Palestine

The West's lesson to Hamas: Terror pays - editorial

To UN delegates who say recognition is about “reviving hope,” the answer is simple: tie hope to behavior.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, addresses delegates at the United Nations General Assembly before a vote on the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, September 12, 2025.
Photo taken after a Houthi drone crashed in Eilat on September 24, 2025.

Houthis take credit for drone strike on Eilat, IDF reveals Hamas exploitation of Shifa Hospital

Armed Palestinians seen secure trucks loaded with Humanitarian Aid entering Gaza through the Israeli Kerem Shalom Crossing, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 19, 2025.

Many Western nations offer to assist treating patients from Gaza in West Bank

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Israel at War day 718: What's going on in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?


The premature Palestinian statehood will explode in our faces - opinion

The first bricks are still the same. One authority. One set of laws. One chain of command. If recognition is to be more than a headline, it must become pressure and support in the same paragraph.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 8, 2025.

A Palestinian state needs Israel's agreement to exist. It's not a matter of recognition - editorial

Pushing for a two-state solution now is unmoored from reality, as Palestinians have shown no ability or willingness to run a peaceful entity alongside Israel.

Australia and Palestine.

Brazil joins South Africa's genocide case at ICJ against Israel

The move is largely symbolic, signifying only that whatever construction emerges from the court's eventual judgment will be equally binding upon Brazil.

 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

Palestinian foreign minister says recognition brings independence, sovereignty closer

Countries recognising a Palestinian state this week were taking an irreversible step that preserved the two-state solution.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin/

Australia, Canada, UK, Portugal recognize Palestinian state in effort to 'save two-state solution'

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his country was "acting to keep the possibility of peace and a two-state solution," alive.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Tune into today's top stories: UK to recognize Palestine, Ex-MK arrested for Terrorism

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise.

A protestor wearing a mask depicting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a 'National March for Palestine' demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as Britain's Labour Party's annual conference is hosted in Liverpool, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Britain September 21, 2024

British, Australian, Canadian, French Jewish groups decry recognition of Palestinian state

Jewish groups warned that the expected moves by their governments to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly this week would embolden extremists.

 A man holds a placard reading "Free Palestine" in Paris, France, during a demonstration, to protest after Israel seized the British-flagged yacht, Madleen was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza, June 9, 2025.

Trump says he disagrees with UK recognizing Palestine

Following a joint press conference, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump issued conflicting statements on the topic.

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England.

EU proposes to end parts of free trade agreement with Israel, sanction 'extremist' Israelis

The EU is Israel's largest trading partner, and accounts for over 30% of Israel's total international trade.

The European Commission's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas, Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic and Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica attend a press conference in Brussels, Belgium September 17, 2025

TIFF strengthens security among pro-Palestinian protests for Israeli film shown in festival

Director Avrich told Deadline he planned to bring his own security team to supplement the festival’s, and Toronto Police told AFP that they had “a strong presence across.”

Cameron Bailey speaks on behalf of Toronto International Film Festival, 2025 Inductees, Arts and Entertainment during the 2025 Canada's Walk Of Fame Induction Gala held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre on June 14, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario.

UN's Albanese sued for accusing Christian groups of financing 'genocide'

The groups said that the UN representative engaged in a "malicious and false campaign accusing the charities of war crimes and other heinous acts" in a June report.

 UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.