Israel and Palestine

Court orders return for Jalud Palestinian families home after extremist settlers drove them out

Justices give authorities 14 days to secure families’ return and demand answers on why identified suspects, vehicles, and repeated attacks produced so little criminal enforcement.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Chief Justice Esther Hayut and fellow Israeli Supreme Court judges at the High Court in Jerusalem
A Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.

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
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

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.

AUGUST 13, 2026ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, attend a funeral service for the late US senator Lindsey Graham in Washington, in July 2026.

My home was destroyed, my arm was broken, but my commitment to peace remains unshaken - opinion

Palestinian children and Israeli children deserve the same future: to wake up without fear, to sleep without the sound of war, and to grow up with hope instead of trauma.

JULY 30, 2026ByKHALIL EL-HALABI
Khalil al-Halabi.

Going on a narrative offensive: It’s time to demythologize the mystique of Palestinianism - opinion

Not only have facts been ignored, inverted, and misrepresented, but the narrative of Palestinianism has also awarded protection and immunity from all the evil deeds of the Palestinian community...

JULY 28, 2026ByYISRAEL MEDAD
A silhouette of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, is displayed near a flag of the state of Israel on a building in Jerusalem.

The many lives of karate champion Danny Hakim, from Maccabiah bronze to peacebuilder

From global competition to social impact, an Israeli martial arts champion uses sports to bridge divides and empower youth

JUNE 16, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Martial arts champion Danny Hakim came to Israel with the Australian contingent in 1977 for the 10th Maccabiah Games.
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Israel’s policy on the future of Gaza, West Bank - opinion

But what is Israel’s long-term policy in the Gaza Strip? There was short-lived enthusiasm both by Netanyahu and the rest of the government about Trump’s Middle East Riviera program in Feb 2025.

JUNE 7, 2026BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

The Palestinian Authority is not Hamas's rival – it's part of the same ecosystem - analysis

A proposed postwar vision for Gaza risks repeating old mistakes by misreading the relationship between Qatar, Hamas, and the PA

JUNE 7, 2026ByARIEL ADMONI, SAGIV STEINBERG
A member of the PA security forces stands guard in the West Bank, as debate grows over the PA’s future role in postwar Gaza.
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Israel's next election is a battle for the country's soul - opinion

What is on the minds of Israeli voters as they prepare to head to the ballot box?

MAY 21, 2026ByTAMAR HERMANN, LIOR YOHANANI
Israeli current opposition leader Yair Lapid (L) and former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett stand together in Tel Aviv on May 12, as they hold their inaugural conference of their ‘Together – Under Bennett’s Leadership’ party for the upcoming national election.
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Red card diplomacy: Palestine’s handshake foul rattles FIFA ahead of 2026 World Cup

Palestinian Football Association turns the World Cup tournament into a game of political football

MAY 21, 2026ByGIL ZOHAR
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) interacts with the President of the Palestine Football Association Jibril Rajoub as the Vice-President of Israel Football Association Basim Sheikh Suliman (L) looks on during a heated moment in the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada on April 30.
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'Upside-Down Love': An Israeli-Palestinian memoir of marriage across borders

Israeli-American lawyer Sari Bashi recounts in her memoir a relationship shaped by restriction and distance, where love unfolds within the limits of the law

MAY 12, 2026ByPATRICIA GOLAN
Sari Bashi is an Israeli-American human rights lawyer, author, and activist specializing in international humanitarian law and Israeli policy.

'Heritage as a weapon': How West Bank digs became a tool of dispossession - opinion

How archaeology in the West Bank has become a battleground over sovereignty, heritage, and international law

MARCH 24, 2026ByRAFAEL GREENBERG
A Palestinian archaeologist works on a lead sarcophagus discovered in Gaza City in early 2022. A common Israeli claim is that Palestinians have ‘no interest’ in antiquities.