Israeli–Palestinian conflict

From the Basij to Balochistan: How Iran has encircled the Arab world - opinion

Iran’s peripheral militias and quiet encirclement of the Arab world.

 MEMBERS OF Iran’s Basij militia force attend an anti-Israel march in Tehran last week before Israel launched its attacks. It’s a quiet war of encirclement, exemplified by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s patience, theological certainty, and strategic depth, says the writer.
Opposition head MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2025

Yair Lapid: As Iran vows our destruction, Israel unites - opinion

 Thom Yorke performs as part of British group The Smile at Roskilde Festival, in Roskilde Denmark, July 1, 2022.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke criticizes Netanyahu, Hamas and pressure on artists to opine on Gaza

 Israel and UAE flags at a table with documents.

Arab world must view Israel as strategic partner to advance development, stability - opinion


California of the Middle East: The ‘Wild East’ vision for peace and security - opinion

A deal can be structured that would address the needs of the various parties of the Middle East and therefore create long-term stability.

 THE HISTORIC Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, have already led to rapid growth in trade and cooperation in a wide range of areas from investment and innovation to food security and health.

Shifting sands in the Muslim world: More Arab countries rejecting jihad against Israel - opinion

Neither the Lebanese nor the Gazans have suddenly become Zionists, but like the mufti of Egypt, more and more of the Arab world is rejecting jihad against Israel as a way forward.

 PALESTINIANS DEMAND an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Fewer than half of Americans sympathize with Israelis over Palestinians, poll shows

Sympathy for Israelis has dropped in the past few years, as Israel has been led by a hardline right-wing government.

 Demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, outside the White House in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2023

Israel’s wars against jihadi terrorists concern intersections between death and time - opinion

Any catastrophic war between Israel and its Islamist adversaries would have little to do with Palestinian sovereignty or self-determination.

 SYRIA’S INTERIM President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman last week. Today, merely identifying adversaries has become more difficult because of the Assad regime collapse in Syria, says the writer.

Israeli, Palestinian economic experts say a new economic agreement essential for peace

Given the degree of destruction in Gaza and the significant breach in trust on both sides, a "new Marshall Plan" is needed for Gaza’s economic recovery, rebuilding, and revival of regional stability.

PALESTINIAN AND Israeli flags fly over the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock

Six ex-hostages freed from Hamas captivity, arrive in Israeli territory

This marks the first time in the deal that hostages were released in Rafah and in Nuseirat.

The six freed hostages are seen ahead or following their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza

Columbia students push back against executive order threatening Palestinian students

Amid escalating tensions on campus, Palestinian students at Columbia have reported facing threats of deportation.

 US President Donald Trump and Prime Miniser Benjamin Netanyahu speak at the White House, Washington DC., February 4, 2025

Ex-hostage Gadi Moses argued with Hamas terrorists over ownership of land, family says

In his first interview since his father was released from Gaza, Yair Moses shared that his father spent most of his captivity alone in a small room, but was also briefly held with two Thai nationals.

Gadi Moses reunited with his three children after 482 days in Hamas captivity

Biden says Netanyahu should accommodate 'legitimate concerns' of Palestinians

The outgoing President said that Israel can't sustain itself without a long-term commitment with Palestinian factions.

 US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025.

Jimmy Carter's legacy on Israel and the Palestinians is a complex one - editorial

After Carter stepped down as president in 1981, he became one of Israel’s most outspoken critics and one of the Palestinians' most vocal supporters.

 Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is seen at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver

What are the challenges within Israel's public diplomacy? - opinion

The ultimate and explicit goal is the destruction of the State of Israel through a combination of international and military pressure.

DEMONSTRATORS HOLD a banner which reads: ‘Stop genocide! From the river to the sea, Palestine will win!’ in Madrid, earlier this year. The ultimate and explicit goal is the destruction of the State of Israel through a combination of military pressure, including terrorism, and international pressure,