Diplomacy

Beijing watches, Washington acts: The war and China’s quiet diplomacy - opinion

While China increasingly occupies a prominent stage in global affairs, it remains reluctant to assume the political burdens that accompany genuine mediation.

CHINA’S PREMIER Li Qiang attends the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday. China’s diplomatic evolution in the Middle East reflects a gradual but deliberate broadening of scope and ambition, says the writer.
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR to the UN Vassily Nebenzia addresses the Security Council last month. Iran will now be allowed to sell weapons and make military purchases from Russia, the writer states.

Dangerous Iranian-Russian ties: An expiring UNSC resolution puts the world at risk - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to international media on the Gaza war, in Jerusalem, August 10, 2025

To win the next war, Israel must master the media battlefield - opinion

Hassan Mahmoud Rashad, the head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service.

Netanyahu, Egypt's intel chief meet in Israel to discuss Trump's Gaza deal, aid flow


Recognition of Palestine: A meaningful step toward reality or merely symbolic? - explainer

Does such recognition constitute meaningful progress toward Palestinian statehood under international law, or does it amount to little more than a symbolic gesture in an intractable conflict?

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.

Iran summons Polish diplomat after Warsaw links Iranian drones to Russian strikes in Ukraine

Tehran summoned Poland’s envoy after Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski showcased an Iranian-made drone in London, accusing Iran of aiding Russia’s strikes on Ukraine; a claim Iran denies.

Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks beside a Shahed-136 drone used by Russia amid its attack on Ukraine and believed to be built in Iran, during an event organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) in the Houses of Parliament in London, October 14, 2025.

Unity and gratutude are the secrets of the Jews' strength - opinion

The loudest fringes, amplified far beyond their size or influence, do not define Jewish mainstream or its future. The defense of Israel is not a partisan cause. It is a moral one.

Israelis wave to Israeli flag as they protest the government's planned legal reforms, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City. February 13, 2023.

Cowardice and collaborators: Fear is shaping global diplomacy on Israel - opinion

Leaders may try to convince themselves that they haven’t really been bought.

A ‘PALESTINE COALITION’ demonstration takes place in London last week after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza went into effect. The UK has an enormous Muslim population that demands that the prime minister isn’t caught backing Israel, the writer charges.

Trump’s flaws in domestic politics helped broker Gaza ceasefire - opinion

The very features that made this deal possible are also the ones that are eroding America’s democracy and prosperity.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures after addressing the UN General Assembly.

PM requests to cancel hearing due to 'critical diplomatic meeting'

Prime Minister Netanyahu requested that the criminal trial testimony hearing be canceled on Wednesday due to a 'critical meeting' and a sudden visit by Cypriot President

CYPRIOT PRESIDENT Nikos Christodoulides and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Nicosia in September 2023. The Israel-Cyprus partnership is a stable, pragmatic, and forward-looking relationship, says the writer.

Why are they so afraid? The diplomatic fear to show friendship to Israel - comment

We can only hope that the day will come when we can talk to one another and not fear that we will lose our job, go to prison, or even face a death sentence.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to many empty seats at the UN General Assembly.

The real scandal: It isn’t Tommy Robinson, it’s Amichai Chikli - opinion

Tommy Robinson is simultaneously hailed as a truth-teller and condemned as a provocateur.

 Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli seen at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025

Serving as an Israeli diplomat: We must appreciate ambassadors - opinion

True, ambassadors live in fine residences, are driven in elegant cars, and may attend several receptions a week, yet this is not the pleasurable mingling it seems.

 Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks to the media at the Capital Jewish Museum, near the site where two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead, in Washington, DC, US, May 22, 2025

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Populism puts Abraham Accords at risk: Not just in Israel, but globally - opinion

The biggest threat to the Abraham Accords comes from rising populism in Israel and around the world.

BAHRAIN’S FOREIGN Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed pose after the signing of the Abraham Accords, at the White House, September 15, 2020.