Israel and Palestine

How being pro-Palestinian has changed - opinion

They insist it is possible, indeed necessary, to be both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian because the two peoples are bound together. On the surface, this sounds reasonable. 

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
A Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. A shared song on a Jerusalem street can offer a rare moment of connection in a city where identity and politics so often shape encounters between strangers. PremiumPremium

Singing together across the divide: What a Jerusalem chorus taught me - comment

One familiar melody on a Jerusalem street became a reminder that music can open doors where conversation alone often cannot

|BySHIFRA JACOBS
Demonstrators from the group Jewish Voice for Peace hold an emergency Passover Seder outside of ICE headquarters on April 14, 2025 in New York City. The group is calling for freedom for Palestine, the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and to protest President Trump.

Some young Jews are pulling back from Jewish life over Israel discourse, study finds

A new survey shows a complex picture of young Jewish life: 39% have pulled back from some Jewish spaces, yet 75% still regularly participate in Jewish activities.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, attend a funeral service for the late US senator Lindsey Graham in Washington, in July 2026.

Is Netanyahu the Palestinians’ new BFF? - opinion

The Saudis insisted they would not normalize relations until Israel and the Palestinians had made credible progress on negotiations toward statehood, something Netanyahu rejected.

|ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Tal Raviv: A citizen’s journey through a national identity crisis

Tal Raviv expressed a clear vision of what Israelis need: They are hungry for a productive way to reach out across divides.

MAY 17, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Tal Raviv: No hate – but humor.

Despite war and threats, Israeli and Palestinian peace activists stay committed to dialogue

Around 23% said that friends or family members tried to convince them to cease their peace work, and 22% cited military restrictions as a major hindrance.

APRIL 28, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Activists from the left-wing organizations Combatants for Peace, All That's Left and the Jordan Valley Coalition in the South Hebron Hills

Harvard sanctions pro-Palestinian group after anti-Israel protest

Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity said the university is silencing pro-Palestinian voices.

APRIL 3, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A graduate displays a Palestinian flag during the 373rd Commencement at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 23, 2024.

Israel has compromised for peace – why haven’t the Palestinians? – opinion

The world pushes Israel to decide on Palestinians, but what about Palestinian decisions on Israel?

MARCH 2, 2025ByURI PILICHOWSKI
YASSER ARAFAT reaches to shake hands with Yitzhak Rabin, as Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, at the White House on September 13, 1993.

The Oslo paradigm can restore Israel’s legitimacy - opinion

'I believe that there is much to be learned from the insights and achievements of the Rabin government some 30 years ago', the author says.

JULY 27, 2024BySTANLEY RINGLER
Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO head Yasser Arafat sign Oslo 2 maps in the White House on September 28, 1995, as Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, US president Bill Clinton, and Jordan’s King Hussein watch.

Bahrain-Israel Peace is here to stay despite Gaza War, senior Bahraini envoy says

“You cannot keep changing sides every time you don’t like a government that comes into power in a country you have a relationship with,” says Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.

DECEMBER 15, 2023ByAARON PORIS/THE MEDIA LINE
BAHRAIN’S FOREIGN Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and then-foreign minister Yair Lapid meet at The Negev Summit, also attended by the US, UAE, Morocco and Egypt, last year. It’s likely the UAE and Bahrain received the OK from Riyadh to sign the Abraham Accords, says the writer.

Norway says exploring how to revive Israel-Palestinian diplomatic channel

Barth Eide said it was possible that out of this "terrible dramatic situation" happening in Gaza today.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and PA head Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at the funeral of Shimon Peres on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, in 2016.

How does Israel suffer from increased dominance of Reuters, AP? - opinion

When AP or Reuters makes a mistake in its reporting on Israel, the damage this causes reverberates around the world and is much harder to correct.

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByGIL HOFFMAN
Reporting news

UN Ambassador Erdan bashes Abbas’ ‘peaceful resistance’ comments at UNGA

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas used his platform at the UN General Assembly to bash Israeli actions and defend Palestinian terrorism as "peaceful resistance."

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ambassador Gilad Erdan at a UN Security Council meeting on Operation House and Garden in Jenin, July 27, 2023.

Meet the EU envoy hoping to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: “We all have an obligation as non-desperate people who try to do good things to show that there is something to live for,” he said.

JULY 21, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
SVEN KOOPMANS, the European Union’s special representative for the Middle East peace process, poses overlooking east Jerusalem this week.