Middle East peace plan

Stop living in la-la land: Only the IDF can curb Israel’s enemies – opinion

Praise to America for the Jared Kushner-driven initiative to stop Hamas and Hezbollah, but make no mistake, apart from the IDF, no external good-willed individual can stop these terrorists

People gather on a crowded beach in Gaza City in July.
Gregg Roman, CEO of the Middle East Forum and a former political adviser at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We Won the War, But We’re Losing the Peace

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/

Trump aims for Middle East recalibration with Syria, Saudi Arabia at the center - analysis

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hold a news conference in New York

Ehud Olmert's stunning 2008 concession plan - comment


Shimon Peres's vision: Transforming Gaza into Singapore - opinion

Even Singapore was once a small, poor place that became an economic paradise. Gaza has great potential in agriculture and especially in tourism.

 DISPLACED PALESTINIAN children play near their tents in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this past week. The ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas opens a door and creates an opportunity for a dramatic change on Israel’s southern border, the writer maintains.

New era of diplomacy: Jordanian King meets Saudi Crown prince in Jeddah - analysis

“King Abdullah and Crown Prince Mohammed expressed pride in the strong, historical relations between the two countries and peoples," Jordan’s Petra News said.

 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman.

Israel needs to prepare for the Biden era - opinion

Trump’s foreign policy concerning Israel is crystal clear, as during his tenure he and his administration proved not only in statements but mainly in acts that America strongly supports Israel.

Cover -Trumpeting peace Does the US Deal of the Century have a chance?

Not peace, but a green light to make history ASAP - analysis

With the Palestinians notably absent from the White House, Trump's Deal of the Century is more of a diplomatic plan, but that doesn't mean it won't change things.

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he welcomes Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2020.

Trump: I will release the Middle East peace plan before Netanyahu visit

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to make a visit in Washington on January 28.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they pose in the Rose Garden at the White House this week

Political turmoil in Israel led Greenblatt to leave Trump administration

Jason Greenblatt said he left his position in the Trump administration because of political turbulence in Israel and the financial cost of raising an Orthodox family in the US.

Jason Greenblatt speaking at the Northern New Jersey Holocaust Memorial & Education Center, Jan. 14, 2020

Jerusalem to remain united in 'Deal of the Century' - report

In the reported draft, Jerusalem would remain unified under shared control between a new Palestinian state and Israel.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council Summit in Hollywood, Florida, U.S. December 7, 2019

Ex-WeWork CEO Adam Neumann helped Jared Kushner on Mideast peace plan

Adam Neumann and Jared Kushner

Impeachment inquiry not expected to affect rollout of the peace plan

Given the political deadlock in Israel, it seems unlikely that the document will be presented before a new government is in place – something that could take months.

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Morristown municipal airport en route to Washington after a weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 4, 2019.

PA: Greenblatt resignation is Trump's "opportunity to rethink" peace plan

Greenblatt's resignation could throw the future of the troubled peace initiative – it has already been rejected by the Palestinian Authority – into a swirl of ambiguity.

Jason Greenblatt, US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy.