The Israeli Palestinian conflict goes back to the early days of the State of Israel and is primarily centered over both territorial disputes regarding the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, as well as in a perceived existential threat.
Israel claims the Palestinians, ruled by the Palestinian Authority based in the West Bank and Hamas based in Gaza, have no desire to achieve peace and want to completely eradicate the Jewish presence from the land.
The Palestinians claim Israel acts as a brutal occupation of the Palestinians, subjecting them to an apartheid rule.
There have been many attempts to bridge the gap between the two sides before, most famously the two Oslo Accords, but they have yet to achieve success.
Fighting between the two sides tends to manifest in the form of popular Palestinian uprisings known as intifadas, the launching of rockets and machine gun fire, retaliatory airstrikes and artillery fire and even armed operations.
The conflict and possible resolutions to it remain highly divisive issues both within Israel and among the international community.
Here are some global reactions to the announcement.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer explores adapting Good Friday Agreement strategies to forge lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Leaders of Arab nations rejected the Trump administration's idea that they should take in Palestinians from Gaza in a Saturday joint statement.
"Carter's disproportionate criticism of Israel, coupled with a lack of condemnation for Hamas’s terrorist activities, highlighted his bias and alienated him from the mainstream Jewish community."
Israel is a democratic state that offers equal rights to all its citizens, including Palestinian citizens of Israel – who make up about 20% of the population.
Trump faces a pivotal choice as conflict dynamics shift, with rising regional pressures and growing calls for a two-state solution amid fears of further violence and lasting instability.
I sat down with Mustafa Alian, an east Jerusalem dual national, for an in-depth talk on his life struggles with the confines of the conflict.
Whether it’s a two-state solution with new governance models, a regional confederation, or grassroots initiatives, these ideas remind us that creativity and courage are not in short supply.
This was the first meeting between MBS and a representative of the incoming Trump administration since the November elections.
How the West Bank can reclaim hope and humanity through justice and connection between divided communities.
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