Peace

Questions of Saudi-Israel normalization await Washington meetings - analysis

With reports of frequent attacks in the West Bank, a lack of positive moves from Jerusalem, and negative Saudi public perception, Saudi-Israel normalization still seems far away.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the day of the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.
Kazakhstan Chief Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen.

Kazakhstan chief rabbi: Country joining Abraham Accords due to its 'peace and tolerance'

(illustrative) The flags of Israel and Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords following trilateral phone call with Netanyahu, Trump

IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.

Regional terror and strategic balance: Israel's vital role in the Middle East - opinion


Peace and democracy: The legacy of Yitzhak Rabin - opinion

What will remain of Rabin’s heritage will depend on whether we manage to establish stable national unity governments in the future, rather than unstable, extreme, and relatively uniform ones.

RABIN FAMILY members sit in the Knesset VIP gallery, as the plenum holds a special session in 2022, marking the anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. Hopefully, Israel’s future will continue to be determined by free elections, the writer affirms.

Abraham Accords to expand soon as Hamas and Hezbollah regroup, Israeli diplomat Ofir Akunis says

Ofir Akunis said that Israel will insist upon the demilitarization of Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas, which are conditions in the second part of the US-brokered Gaza deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ofir Akunis, the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023

Taiwan opposition party's firebrand new leader pledges peace with China

Former lawmaker Cheng Li-wun, who will take over as leader on November 1, won the election at a time of rising military and political tensions with Beijing.

Supporters of Kuomintang (KMT) party attend a rally against the recall campaign ahead of a vote for lawmakers, in Taipei, Taiwan July 25, 2025.

The need for penalty clauses: Punishments for breaking peace deals - opinion

Almost none of the dozens of agreements of the past seven decades have spelled out any specific penalties for infractions or for not following through on the parties’ commitments.

Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

'God works in midst of our pain': Bishop Stearns reflects on peace and hope amid historic ceasefire

Bishop Robert Stearns, founder of Eagles’ Wings Ministries, speaks about the nascent peace agreement, faith among the young Christian generation, and his outreach to Muslim communities.

Bishop Robert Stearns leading Watchmen on the Wall

Peace through strength: Understanding why Trump succeeded where others failed - analysis

Trump doesn't like long wars. His tendency to want results, focus on personal relationships, and transactionalist mindset allowed him to do what no other US president had done before.

A special plenum session in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2025.

Egypt activates 24/7 operations room ahead of Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza summit

Egypt has finalized preparations to host the “Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement,” aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, with over 20 leaders set to join US President Donald Trump and Egypt’s Sisi.

QATAR’S EMIR Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Doha in April. Egypt, along with Qatar and the US, has been central to recent efforts on reaching a ceasefire and hostage release, says the writer.

Obama, Rabin, Arafat got Nobels without peace, Trump delivers and gets denied - comment

US President Donald Trump did not receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize despite being a catalyst for major shifts towards peace in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025

Jewish-Arab equality is the only path forward: Lessons from Vivian Silver - opinion

Reality has proven to us again and again that the only viable path forward with the Bedouin community is the slow and difficult work of building trust, mutual respect, and belonging.

VIVIAN SILVER

Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, dedicates to Trump

"I thank you so much, but I hope you understand this is a movement, this is an achievement of a whole society. I am just one person. I certainly do not deserve it," she told the Nobel Committee.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025.

After Nobel goes to Machado, Trump nominated for Israel Prize

After María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize, Ronny Douek nominated Donald Trump for the Israel Prize, citing his support for Israel and Middle East peace efforts.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks at the White House on October 8, 2025.