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Israel needs an agenda for September's Palestine recognition, not a reaction - editorial

When friends move ahead with recognition, it reflects not only their domestic pressures but also their sense that Israel is not offering a plan others can rally around.

Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.
DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against Israel in front of the US Mission to the United Nations on Tuesday.

Israel's image crisis: Can anything be done? - opinion

El Al offices in Paris.

'El Al genocide airline': Israel's national airline offices in Paris vandalized

 Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism poses for a picture at the First Station Complex in Jerusalem on June 27, 2018.

A rabbi walked into a convention of Lutherans, rebuked their ‘one-sided’ debate on Israel


Jews put past trauma in its place and look forward, while Palestinians embrace victimhood - opinion

Israel is well-known as a country that welcomes immigrants from around the world. Israelis could have spent decades wallowing in victimhood, but they never did.

Warren Buffett was reportedly impressed by Stef Wertheimer’s ability to keep production at normal rates during the Second Lebanon War, the writer notes.

Italy's Meloni: Recognizing Palestinian state before it is established may be 'counterproductive'

Meloni's statements come after Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that no Palestinian state could exist without its hypothetical recognition of Israel.

 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Australian PM Albanese pushes for two-state solution to 'safeguard innocent life'

"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored," Albanese said.

 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a Labor Party election night event in Sydney.

Six Israeli teens beaten up outside of Greek club by pro-Palestine supporters

"You can't walk the streets – there are lots of Arabs on mopeds and ATVs. Every noise of wheels, and you look up in fear," one boy told N12.

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What makes someone a settler? The loaded politics of a single word - explainer

In a region where every word can carry ideological weight, the question of who gets labeled a “settler” isn’t just about where someone lives. It’s about who they are and what they stand for.

 SETTLERS HURL stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season, near the settlement of Yitzhar in 2020.

'There are no red lines anymore' says UN Palestinian rights expert on US sanctions

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said that the US sanctions on her are "extremely problematic," and stressed that she would continue doing what she has been doing.

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

Local sheikhs aren’t the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

That route will not bring peace, but likely violence. It will pit clans against clans and Palestinians against one another. In the fog of violence, Jews will be killed.

 BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer greets PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at 10 Downing Street in April. The PA remains the least bad option in a region where that is often the best you can hope for, says the writer.

Palestinians and Israelis don't want two states: Why is Macron pushing it? - opinion

France and Saudi Arabia can’t be blamed for wanting to stay relevant in the international diplomatic arena and using archaic ideas to try to claim some of the spotlight.

SAUDI FOREIGN Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in Riyadh in April. France and Saudi Arabia are desperately trying to stay relevant in an international dispute where they’re no longer involved, the writer argues.

US firmly rejects France's attempt to recognize Palestinian state at UN

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot delivered a speech reiterating the country's stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging "the implementation of a two-state solution."

US firmly reject France's attempt to recognize Palestinian state at UN.

A demilitarized Palestinian state is a dangerous illusion - opinion

The many-sided threat of Palestinian statehood is part of a much larger and more portentous enemy threat.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at Bar-Ilan University in 2009, accepting the goal of establishing a Palestinian state. Says the writer: Netanyahu agreed to accept another enemy state, but made such agreement contingent on verifiable Palestinian demilitarization.

‘No Other Land’: The Israeli-Palestinian documentary at the Oscars

The film has already won numerous awards worldwide, and it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, which took place on Sunday night.

 FILMMAKER YUVAL ABRAHAM talks about ‘No Other Land’ with moderator Idit Avrahami at Cinema Spiegel in Jerusalem in February.