Palestinians

Gaza has risen against its Hamas tormentors - opinion

Hussam al-Astal placed a financial bounty on the heads of Hamas members, beginning at $50 and then lowering it to $25.

Palestinians relax on the beach in Gaza City. October 5, 2025
 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Turkey’s irredentist policies, from its actions in Cyprus to its growing involvement in Syria, highlight a policy of territorial expansion and ethnic dominance, the writer maintains.

Erdogan says Turkey is explaining to Hamas best approach for Palestinian future

A truck carrying people evacuating southbound from Gaza City moves along the coastal road in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on September 9, 2025.

Gaza residents say Hamas has abandoned them as war devastates Gaza Strip

An illustrative image of newspapers covering the Israel-Hamas War.

From rockets to narratives: How Hamas cornered Israel globally


Palestinian mediator: Trump's Gaza deal marks end of war, could release hostages

“I can see before my eyes the end of the war and the release of all the hostages,” American-Palestinian mediator Bishara Bahbah told Walla.

Bishara Bahbah in a January 2024 interview/

'Century' to 'Millennium': How Trump's Palestinian peace plans evolved in five years

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Comparing Trump’s two grand peace plans – one that collapsed into the Abraham Accords, another designed to end a war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

My Word: Western leaders recognize a Palestine they can’t even find - opinion

Be warned: The declaration of a borderless State of Palestine creates a Palestinian state of mind that has no boundaries or limits.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appears on a screen as he addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 25, 2025

US sends $230m. to aid Hezbollah disarmament, Israeli navy intercepts Sumud flotilla

Colombian President Gustavo Petro expels Israeli diplomats • Amnesty calls for immediate release of hostages, excludes soldiers • Hamas close to deciding response to Trump deal, sources tell 'Post.'

An Israeli Navy vessel arrives at Ashdod Port, in southern Israel, October 2, 2025

US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan: The most comprehensive plan to end Gaza war - opinion

Where other initiatives have been narrow, vague, or aspirational, US President Trump's plan stands out for its clarity, scope, and grounding in the realities of the conflict.

Members of the media raise their hands to ask questions as US President Donald Trump and  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the White House, Washington, DC, September 29, 2025

Trump order considers attack on Qatar as US security threat, Hamas likely to reject Gaza peace plan

Gaza flotilla sails closer to Israeli waters • Israeli citizen returned from Jordan • IDF Oct. 7 probe finds military acted professionally to defend Kibbutz Nir Am • Iran vows longer-range missiles

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025

Americans now sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, poll finds

For the first time, a US poll finds more Americans sympathize with Palestinians than Israelis, with support dropping across age and party lines.

A man holds an Israeli flag as Pro-Palestinian protesters march through Manhattan near the United Nations as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26.

Annexation and isolation: Does the Right have a vision for Israel's future? - opinion

Does the Right believe that the Palestinians will go along with the annexation of the West Bank?

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich announces plans to approve housing between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim last month. The decision precludes the establishment of a contiguous Palestinian entity, says the writer.

Third Worldism: When anti-colonial dreams became Western self-loathing - opinion

Third Worldism was not, at its root, a movement of the Third World. It was a dream of the West, a mirror into which it peered and glimpsed both its sins and its fantasies of redemption.

Police officers surround a pro-Israel supporter during a protest in London in July 2025.

EU leaders are letting politics, not reality, drive Palestinian state push - opinion

Even consider the establishment of any sovereign state in the biblical heartland of Israel is a delusional fantasy that will never ever come to pass.

President of France Emmanuel Macron speaks at a summit in July 2025.

Mideast political quiz for 5786 - opinion

Which of the following Mideast-related events can be expected in 5786 (2025-2026)? Take this quiz and calculate the year for which you need to be prepared.

YARDEN BIBAS is welcomed back after his release from Hamas captivity in February 2025.