Peace process

Estonian President meets with Herzog while on regional peace mission

Karis and Herzog have been pen pals for several years but had not met face-to-face until Wednesday; the two first spoke after Karis sent Herzog a congratulatory message in 2021.

 Estonian President Alar Karis (left) and Israeli President Isaac Herzog (right) meeting at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, February 12, 2025.
 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump takes the oath of office at the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington on January 20. In his inauguration speech, Trump declared: ‘My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker.’

Middle East peace parliament: A Trump legacy for humanity - opinion

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres speaks as he visits the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in October 2023, after the Hamas attack on Israel. Western public opinion was shaped to believe that ‘October 7 did not happen in a vacuum,’ to use Guterres’s words, says the writer.

Paving the path to peace: Pronouncing the two-state solution dead - opinion

Steve Schnur and Doug Davis wear yellow Gaza hostage pins on stage at the Grammy Awards, February 2, 2025.

Two men wear hostage pins while accepting Jimmy Carter's Grammy


Ehud Olmert and Arafat's nephew sign agreement to achieve peace, partition Jerusalem - report

In the agreement, they agree to "work together to promote the achievement of peace in the Middle East" through a successful application of the two-state solution with 1967 borders as a basis.

 Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrives for a court hearing on the lawsuit of the Netanyahu family against him, at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on June 12, 2022.

From casual to evening wear: a look at the fall-winter 24/25 collection

Fall-winter 24/25 collection on Terminal X website: Brown, olive green, and red hues dominate the versatile range from casual to evening wear.

 Winter collection, Terminal X

Peace in our time – Inon/Abu Sarah style - opinion

On the unlikely friendship between Maoz Inon and Abu Sarah.

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Majority of Britons think Western politicians increase risk of WW3 - poll

44% of Brits though the actions of politicians were actively increasing the risk of a third world war, and only 6% thought they decreased the risk, found the survey.

 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community meeting

Knesset opposes Palestinian state prior to Netanyahu’s Washington trip

The proposal calls the establishment of a Palestinian state in the aftermath of October 7 "a reward for terrorism" and that such a reward would only encourage Hamas.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 17, 2024.

Israelis and Palestinians must make peace themselves, no one else can do it for them - opinion

Jordan's emergency conference to discuss responses to Gaza's needs opened a new window of opportunity with the new peace plan draft that Secretary Blinken’s team circulated.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea, Jordan June 11, 2024.

From crisis to prosperity: Netanyahu's vision for Gaza 2035 revealed online

The plan lays out a three-step program for returning Gaza to self-governance and eventually reintegrating Gaza into the regional economy.

 AI generated image of Gaza found in the PMO's plan for a post-war Gaza, May 3, 2024.

'You're hurting the Palestinian cause': Gazan peace activist condemns campus protests

Despite acting under the guise of peace activism, campus protestors are not helping Gazans. There is no place for their violence and antisemitism, says Palestinian peace activist Howidy.

A PEACE activist holds up a sign near Gaza.

An open letter to the Columbia protesters from a peace activist in Israel

This is a battle between those who support violence and an all-or-nothing approach to this conflict, and those who want to find a way for us to all win out by sharing this land.

Thousands of Jews and Arabs march in Tel Aviv for peace and coexistence, Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Dissolving Hamas' military, forming sovereign Palestinian state would bring ‘change’ - expert

Hamas proposes a five-year cease-fire and political transition if a Palestinian state is established. The move signals a shift from armed combat, including dissolving its military wing.

 Hamas politburo member Khalil al-Hayya attends a news conference in Damascus, Syria October 19, 2022.

The Temple Mount could be a home for all peoples - opinion

Aggression has only exacerbated the problem for all parties.

 The Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City as viewed from the Mount of Olives. This place should be for all who are interested in free and safe access and peaceful worship together, the writer maintains.