Palestinian statehood

UK mosque suspends imam after acknowledging Jewish history in Israel in Tommy Robinson interview

The imam's Nottingham mosque released a statement apologizing for the imam’s “personal views that are deeply offensive and are wholly inconsistent with the values of our institute.”

Tommy Robinson interviews Imam Umayr Mulla in Jerusalem, October 24, 2025.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 27, 2025

Smotrich claims Saudi Arabia denies Israeli tradition and heritage, doubling down on Riyadh row

AMID THE Gaza rubble, Oct. 20.

Voices from the Arab Press: Gaza's reconstruction dilemma

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a committee meeting on September 14, 2025.

'He does not represent us': Israeli politicians slam Smotrich after Saudi insult


Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna: Opposing the existence of a Jewish state is antisemitic

“I believe that Zionism is self-determination of the Jewish people, and the right for Israel to exist. And I support that," he said during an interview on J, the Jewish News of Northern California.

Rep. Ro Khanna questions witnesses during a roundtable discussion on Supreme Court Ethics conducted by Democrats of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 11, 2024 in Washington

Trump's Gaza plan: Prelude to Saudi normalization? - opinion

Saudi officials have in the past demanded an irreversible pathway to Palestinian statehood as a prerequisite to normalizing relations with Israel.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks with War Secretary Pete Hegseth as talks take place with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh in May. Trump appears to be moving additional pieces on the regional chess board, says the writer.

The new two-state solution : A realistic approach for the post-October 7 era - opinion

Israel will offer the Palestinian population there full Israeli citizenship, similar to the successful model of the Arab citizens of Israel.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Sharm el-Sheikh last Monday: Led by the US and with massive Gulf investment, the goal is to establish stable, terror- and corruption-free Palestinian institutions, the writer notes.

Recognition of Palestine: A meaningful step toward reality or merely symbolic? - explainer

Does such recognition constitute meaningful progress toward Palestinian statehood under international law, or does it amount to little more than a symbolic gesture in an intractable conflict?

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.

Origins of the two-state solution: Q&A with legal expert, former ambassador Alan Baker

The Jerusalem Report spoke to Alan Baker about the history and current status of the two-state solution.

A PALESTINIAN protests outside Jerusalem. The international community and some Israelis and Palestinians are once again talking about the two-state solution.

Bury past proposals: A future solution for Palestinians needs a new paradigm - analysis

The international community will need to pressure the Palestinians to abandon their culture of terror and embrace one of coexistence and cooperation.

A Hamas member is seen alongside firearms.

Palestinians caught between corrupt leaders, Israeli settlements as hope for statehood crumbles

Many Palestinians say their dreams of statehood are disappearing between a corrupt Palestinian Authority and Israeli settlements.

An Israeli flag flies on a highway in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank on August 4, 2025.

It's time for Israelis and Palestinians to stop fighting, start healing - analysis

Despite everything that has happened between us over these past two years, we Palestinians and Israelis must open our hearts and minds and allow our wounds the chance to heal.

An illustrative image of a sign reading "Make peace, not war."

Keir Starmer’s Palestinian state recognition: Sacrificing principle to domestic politics - opinion

Faced with domestic pressures, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sacrificed principle for appeasement in recognizing a Palestinian state.

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Palestinian statehood must start with reform, demilitarization, recognition of Israel - analysis

Granting statehood before a stable, non-corrupt, non-jihadist Palestinian leadership is in place would reward movements committed to Israel’s destruction.

Palestinians walk past rubble as they return to their neighborhood, following Israeli forces' withdrawal from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 11, 2025.

Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton applauds Trump for peace deal for Gaza

Clinton expressed her admiration to Trump and his administration for making the committment to the 20-point plan that intends to end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during an event, hosted by nuclear non-proliferation organization Ploughshares, announcing an initiative called Women Transforming Global Security (WTGS), a global security network for international women leaders focused on reducing nuclear threa