Middle east peace talks

Despite war, Israel still beckons as its tourism industry fights to survive - from the editor

Despite war and few tourists, Israel’s people, places, and resilience continue to welcome visitors

Despite three years of war and dwindling tourists, Israel still has many experiences to offer.
An Iranian woman walk past anti-US mural depicting Iran and US negotiation table, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy, in Tehran on February 6, 2026. Iran and the United States began talks in Oman on February 6, with Washington refusing to rule out military action against Iran

Iran is betting that regional escalation will improve its deal with Trump - opinion

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran last week.

When refusal becomes a strategy - opinion

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Lebanon's President Aoun says country ready for agreement to end Israeli strikes - AP


Palestinian leadership has ‘no vision,’ Greenblatt charges

“I have an overloaded wagon of complexities,” Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat said. “I’m doing my best. I’m under occupation.”

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Jason Greenblatt, U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 14, 2017

Palestinians call on China to support Abbas's peace plan

Abbas proposed his peace plan during a speech he delivered at the Security Council on February 20, 2018.

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah, reception ceremony in Ramallah, 2018.

As U.S. pushes for Mideast peace, Saudi king reassures allies

The Palestinian ambassador to Riyadh, Basem Al-Agha, told Reuters that King Salman had expressed support for Palestinians in a recent meeting with Abbas.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 7, 2017

Terra Incognita: Western policy makers, stop being obsessed with ‘solutions’ in the Middle East

The key is to accept that some things are not “solvable” and hybrid structures and new paradigms are a good thing.

A tile design with the map of the world

Yael's corner: Through the eyes of a deeper truth

Children studying (illustrative)

Rivlin to AIPAC: Tell Obama administration to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

Rivlin said PA President Abbas, whom he referred to as “my good friend,” did not want to negotiate with Israel on a two-state solution unless there was parity between Israel and the Palestinians.

President Reuven Rivlin visits Border Police officers at a checkpoint near Jerusalem

Canada recognizes Jewish refugees expelled from Mideast, N. Africa

Ottawa accepts recommendation of committee which found that Jewish population in countries in question went from 856,000 before 1948 to only 4,315 in 2012.

Jewish refugees from Yemen cross desert 370