Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Anti-Zionism’s chutzpah: An insult to Ze'ev Jabotinsky's legacy - opinion

Chutzpah is the sanctified brazenness that anti-Zionists and the opponents of Israel have cloaked themselves with.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD
ACTOR Mandy Patinkin sent out a rewriting of the ‘Al Het’ prayer: ‘Not in our name – bombing and destroying entire cities. Not in our name – continued and eternal occupation. Not in our name – the shredding of Israeli democracy.’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

'Century' to 'Millennium': How Trump's Palestinian peace plans evolved in five years

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Comparing Trump’s two grand peace plans – one that collapsed into the Abraham Accords, another designed to end a war.

|ByHERB KEINON
Palestinians hold flags and placards as they gather to support efforts of the Western countries that are recognising a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, in Nablus, in the West Bank, September 23, 2025.

Over half of West Bank Palestinians in favor of two-state solution, survey shows

According to the survey, the divides also reflect deep generational and political divisions within Palestinian society regarding the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen at the UN General Assembly.

How the UNGA earned applause and ensured the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: France, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar stripped this conflict of context, ignored Hamas’s role, and turned the UN into a stage for symbolism divorced from reality.

|ByHERB KEINON

What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? - explainer

Without a full seat at the UN or control of its own borders, the PA has only a limited ability to conduct bilateral relations.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Palestinians hold flags and placards as they gather to support efforts of the Western countries that are recognising a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, in Nablus, in the West Bank, September 23, 2025.

The ‘two-state solution’ is making its last stand at the UN. It’s time for a new approach - opinion

“Two democracies for two peoples” ought to be the rallying cry of our time.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025ByGIL TROY/JTA
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

Despite Macron's efforts, France's influence on the Middle East counts for little - opinion

French presidents have aspired to be power brokers in the Middle East ever since France assumed its colonial role there after World War I.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Riyadh, last year. Ever resilient, Macron is about to have another try, says the writer.

High security at Toronto film festival as Israeli film screens

Security was stringent on Wednesday in anticipation of the screening of the October 7-related documentary 'The Road Between Us.'

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cameron Bailey speaks on behalf of Toronto International Film Festival, 2025 Inductees, Arts and Entertainment during the 2025 Canada's Walk Of Fame Induction Gala held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre on June 14, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario.

What does Netanyahu want out of the Gaza war? - opinion

The question remains whether Netanyahu really supports the conquest of Gaza, is being pressured by his extreme right coalition partners, or is trying to persuade Hamas to adopt more flexible stance.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages in Gaza, in Tel Aviv last month. Most of the hostages’ families feel that the prime minister is not fully committed to bringing the hostages home, as a priority, says the writer.

Tony Blair: A fresh and positive presence on the Palestinian issue - opinion

Blair has been closely involved with the Israel-Palestinian issue for a quarter of a century. His experience of the Middle East is unrivaled.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
THEN-QUARTET representative to the Middle East Tony Blair speaks during a meeting with Palestinian businessmen in Gaza City in 2015. He is a fresh and positive presence on the scene, the writer maintains.

Recognition of Palestinian state would spur sprint towards two-state solution, envoy says

"I think it will be the starting gun for what we hope to be a sprint, not even a march, towards implementing the two-state solution," said Husam Zomlot, the head of the Palestinian Mission in London.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByREUTERS
A Palestinian supporter wears Palestinian and Union Jack flags outside the Parliament in London during October's vote on recognizing a state of Palestine

Will 'Palestine 36' showcase the true history of the Arab revolt? - opinion

Will an improper balance between fact and the cinematic fictional elements override the genuine historical narrative?

AUGUST 31, 2025ByYISRAEL MEDAD
A scene from Palestine 36

Israel is undermining the two-state solution, Denmark's foreign minister says

European Union foreign ministers have urged the United States to reconsider its decision not to allow Palestinian officials to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York.

AUGUST 30, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Denmarks Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen and EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas during a Press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday August 30, 2025

Israel's road to peace is built on pragmatism, not ideology - opinion

Insisting on promoting ideas that history has proven do not work will never bring peace to the region.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByURI PILICHOWSKI
FRENCH UN AMBASSADOR Jérôme Bonnafont speaks about the situation in Gaza at a Security Council meeting last month. He recently said: ‘The real way to defend the Palestinians is to give them a state.’

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

MIDDLE ISRAEL: No Israeli argument or eloquence will compensate for its current lack of a plan for accommodation with the Palestinian people.

AUGUST 8, 2025ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against Israel in front of the US Mission to the United Nations on Tuesday.