Israeli Palestinian Conflict

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.

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

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?

|ByYARON ZEMER
A billboard displays an image of US President Donald Trump with a message thanking him for reaching a ceasefire deal in Gaza, on the side of a building in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square on October 9, 2025.

Oct. 7 was a consequence of ignoring a core prerequisite: Palestinian deradicalization - analysis

The post-October 7 reality demands that we finally wake up to what three decades should have taught us: Changing ideology takes generations, not diplomatic ceremonies.

|ByDAN DIKER
A PALESTINIAN protests outside Jerusalem. The international community and some Israelis and Palestinians are once again talking about the two-state solution.

Origins of the two-state solution: Q&A with legal expert, former ambassador Alan Baker

The Jerusalem Report spoke to Alan Baker about the history and current status of the two-state solution.

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

Bury past proposals: A future solution for Palestinians needs a new paradigm - analysis

The international community will need to pressure the Palestinians to abandon their culture of terror and embrace one of coexistence and cooperation.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByASHER FREDMAN
A Hamas member is seen alongside firearms.

Palestinians caught between corrupt leaders, Israeli settlements as hope for statehood crumbles

Many Palestinians say their dreams of statehood are disappearing between a corrupt Palestinian Authority and Israeli settlements.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
An Israeli flag flies on a highway in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank on August 4, 2025.

Fragile calm masks a deepening crisis in the West Bank - analysis

Economic woes, political pressures and corruption in Israel and among Palestinians could ultimately lead to a one-state solution.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByMICHAEL MILSHTEIN
An illustrative image of Palestinians in the West Bank.

'One-state solution': Voices in favor of binational state for Israelis, Palestinians growing

Prominent Israeli voices, on both the Right and the Left of the political spectrum, are in favor – but with vastly different aspirations for what such a unified country would look like.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByMATTHEW KALMAN
Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.

It's time for Israelis and Palestinians to stop fighting, start healing - analysis

Despite everything that has happened between us over these past two years, we Palestinians and Israelis must open our hearts and minds and allow our wounds the chance to heal.

OCTOBER 16, 2025BySAMER SINIJLAWI
An illustrative image of a sign reading "Make peace, not war."

Solidarity as spectacle: When ‘Free Palestine’ became a fashion statement - analysis

Palestinian solidarity has become a currency of Western virtue, traded in postures.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJONATHAN SACERDOTI
Accepting her award at the Emmys in September 2025, actress Hannah Einbinder concluded her speech with the now-familiar refrain ‘Go Birds, f*** ICE, and free Palestine.’

The savior of Israel: How Donald Trump put the Jewish state on a path of hope - opinion

If he succeeds, Donald Trump will be remembered not only as Israel’s greatest friend but also as the leader who brought genuine peace to the Middle East.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByGADI SHAMNI
US President Donald Trump speaks about Israel and Hamas agreeing on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit next to him, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 9, 2025

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.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByYISRAEL 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.’

'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.

OCTOBER 3, 2025ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 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.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

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.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByHERB KEINON
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen at the UN General Assembly.