The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/geneva-initiative/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:03:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Geneva Initiative | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/geneva-initiative/ 32 32 In Ramallah, Palestinians welcome recognition by 3 countries with cautious optimism https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-ramallah-palestinians-welcome-recognition-by-3-countries-with-cautious-optimism/ Thu, 23 May 2024 13:56:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3296569 Residents celebrate diplomatic achievement but say that more pressure is needed on Israel to realize a two-state solution, whether from the US, Arab states or international courts

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]]> Opposition MK holds rare meeting with Palestinian officials in Ramallah https://www.timesofisrael.com/opposition-mk-holds-rare-meeting-with-palestinian-officials-in-ramallah/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:34:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3084295 Labor's Gilad Kariv holds first public sit-down with PA by a Jewish Israeli lawmaker in over a year to promote dialogue and advance 'alternative vision' distinct from government's

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]]> Israeli, Palestinian public figures propose two-state confederation plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-palestinian-public-figures-propose-two-state-confederation-plan/ Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:09:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2697970 Former justice minister Yossi Beilin and Hiba Husseini, a former legal adviser to the Palestinian negotiating team, to present outline to UN and US officials

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]]> Poll finds slim majority of Israelis back Bennett meeting Palestinian leader Abbas https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-finds-slim-majority-of-israelis-back-bennett-meeting-palestinian-leader-abbas/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:22:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2670492 In survey from dovish Geneva Initiative, 51% support a summit, including 40% of voters from PM's right-wing Yamina party; 49% of respondents favor direct talks with Hamas

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]]> More Israelis oppose West Bank annexation than support it — survey https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-israelis-oppose-west-bank-annexation-than-support-it-survey/ Sun, 07 Jun 2020 17:33:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2322039 Poll by dovish Geneva Initiative contradicts findings from another recent study, which saw a plurality of Israelis back the move

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]]> Most new West Bank homes being built in ‘isolated settlements’ — monitor https://www.timesofisrael.com/most-new-west-bank-homes-being-built-in-isolated-settlements-monitor/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 01:29:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1817250 Peace Now figures show slight decrease in number of construction starts in past year, but 78% of new homes are well beyond Green Line, and thousands more are in the pipeline

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]]> State bars ex-minister, peace activists from Ramallah https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-bars-ex-minister-peace-activists-from-ramallah/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:48:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1425830 Defense Ministry claims 'security considerations,' but sources say political motive behind nixing of meeting between Yossi Beilin and with PA liaison

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]]> Abbas reopens peace NGO in wake of EU pressure https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-reopens-peace-ngo-in-wake-of-eu-pressure/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:18:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1240849 Move reverses a presidential order to shutter the Palestinian Peace Coalition run by rival Yasser Abed Rabbo

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]]> Palestinian official denies closure of local peace group https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-official-denies-closure-of-local-peace-group/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:21:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1236694 As critics accuse Mahmoud Abbas of targeting rival Yasser Abed Rabbo, PA official claims shuttering of Ramallah's Geneva Initiative branch is merely a bureaucratic misunderstanding

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]]> Daughter of Shas’s late spiritual leader ‘fears’ far-right coalition https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-shas-spiritual-leaders-daughter-fears-far-right-coalition/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:34:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1150201&preview_id=1150201 After Deri throws support behind Netanyahu, Adina Bar-Shalom says party will push for Palestinian state 'with all its might'

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]]> Israel’s power-starved left seeks its political fortunes in the center https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-power-starved-left-seeks-its-political-fortunes-in-the-center/ Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:36:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1064904 Shut out of government for a generation, Labor is shifting its tone, arguing that the right offers no hope of peace and, after this summer's conflict, that it can't win wars either

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]]> If peace talks fail: Michael Oren’s Plan B https://www.timesofisrael.com/if-peace-talks-fail-michael-orens-plan-b/ Wed, 26 Feb 2014 04:25:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=887264 Reopen the option of unilaterally withdrawing from the West Bank, former envoy to US urges, lest we 'outsource our fundamental destiny to Palestinian decision making'

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]]> Geneva is not Munich https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/geneva-is-not-munich/ Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:20:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=784378 Unlike Czechoslovakia in 1938, Israel is neither helpless to defend itself, nor is it alone in the world

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]]> Ex-Shin Bet chief: Iranian threat dwarfed by danger of failed peace talks https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-shin-bet-chief-iranian-threat-dwarfed-by-danger-of-failed-peace-talks/ Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:19:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=773660 Diskin says 'tremendous' Palestinian frustration could trigger conflict; sources close to PM: Diskin disgruntled over Mossad post

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]]> Netanyahu said to have met secretly with Palestinian leaders https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-said-to-have-met-secretly-with-palestinian-leaders/ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:00:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=587400 Former PA minister tells Knesset he and others negotiated with the prime minister, warns of violence if political process doesn't show results

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