Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Why Smotrich’s 82% sovereignty plan over the West Bank is not enough - opinion

The fact of the matter is that unless all the Arabs occupying the territories are expelled, say, to Syria, their threat to our people will remain.

IDF operates in West Bank, September 9, 2025.
AHED TAMIMI, walking with her mother in Ramallah, is free after her release in a hostages-prisoners swap between Hamas and Israel in November 2023. ‘Palestinians are fighting Jews, not only Zionism,’ she declared.

Ahed Tamimi let her mask slip when showing true intention of 'fighting Jews, not Zionism' - opinion

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 8, 2025.

Israel has a window of opportunity it shouldn't ignore - opinion

PIERS MORGAN walks outside the BBC Broadcasting House in London last year. ‘This is a call to the next brave Israeli about to face the Piers Morgan arena: If you want to win, prepare,’ states the writer.

How to prepare for a Piers Morgan interview - opinion


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.

From the Basij to Balochistan: How Iran has encircled the Arab world - opinion

Iran’s peripheral militias and quiet encirclement of the Arab world.

 MEMBERS OF Iran’s Basij militia force attend an anti-Israel march in Tehran last week before Israel launched its attacks. It’s a quiet war of encirclement, exemplified by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s patience, theological certainty, and strategic depth, says the writer.

Yair Lapid: As Iran vows our destruction, Israel unites - opinion

The Iranian regime has repeatedly said, without hesitation and without shame, that its ultimate goal is the destruction of the State of Israel.

Opposition head MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2025

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke criticizes Netanyahu, Hamas and pressure on artists to opine on Gaza

He began by saying that he had regretted not speaking out when he was heckled during a concert in Melbourne last year.

 Thom Yorke performs as part of British group The Smile at Roskilde Festival, in Roskilde Denmark, July 1, 2022.

Arab world must view Israel as strategic partner to advance development, stability - opinion

Recognizing Israel as a strategic partner – not an eternal enemy – is a necessity dictated by geography and mutual interest.

 Israel and UAE flags at a table with documents.

California of the Middle East: The ‘Wild East’ vision for peace and security - opinion

A deal can be structured that would address the needs of the various parties of the Middle East and therefore create long-term stability.

 THE HISTORIC Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, have already led to rapid growth in trade and cooperation in a wide range of areas from investment and innovation to food security and health.

Shifting sands in the Muslim world: More Arab countries rejecting jihad against Israel - opinion

Neither the Lebanese nor the Gazans have suddenly become Zionists, but like the mufti of Egypt, more and more of the Arab world is rejecting jihad against Israel as a way forward.

 PALESTINIANS DEMAND an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Fewer than half of Americans sympathize with Israelis over Palestinians, poll shows

Sympathy for Israelis has dropped in the past few years, as Israel has been led by a hardline right-wing government.

 Demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, outside the White House in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2023

Israel’s wars against jihadi terrorists concern intersections between death and time - opinion

Any catastrophic war between Israel and its Islamist adversaries would have little to do with Palestinian sovereignty or self-determination.

 SYRIA’S INTERIM President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman last week. Today, merely identifying adversaries has become more difficult because of the Assad regime collapse in Syria, says the writer.

Israeli, Palestinian economic experts say a new economic agreement essential for peace

Given the degree of destruction in Gaza and the significant breach in trust on both sides, a "new Marshall Plan" is needed for Gaza’s economic recovery, rebuilding, and revival of regional stability.

PALESTINIAN AND Israeli flags fly over the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock

Six ex-hostages freed from Hamas captivity, arrive in Israeli territory

This marks the first time in the deal that hostages were released in Rafah and in Nuseirat.

The six freed hostages are seen ahead or following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza