Israeli Palestinian Conflict

The cycle of trauma and violence is failing us - opinion

The cycle of trauma and violence between Israelis and Palestinians has become so entrenched that we've started treating it as inevitable. It isn't. Today, I saw how dangerous the cycle has become.

|ByHALLEL SILVERMAN
Hallel Silverman is seen after having ducked for cover while she and her tour were attacked by Palestinians in Turmus Ayya, on October 19, 2026.
Former US president Barack Obama delivers his speech at the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 18, 2026. Picture taken through the bulletproof glass.

Israel 'took the land' from Palestinians, has 'ceded moral ground,' Obama tells Belfast crowd

In a conversation with journalist Susan McKay, Obama said that the hostility toward Israel after the October 7 massacre was an indication that a "genuine cessation" was needed.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar Party, speaks to the Jerusalem Post ahead of elections in September 2026.

Eisenkot wants a new direction. His Palestinian policy has a problem - opinion

Does Gadi Eisenkot's vision point toward a political settlement or a more sustainable management of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

|ByNABIL KUKALI
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud election campaign event ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Tel Aviv, September 17, 2026.

Netanyahu is guilty: His Palestinian strategy was a failure, and October 7 was the price - opinion

Netanyahu’s strategy of preventing Palestinian statehood was meant to protect Israel. Instead, Gershon Baskin argues, it helped preserve the conditions that produced October 7.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN

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.

The ‘two-state solution’ is making its last stand at the UN. It’s time for a new approach - opinion

“Two democracies for two peoples” ought to be the rallying cry of our time.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025ByGIL TROY/JTA
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

Despite Macron's efforts, France's influence on the Middle East counts for little - opinion

French presidents have aspired to be power brokers in the Middle East ever since France assumed its colonial role there after World War I.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Riyadh, last year. Ever resilient, Macron is about to have another try, says the writer.