Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Japan’s ambassador to Israel: Why the new Middle East matters to Asia - opinion

As Israel and Gulf states build deeper strategic and economic ties, Tokyo has a growing interest in regional stability and cooperation.

|ByYUSUKE ARAI
Then-incoming Japanese Ambassador Yusuke Arai presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on July 11, 2024, while wearing a yellow ribbon pin calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
ISRAELI SECURITY forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, May 3, 2026.

Group of deaf Israeli civilians rescued from heart of Nablus in unusual West Bank incident

The group entered the Palestinian city after reportedly being invited to a meal by a local Palestinian resident.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

Message to Zohran Mamdani: Focus on New York's problems, not Israel's - opinion

Does he really have time and indisputable knowledge to take on the super-charged subject of Middle East land disputes, while innocent women get sucker punched on the streets of New York?

|ByCOOKIE SCHWEBER-ISSAN
On the Temple Mount.

For Jerusalem activist Jehad Abu Sneineh, coexistence starts in the streets - interview

Jerusalem activist Jehad Abu Sneineh shares his journey from the Mount of Olives to grassroots protests for equality and coexistence.

|ByAARON REICH

Fragile calm masks a deepening crisis in the West Bank - analysis

Economic woes, political pressures and corruption in Israel and among Palestinians could ultimately lead to a one-state solution.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByMICHAEL MILSHTEIN
An illustrative image of Palestinians in the West Bank.

'One-state solution': Voices in favor of binational state for Israelis, Palestinians growing

Prominent Israeli voices, on both the Right and the Left of the political spectrum, are in favor – but with vastly different aspirations for what such a unified country would look like.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByMATTHEW KALMAN
Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.

It's time for Israelis and Palestinians to stop fighting, start healing - analysis

Despite everything that has happened between us over these past two years, we Palestinians and Israelis must open our hearts and minds and allow our wounds the chance to heal.

OCTOBER 16, 2025BySAMER SINIJLAWI
An illustrative image of a sign reading "Make peace, not war."

Solidarity as spectacle: When ‘Free Palestine’ became a fashion statement - analysis

Palestinian solidarity has become a currency of Western virtue, traded in postures.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJONATHAN SACERDOTI
Accepting her award at the Emmys in September 2025, actress Hannah Einbinder concluded her speech with the now-familiar refrain ‘Go Birds, f*** ICE, and free Palestine.’

The savior of Israel: How Donald Trump put the Jewish state on a path of hope - opinion

If he succeeds, Donald Trump will be remembered not only as Israel’s greatest friend but also as the leader who brought genuine peace to the Middle East.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByGADI SHAMNI
US President Donald Trump speaks about Israel and Hamas agreeing on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit next to him, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 9, 2025

Anti-Zionism’s chutzpah: An insult to Ze'ev Jabotinsky's legacy - opinion

Chutzpah is the sanctified brazenness that anti-Zionists and the opponents of Israel have cloaked themselves with.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByYISRAEL MEDAD
ACTOR Mandy Patinkin sent out a rewriting of the ‘Al Het’ prayer: ‘Not in our name – bombing and destroying entire cities. Not in our name – continued and eternal occupation. Not in our name – the shredding of Israeli democracy.’

'Century' to 'Millennium': How Trump's Palestinian peace plans evolved in five years

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Comparing Trump’s two grand peace plans – one that collapsed into the Abraham Accords, another designed to end a war.

OCTOBER 3, 2025ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

Over half of West Bank Palestinians in favor of two-state solution, survey shows

According to the survey, the divides also reflect deep generational and political divisions within Palestinian society regarding the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians hold flags and placards as they gather to support efforts of the Western countries that are recognising a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, in Nablus, in the West Bank, September 23, 2025.

How the UNGA earned applause and ensured the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: France, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar stripped this conflict of context, ignored Hamas’s role, and turned the UN into a stage for symbolism divorced from reality.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByHERB KEINON
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen at the UN General Assembly.

What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? - explainer

Without a full seat at the UN or control of its own borders, the PA has only a limited ability to conduct bilateral relations.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Palestinians hold flags and placards as they gather to support efforts of the Western countries that are recognising a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, in Nablus, in the West Bank, September 23, 2025.