Middle East peace plan

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

We are beginning to forget the central lesson of October 7—that an existential threat cannot be “managed.”

|ByGREGG ROMAN
Gregg Roman, CEO of the Middle East Forum and a former political adviser at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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

US President Donald Trump met Syrian and Saudi Arabian leaders, two key players in his plan for peace in the Middle East.

|ByHERB KEINON
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

Jerusalem would have been divided, with a Palestinian capital in the eastern section. A tunnel or highway link would have connected Gaza with the West Bank.

|ByHERB KEINON
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.

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.

|ByYORAM DORI

Jared Kushner meets with Netanyahu in Israel as U.S. doubles down on peace plan

Kushner met with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday to discuss the details of the Mideast peace plan known as the "Deal of the Century," said an administration official, according to Al Arabiya.

JULY 31, 2019ByHERB KEINON, OMRI NAHMIAS
Special envoy Jason Greenblatt, US Ambassador David Freidman, special envoy Jared Kushner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ambassador the US Ron Dermer meet in Jerusalem, July 31, 2019

Trump friend aimed to profit from Mideast nuclear deal -Democrats

JULY 30, 2019ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump

UK Activist: Quite openly, we are for the destruction of the State of Israel

"The Palestinians from Israel are "untermensch" or treated as second class citizens," Gerry Downing said.

JULY 16, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
IDF reservists attend an event in British Parliament held by Israeli organization, "My Truth"

Kushner's economic peace plan faces broad Arab rejection

From Sudan to Kuwait, prominent commentators and ordinary citizens denounced Kushner's proposals in strikingly similar terms: "colossal waste of time," "non-starter," "dead on arrival."

JUNE 23, 2019ByREUTERS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Jared Kushner in Israel