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

The great challenge: The solution has to come from us, not the outside - opinion

It is possible that we have not suffered enough to come to terms with the need for a solution.

JULY 6, 2023ByGERSHON BASKIN
ISRAELI ARMY vehicles drive through Jenin, on Tuesday. There is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, says the writer

'Ending that occupation' without a solid peace agreement is impossible. Here's why - opinion

Using legal and humanitarian arguments to justify Palestinian demands ignores Israel’s legitimate claims to Judea and Samaria and its security needs. 

JULY 6, 2023ByMOSHE DANN
POLICE AND rescue forces are on the scene of a car-ramming terror attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Resistance to ‘the occupation’ is used to justify terrorism, says the writer

Clarity of intentions, actions of consequence is what is required - opinion

Without finding the moral courage and fortitude to take such actions, the situation could become much worse than it already is.

JUNE 15, 2023ByGERSHON BASKIN
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the PA leadership, in Ramallah. No president should be in office for so long and certainly without a mandate from the people, says the writer.

If Israel can change with a non-violent approach, why can't Palestinians? - opinion

Lessons are being learned in every major regional capital, not to mention in Washington and Moscow. Regrettably, it’s a safe bet that Palestinian leadership in Ramallah is learning nothing.

APRIL 24, 2023ByNORMAN J. KURZ
THOUSANDS PROTEST against the planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night. Men, women and children have taken to the streets and highways armed with nothing more than flags

Dugri duo bring a fresh take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Dugri was initiated by Rosenman after he saw US Rapper Joyner Lucas’ Im Not Racist - a blunt, rap music video that dealt with racism in America, racial slurs and stereotypes.

APRIL 1, 2023ByDAVID BLUMENFELD
URIYA ROSENMAN and Sameh Zakout of ‘Dugri: Straight Talking.’

Settlement legalization inconsistent with Israeli democracy, US says

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the Biden administration had clarified its opposition to settlement activity.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a news conference in Washington, US, March 10, 2022.

Palestinian official to ‘Post’: No great expectations from Blinken visit

The Palestinians aren't asking for anything other than for the US administration live up to its promises towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a press conference in Israel, on January 30, 2023

Palestinians slam Biden administration for failing to stop Israeli ‘escalation’

Palestinian officials voiced disappointment over Washington's failure to fulfill its promises to the Palestinians, such as reopening the US Consulate in Jerusalem.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Then-vice president Joe Biden greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on March 10, 2010.

New gov't has no intention of dealing with the Palestinian issue - opinion

One person, one vote is a reality that the failure of the peace process and the non-existence of the possibility of a viable Palestinian state next to Israel has led to.

JANUARY 5, 2023ByGERSHON BASKIN
Palestinian Authority and Israeli flags (illustrative)

New documentary features Israelis, Palestinians who have lost family to conflict

The film advocates for the idea that in order to have any hope of peace, both sides must be able to see both the pain and the humanity of the other.

DECEMBER 20, 2022BySAM HALPERN
A SCENE from ‘A Narrow Bridge.’