Peace

The Paris Conference, the peace industry, and the illusion of representation - opinion

Real peacebuilding requires leaving the comfort of elite conferences and engaging directly with the difficult realities on the ground. 

|BySAMER SINIJLAWI
People’s Peace Summit in Jerusalem, May, 2025.
Part of an Iranian ballistic missile is seen in the desert near Vered Yeriho in the West Bank after being fired toward Israel from Iran, June 8, 2026.

Talking about Israel-Arab peace while the missiles are falling - opinion

If we cannot speak about peace while the missiles are falling, then our enemies will determine not only our security agenda but also the boundaries of our imagination.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN
An empty street in the Esinle community, where pupils and teachers were abducted in a large-scale school attack, in Oyo State, Nigeria, June 2, 2026.

Dozens kidnapped in northwest Nigeria after bandits invite them to talks

According to police statements, the victims were meeting relatives of a bandit leader in an attempt to broker peace and ease restrictions on movement imposed on the community.

|ByREUTERS
Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.

The new Israel and the new Palestine: ‘Kairos’ and peace in the Middle East - opinion

True peace is not a static political treaty; it is a dynamic, evolutionary process that creates the conditions for human flourishing, reflection, and moral perfection.

|ByW. JULIAN KORAB-KARPOWICZ

Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, dedicates to Trump

"I thank you so much, but I hope you understand this is a movement, this is an achievement of a whole society. I am just one person. I certainly do not deserve it," she told the Nobel Committee.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByREUTERS
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025.

After Nobel goes to Machado, Trump nominated for Israel Prize

After María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize, Ronny Douek nominated Donald Trump for the Israel Prize, citing his support for Israel and Middle East peace efforts.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks at the White House on October 8, 2025.

For the Arab and Muslim world, peace in Gaza is an unprecedented opportunity - analysis

Trump’s Gaza peace push united rivals Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt, giving Arab and Muslim states a key role in shaping the post-war future of Gaza.

OCTOBER 9, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, September 13, 2025.

Sukkot and the canopy of peace - opinion

Sukkot reminds us that the sukkah stands only because each beam supports the others.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByWILLIAM C. DAROFF
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach out to shake hands at the White House.

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: Join Millions Around the World Today

WATCH: Bishop Robert Stearns and Dr. Jack Hayford, lead the largest annual global prayer movement for Israel, uniting millions in over 175 nations to stand together for the peace of Jerusalem

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
BISHOP ROBERT STEARNS: ‘Every year, we witness the incredible impact of believers coming together to pray for Jerusalem.’

Building bridges, not walls: A woman's lessons from the past decade - opinion

I believe Israel will only be truly strong if it learns to view Arab society not as a challenge to be managed but as a valuable resource to be invested in.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByRACHEL JETER-COHEN
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

Pope Leo says he hopes Hamas will accept Trump's peace plan

Pope Leo praised Trump’s Gaza plan, urging Hamas to endorse it, while warning against violence as a Gaza aid flotilla nears Israel.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByREUTERS
Pope Leo XIV gestures to the crowd as he tours St Peter's Square in the popemobile following a Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists at the Vatican, September 28, 2025.

Trump's Gaza ultimatum: 'Three to four days' to accept peace plan

If Hamas rejects the plan, "Israel will do what it has to do," Trump added.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByGUY ELSTER , IDAN KWELLER, REUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump over a background of Hamas members.

Tony Blair's slated role in Gaza comes after decades of Middle East experience - analysis

With decades of Middle East diplomacy and global conflict mediation, Blair emerges as a leading candidate to guide Gaza’s postwar reconstruction.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Then-British prime minister Tony Blair (L) with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, July 25, 2007.

Israel's cold peace with Egypt is on the verge of unraveling - opinion

With 2026 approaching, the “cold peace” risks fraying further, a scenario neither the US nor Israel can afford to ignore.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
Egyptian tanks are seen on the road to the Rafah border amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt September 9, 2024.