Nickolay Mladenov

US-Hamas channel has value, but only if terrorists disappear from Gaza’s future - editorial

Washington has found value in talking directly to Hamas, but those contacts will only serve Israel’s interests if they lead to disarmament, destroyed tunnels, and Hamas’s removal from Gaza’s future.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
President Isaac Herzog met with US Special Envoy Jared Kushner and Nikolay Mladenov, the Director-General of the US President Trump's Board of Peace, August 17, 2026.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

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(L-R) Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch presentations during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington, DC, February 19, 2026

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Mladenov: UN focus now on avoiding war, less on Israeli-Palestinian talks

Among the necessary steps forward are a reconciliation between Palestinian factions such as Hamas and Fatah for Palestinian election to take place.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Nickolay Mladenov is seen addressing The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference.

My Word: Driven to distraction by the UN

The UN recognized Israeli independence more than 70 years ago. It obviously hasn’t forgiven itself.

Nickolay Mladenov, UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, briefs the Security Council from Jerusalem in 2018

Mladenov warns: PA at risk of total collapse due to COVID-19, annexation

During the first wave of the virus Mladenov praised the joint Israeli-Palestinian efforts to combat the disease.

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.

UN warns it cannot replace the Palestinian Authority

He referenced in particularly the permit system that allowed Palestinians in Gaza to leave the Strip, so they could receive emergency medical care in Israel.

The United Nations Security Council, February 28, 2020

UN envoy Mladenov: The region cannot afford another war

Mladenov cautioned that unilateral action by Israel in applying sovereignty to parts of the West Bank will radically change facts on the ground

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.

Guterres calls on Israel to ‘abandon’ annexation, urges Quartet-led talks

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at a “watershed moment,” Guterres said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres‏

UN official: Mladenov didn't claim Ashkenazi is thwarting annexation

A senior UN source claimed that Ashkenazi and the Foreign Ministry were working behind the scenes to halt any annexation efforts.

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.

Mladenov: Annexation is a big threat to peace

The UN envoy said annexation "will have legal, political and security implications that will be difficult to deal with, damage prospects for peace, and encourage radicalization on all sides.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov

'Israelis, Palestinians must fight for peace as if its COVID-19’

‘We have seen cooperation and we have seen confrontation. But what we really need to see is Palestinians and Israelis coming together not just to fight the virus, but to fight for peace’

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.

Israel loans PA money, FM warns against Palestinian COVID-19 crisis

Mladenov meets with Kahlon and Rivlin on aid to West Bank, Gaza

Allies of the Machane Yehuda market stand empty due to coronavirus