The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/middle-east-peace/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Middle East peace | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/middle-east-peace/ 32 32 Two long-time negotiators dissect what’s at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-long-time-negotiators-dissect-whats-at-the-heart-of-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 01:46:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3702861 In new book 'Tomorrow is Yesterday,' Jewish US diplomat Robert Malley and veteran Palestinian negotiator Hussein Agha team up to look at the hard truths behind the stalled two-state solution

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]]> Arab, Muslim nations pledge to realize Trump’s Gaza plan; Hamas examining it ‘responsibly’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-muslim-nations-pledge-to-realize-trumps-gaza-plan-hamas-examining-it-responsibly/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:04:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3653107 Palestinian Islamic Jihad decries proposal as 'formula for igniting the region'; Palestinian Authority welcomes it, commits to carrying out necessary reforms

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]]> Europe hails Trump’s plan to end Gaza war as ‘turning point’ for the region https://www.timesofisrael.com/europe-hails-trumps-plan-to-end-gaza-war-as-turning-point-for-the-region/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:38:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3653103 France, Italy, UK all urge Hamas to accept the proposal and lay down its weapons in order to 'end the misery' of the past two years of war

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]]> Seeking ‘eternal Middle East peace’: Full text of Trump, Netanyahu statements on deal to end Gaza war https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-closest-weve-ever-come-full-text-of-trump-netanyahu-statements-on-deal-to-end-gaza-war/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:43:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3653029 President 'not just talking about Gaza' but about 'everything getting solved.' Says US will back Israel to finish the job 'if Hamas rejects the deal.' PM enthuses: Plan 'achieves our war aims'

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]]> US officials defend Trump’s call to relocate Gazans from ‘uninhabitable plot of land’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-officials-defend-trumps-call-for-relocating-gazans-who-call-idea-delusional/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:09:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3475321&preview=true&preview_id=3475321 Trump thinks it's 'inhumane' to force people to live there while it is being rebuilt, wants to work with partners on creative solutions, source says; Rafah resident: 'Delusional'

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]]> A Middle East expert envisioned two paths for Israel. Then October 7 happened https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-middle-east-expert-envisioned-two-paths-for-israel-then-october-7-happened/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:43:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3372380 French-Israeli geopolitical scholar Michael Horowitz had nearly finished his book, 'Hope and Despair,' when Hamas massacred 1,200 people in Israel. He's still cautiously optimistic

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]]> Israeli, Palestinian teens meet in Geneva to talk prospects for peace after Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-palestinian-teens-meet-in-geneva-to-talk-prospects-for-peace-after-oct-7/ Sat, 27 Jul 2024 03:29:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3340760 Coexistence organizations have been devastated since the Hamas massacre, but teenage delegation of the Jerusalem Peacebuilders Program insists war won't solve conflict

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]]> Biden hails ‘good speech’ by Schumer criticizing Netanyahu, says many Americans agree https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-hails-good-speech-by-schumer-criticizing-netanyahu-says-many-americans-agree/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:38:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3246388 US president backs up Senate majority leader who called the prime minister an obstacle to peace and said he'd 'lost his way'

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]]> When ‘nice Jewish boys and girls’ in the US first took up the Palestinian cause https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-nice-jewish-boys-and-girls-in-the-us-first-took-up-the-palestinian-cause/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:20:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3213648 According to historian Geoffrey Levin's book 'Our Palestine Question,' current divides over Israeli policy aren't new - they existed before American Jews fully embraced Zionism

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]]> Blinken: Saudi Arabia is a ‘critical partner’ in expanding Abraham Accords https://www.timesofisrael.com/blinken-saudi-arabia-is-a-critical-partner-in-expanding-abraham-accords/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 23:51:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2774599&preview=true&preview_id=2774599 US secretary of state says Washington balancing need to 'recalibrate' ties with Riyadh to account for human rights with desire to expand regional partnerships to oppose Iran

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]]> Lapid: Israel working with US, Gulf states on normalization with Saudi Arabia https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-israel-working-with-us-gulf-states-on-normalization-with-saudi-arabia/ Mon, 30 May 2022 07:16:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2772087 Foreign minister stresses that process will be 'long and careful,' with both Jerusalem and Riyadh having security interests at stake

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]]> Martin Indyk says Kissinger’s Machiavellian tactics helped stabilize Israel, Mideast https://www.timesofisrael.com/martin-indyk-says-kissingers-machiavellian-tactics-helped-stabilize-israel-mideast/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:20:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2649891 In 'Master of the Game,' his new bio on the former US secretary of state, veteran diplomat Indyk looks at how regional powers were leveraged into living with each other

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]]> Jordan papers over royal feud, but major challenges loom https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-papers-over-royal-feud-but-major-challenges-loom/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:48:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2520666 Kingdom's status as a dependable Western ally in a volatile region comes under threat, as it copes with an economic crisis made worse by COVID and palace intrigue

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]]> European, Arab diplomats attempt to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-arab-diplomats-attempt-to-revive-israeli-palestinian-peace-efforts/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:00:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2504582 Officials say potential 'small steps' toward peace may come after Jerusalem and Ramallah hold elections

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]]> Israel-UAE peace key to averting global climate disaster — Tel Aviv U. scholar https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-uae-peace-key-to-averting-global-climate-disaster-tel-aviv-u-scholar/ Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:50:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2385504 In 'The Power of Deserts,' Prof. Dan Rabinowitz envisions a new Mideast paradigm to save the planet -- one that is unexpectedly playing out today under new normalization ties

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