Peace process israel

Moving past a ceasefire: Recognizing Israel is a big step, but 'normal,' says Lebanese diplomat

Lebanon’s Washington framework with Israel puts Hezbollah’s disarmament, state sovereignty, and Iran’s regional role at the center of a fragile test for both Beirut and Jerusalem.

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A flower at the Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site hit by an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, southern Lebanon June 25, 2026.
Gregg Roman, CEO of the Middle East Forum and a former political adviser at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We Won the War, But We’re Losing the Peace

We are beginning to forget the central lesson of October 7—that an existential threat cannot be “managed.”

|ByGREGG ROMAN
MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE JERUSALEM

The Year that Was With the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

Jonathan Riss, Managing Director of MOTJ, reflects on the Museum’s highlights, vision, and what lies ahead

|ByNOA AMOUYAL
People’s Peace Summit in Jerusalem, May, 2025.

'Gaza is Palestinian; not Israeli,' former Israeli PM Olmert says

'We believe that peace is possible, and the time to act is now,' stated the organizers.

|ByHANNAH ROZENBLAT

14 Days

The latest news around the region.

APRIL 29, 2014ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NEGOTIATION COLLAPSE The Israeli-Palestinian negotiating process collapsed after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah signed a unity pact in Gaza City with its militant rival Hamas on April 23 (above).

Aspects of Israel-Palestinian framework might stay secret

Kerry discusses peace process with King of Jordan; US reaffirms that it does recognize Israel as the Jewish state.

MARCH 9, 2014ByMICHAEL WILNER
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US State Department: Recognition of 'Jewish state' not a precondition to peace talks

Kerry discusses peace process with King of Jordan; US reaffirms that it does recognize Israel as the Jewish state.

MARCH 8, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
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