Israeli–Palestinian conflict

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.

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.
Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron October 16, 2000.

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

Marwan Barghouti is tightly guarded as he leaves a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

Ro Khanna calls on Israel to release Marwan Barghouti: 'Palestinians must choose their own leaders'

Israeli political scientist and former member of Knesset Dr. Einat Wilf visits The Jerusalem Post's podcast studio, September 2026.

Einat Wilf exposes the world's pro-Palestinian mass psychosis


Path to peace in Israel: Evaluating a two-state solution post-Hamas war - opinion

Besides freeing the hostages, a resolution of the conflicts would require a demilitarized Palestinian state, more peace-supporting leadership for Israel and the Palestinians.

 Demonstrators call for the release of hostages in Gaza and early elections, June 22, 2024.

'Queers for Palestine' are forcing LGBTQ+ Jews back into the closet - opinion

The treatment we have received from other members of the queer community is unacceptable. It is racist and stands in direct contradiction to the supposed ideals promoted by the LGBTQ+ community.

 The LGBTQ+ rainbow flag is seen flying along with the flag of Israel during Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, May 30, 2024

Jamaica follows Barbados in recognizing Palestine as a state

The country's foreign minister, Kamina Johnson Smith, said that Jamaica "continues to advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to resolve the longstanding conflict."

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson-Smith prior to an emergency meeting on Haiti at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Kingston, Jamaica, March 11, 2024.

The IDF's Tulkarm raid has big implications about the Palestinian Authority - opinion

It may have looked like a run-of-the-mill Israeli counter-operation in Tulkarm this week. But it’s always worth taking a closer look – because the implications can be enormous.

 THE IDF conducts an operation in Nur Shams, in pursuit of Palestinian terrorists, in April 2024.

European Parliament votes on reform to remove hatred, violence from Palestinian education

The reform, according to the parliament, was passed so that the violent imagery taught in Palestinian textbooks prior would cease and no longer be an obstacle to peaceful solutions.

 Arab students in the classroom at the Noreen school, in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina, on January 17, 2023.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 173?

Child among three wounded in Jordan Valley terror shooting • Hamas has thousands more fighters than Israel initially thought

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, March 28, 2024.

Petition challenges addition of Nakba to Canadian school curriculum

The 2024 BCTF AGM document on resolutions said that the teachers needed these events explicitly included in the curriculum for when the topics arose in the classroom.

 Protesters hold an effigy of Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a rally to call for a ceasefire, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 9, 2024.

Settlements in the spotlight: Deep West Bank divides revealed

The expansion of West Bank settlements escalates tensions between Israel and the US, posing significant hurdles to peace efforts in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 Jewish settlers at the illegal West Bank settlement outpost of Ramat Migron, on September 8, 2023.

Group trips to Israel are a rare experience for Jewish students - opinion

An ADL survey showed that Jewish students feel significantly less safe since October 7, with 73% of Jewish college students having experienced or witnessed antisemitism.

 RESEARCH HAS shown for years that no other immersive, relatively short experience is as impactful for students as a group experience in Israel, says the writer.

Letters to the Editor, February 7, 2024: Business as usual

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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