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When Allah sits at the negotiation table: How to negotiate with Hamas - opinion

When Allah sits at the negotiation table, the cards matter, but interpretation matters more. In faith shaped talks, Western negotiators cannot ignore the religious logic guiding the other side.

|ByYOSEF MAHFOUD LEVI 
Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya sits at a mourning house for assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, August 2, 2024.
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, build a sukkah outside the PM's residence in Jerusalem, with photographs of the hostages, on October 05, 2025.

Israel prepares for ceasefire agreement to be reached by Thursday, official says

Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat not set for release as part of deal • Israeli officials optimistic as negotiations enter ‘critical hours’

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas official Taher al-Nunu in Gaza City in 2009.

Hamas says hostages, prisoner lists exchanged in latest ceasefire negotiations

Hamas confirms the list of Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for Israeli hostages as part of ongoing ceasefire negotiations focused on ending the war in Gaza.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025.

Mossad Chief Barnea meets Qatari PM in Doha, confirms partial hostage deal is 'off the table'

"The head of the Mossad even made it clear in the meeting that a partial deal had been dropped," the source said.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinians raise flag at UN's New York headquarters for first time

Raising the Palestinian flag at the UN is a symbolic gesture. The UN has not accepted Palestine as a member state.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015ByDANIELLE ZIRI
Onlookers take photographs as the Palestinian flag is being raised by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) in a ceremony outside the United Nations during the 70th session of the U. N. General Assembly in New York, September 30, 2015. Even though Palestine is not a member of the United

Netanyahu in Britain: Mideast crumbling in face of radical Islam

Prime Minister Netanyahu declares he is ready to immediately renew peace negotiations with the Palestinians without preconditions.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015ByHERB KEINON
Netanyahu and Cameron

UN expected to easily pass resolution allowing Palestinian flag to fly at New York HQ

Abbas is scheduled to visit the UN in New York on September 30, in time for the United Nations to execute its decision.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A Palestinian boy waves a flag in the West Bank

The blockage is internal, Dr. Ibish

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015ByMARC DUBEY
The Jerusalem Post

All Palestine occupied by Palestinians

AUGUST 24, 2015ByMARC DUBEY
The Jerusalem Post

IDF 'heavily involved' in Israeli efforts to reach long-term arrangement with Hamas

Security experts: Israel should avoid playing Hamas's double game of truce in Gaza and terrorism in the West Bank.

JULY 12, 2015ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
An Israeli soldier sits next to tanks at a staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip

Nasrallah: 'You can't be a supporter of Palestine unless you support Iran'

"Iran's enemies are the enemies of Jerusalem," Nasrallah said, calling the Islamic Republic and its support for "resistance movements" the "only hope left for this region, after God."

JULY 10, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Hassan Nasrallah

New Zealand FM: Israel, Palestinians 'not so far apart' in peace talks

FM Murray McCully stated that as a member of the UN security council, he will prioritize the renewal of peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.

JUNE 28, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York February 23, 2015.

France’s Fabius says frozen peace process could reignite violence

Fabius spoke in Cairo in advance of his arrival in Israel for a meeting on Sunday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.

JUNE 21, 2015ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius

Borderline Views: Boycott hysteria

The small group of faculty who, year after year, proposed boycott motions to the UCU in the UK, achieving almost no success whatsoever beyond the headlines.

JUNE 8, 2015ByDAVID NEWMAN
Protesters call for boycott of Israel [file]