Israeli Palestinian Conflict

On this day: Second Intifada triggered following Ariel Sharon's visit to Temple Mount

In total, more than 1,000 Israelis were killed by Palestinian terrorist attacks, which included suicide bombings, shootings, stabbings, and car ramming.

Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.
The flags of Israel and Palestine are seen on a map of the Middle East (illustrative)

Two states is not enough: Palestinians need sovereignty, Israelis need security - opinion

Jews who support the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip march near the Israeli border with Gaza, in southern Israel, July 19, 2026

Only 17% of Israelis, 21% of Palestinians believe peaceful coexistence is possible, poll finds

The IDF conducts large-scale anti-illegal immigration operations in the West Bank on July 26, 2026.

There is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion


‘The end of the two-state solution hope in my lifetime,' says US Reform rabbi

"The Palestinians themselves strangled this fragile hope in its crib," Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch said.

 New York, NY USA - April 20, 2024 : Protesters waving Palestinian flags and sign at a demonstration near Columbia University Medical Center at the Plaza de las Americas in Washington Heights, New York

Making hope: A people’s summit for peace in Jerusalem - opinion

The It’s Time coalition will meet in Jerusalem on May 8 & 9 at the People’s Peace Summit, bringing thousands of people from all walks of life together for a two-day summit.

 AT THE TED talk.

Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser appointed head of Jerusalem security think tank

“I am joining JISS at a critical juncture in the history and trajectory of the State of Israel and the broader region,” Kuperwasser said in a statement.

 Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser.

The world doesn't want to help Palestinians. They want to control them - opinion

If the advocates of the Palestinian cause don’t care about the actual Palestinians, what do they care about – and what role do the Palestinians play in their cause?

Palestinians demonstrate in the village of Kafr Malik northeast of Ramallah in September 2019.

Trump’s proposals for Gaza: A political gamble with global risks – opinion

Trump’s vision for Gaza could reshape the region—but at what cost?

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jordan’s King Abdullah II at a meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Portugal’s foreign minister to meet with President Herzog

Paulo Rangel has voiced criticism of what Portugal and others in the international community view as a disproportionate response by Israel in its war with Hamas.

 Paulo Rangel, Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 23, 2024.

Jordan rejects Trump's Gaza Strip takeover plan, amid global reactions

Here are some global reactions to the announcement.

 Jordan's King Abdullah talks with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides (not pictured) during a trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Jordan at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, November 27, 2024.

Starmer looks to Northern Ireland model for Israel-Palestine peace plan

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer explores adapting Good Friday Agreement strategies to forge lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

 British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during BBC's Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, Britain, June 26, 2024

Arab League FMs reject Trump's relocation of Palestinians 'under any circumstances'

Leaders of Arab nations rejected the Trump administration's idea that they should take in Palestinians from Gaza in a Saturday joint statement.

 An illustration US President Donald Trump and the Gaza Strip

Jimmy Carter’s mixed legacy - opinion

"Carter's disproportionate criticism of Israel, coupled with a lack of condemnation for Hamas’s terrorist activities, highlighted his bias and alienated him from the mainstream Jewish community."

 US PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter announces new sanctions against Iran in retaliation for taking US hostages, at the White House, April 7, 1980.