may attend several receptions a week, yet this is not the pleasurable mingling it seems.

 Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks to the media at the Capital Jewish Museum, near the site where two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead, in Washington, DC, US, May 22, 2025

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Populism puts Abraham Accords at risk: Not just in Israel, but globally - opinion

The biggest threat to the Abraham Accords comes from rising populism in Israel and around the world.

BAHRAIN’S FOREIGN Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed pose after the signing of the Abraham Accords, at the White House, September 15, 2020.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro expels Israeli diplomats

The decision came following Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which carried two Colombian activists.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses pro-Palestinian demonstrators, through a translator, accompanied by musician Roger Waters, at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside U.N. headquarters during the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025.

Who really won the Gaza war? Victory on the battlefield and at home - opinion

By any strategic measure, Hamas suffered crippling blows. Yet whether Israel emerged safer, more secure, and more respected – the answer is painfully mixed.

A DEMONSTRATION for the release of the hostages takes place at Ben-Gurion Airport as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out for the US last week. We must hold our leaders to account, the writer asserts.

Trump's vision of US primacy in the Middle East - opinion

The Abraham Accords set out a framework designed to establish American primacy in the region through economic partnerships and security cooperation.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump tours the Abrahamic Family House during his trip to Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, in May. The Abraham Accords have shown durability during the Israel-Hamas War, says the writer.

Opposition to cautious diplomacy: Iran's shift on the Zangezur Corridor - opinion

Iran repeatedly stressed that the “corridor” concept was incompatible with Armenia’s sovereignty and, therefore, unacceptable.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025.