Israel Palestine Peace Talks

Golda Meir considered Palestinian statehood, declassified documents reveal

Meir, who famously said "there was no such thing as Palestinians," apparently viewed a future Palestinian state as a possibility.

 GOLDA MEIR, 1964.
 ISRAELI ARMY vehicles drive through Jenin, on Tuesday. There is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, says the writer

The great challenge: The solution has to come from us, not the outside - opinion

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Netanyahu's government revived Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, PA official says

 A SCENE from ‘A Narrow Bridge.’

New documentary features Israelis, Palestinians who have lost family to conflict


Welcoming the American initiative

Bringing everyone to the negotiating table has become the new goal, not reaching an agreement.

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrive for Trump to deliver remarks recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the White House in Washington, US December 6, 2017

Israel minister: Trump tweets rip 'mask of hypocrisy' off Palestinians

The Palestinian Authority is the “peace refusenik," tweeted Communications Minister Ayoub Kara.

Communications Minister Ayoub Kara

Japan invites Netanyahu to four-way peace summit in Tokyo

Netanyahu reportedly has conditioned his participation on approval from the Trump administration.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Jerusalem

Encountering Peace: Israel's political system is broken

I have believed for years that the only way to advance a genuine chance for peace is through direct secret back channels.

A WOMAN casts a ballot in the March 2015 national election

The Peace Process: The intersection of diplomatic and political folly

Most analysts agree that the current conditions are not ripe for an Israeli-Palestinian breakthrough.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) gestures as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looks on

Amid diplomatic flurry, calls for regional peace

Is the long-ignored Arab peace initiative making a comeback?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Egyptian President al-Sisi in New York.

Candidly speaking: The never-ending peace process farce

The PA and its leaders continue honoring mass murders as freedom fighters, dedicating mosques, city squares, schools and other institutions in their names to commemorate their murderous acts.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

Washington watch: Trump’s Mideast peace bid doomed

There are a number of reasons why Donald Trump will not succeed in brokering peace in the Middle East.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at Ben Gurion airport on May 23, 2017

How can we broker a deal when we don’t understand one of the parties?

While many Israelis may not love the Palestinians, a vast majority want peace with them and wish them a good life; the same cannot be said coming in the other direction.

Abbas, Trump, Netanyahu

Trump envoy Greenblatt facilitates historic Israeli-Palestinian water deal

While US envoy Jason Greenblatt hailed the agreement, saying that "water is a precious commodity in the Middle East," he deflected questions about the larger diplomatic process.

US Envoy Jason Greenblatt flanked by Israeli Regional Cooperation Minister Tzahi Hanegbi (left) and PA Water Authority head Mazen Ghuneim.