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Rabbi Michael Melchior in his apartment in Jerusalem on May 14, 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
June 2, 2026, 5:54 am
‘God’s wish’: Religious Zionist rabbi still crusading for peace with the Palestinians
20 years ago, Michael Melchior served as Knesset member and government minister when he chaired religious party Meimad; today, he believes faith-based values can yet shape a better future for Israel
By Rossella Tercatin
View of the ancient archaeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 12, 2025. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
May 12, 2026, 1:59 am
Knesset advances controversial West Bank antiquity bill in first reading
Legislation’s critics maintain it amounts to de facto annexation, while supporters say it is necessary to preserve territory’s unique heritage
By Rossella Tercatin
Then-Norway's UN ambassador Mona Juul addresses the United Nations Security Council, at UN headquarters in New York City, January 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
February 9, 2026, 3:52 am
Prominent Norwegian diplomat who mediated Oslo Accords quits over Epstein ties
Mona Juul steps down from role as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq over contact with sex offender; previously served as envoy to Israel, Britain, and UN
By Nora Buli
An Israeli family is seen at the outpost of Yahish Zion, near the settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank, on February 4, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
February 8, 2026, 8:35 pm
Security cabinet okays deepened Israeli control of West Bank; Hamas urges ‘escalation’
Katz and Smotrich announce moves to expand Israeli oversight of areas A and B, let Israelis buy land in West Bank, and boost Israeli authority over Tomb of the Patriarchs compound
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the plenum hall of the Knesset, December 8, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
December 22, 2025, 8:27 pm
Netanyahu: Politically appointed Oct 7 inquiry must probe Oslo deal, Gaza disengagement
Ministers lend government backing to a commission of inquiry whose members could be chosen by the coalition, not the Supreme Court president, as under existing law
By Jeremy Sharon, Lazar Berman and Sam Sokol
A crowd gathers at the Tel Aviv ceremony commemorating 30 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, November 1, 2025. (Stav Levaton/Times of Israel)
November 4, 2025, 5:21 pm
Yitzhak Rabin was killed 30 years ago this week. Has the Jewish world forgotten?
A new play, a book of poetry and numerous events seek to remind Jews in Israel and abroad how the death of a prime minister, killed while championing peace, is relevant today
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A woman walks past the closed offices of the Alkhalej Exchange Company in Ramallah on May 16, 2024. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
July 10, 2025, 4:46 am
The West Bank economy runs on shekels. So why aren’t Palestinian banks accepting them?
For 30 years, Israel has imposed a cap on how many shekels the Palestinian Authority may convert into foreign currency, giving banks a surplus of shekels – and triggering an economic crisis
By Nurit Yohanan
21-year-old Muhammad Odeh, from Jaljulia, an Israeli citizen who has been held in Palestinian Authority detention since September 17, 2024. (Courtesy of Abdallah Odeh)
February 20, 2025, 5:47 pm
Israeli citizen detained for months by Palestinian police, in breach of Oslo Accords
Lawyers for 21-year-old Muhammad Odeh say ongoing detention in Nablus ‘puts his life at risk’ as PA holds him without trial; Israeli authorities unresponsive
By Charlie Summers
Former US president Bill Clinton (R) speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024, in New York City, December 4, 2024. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
December 5, 2024, 7:51 pm
Bill Clinton: Young Americans shocked to learn Arafat turned down Palestinian state
If ‘you walk away from once in a lifetime peace opportunities, you can’t complain 25 years later when the doors aren’t all still open,’ says former US president
By ToI Staff
Yitzhak Rabin, left, and Shimon Peres, right, going to voting room in Tel Aviv on April 22, 1974 before Labor Party central committee chose Rabin over Peres to form a new government. (AP Photo/Nash)
November 13, 2024, 7:10 pm
In newly released 1974 recording, Rabin pushes for diplomacy alongside military power
On Hebrew anniversary of assassination, Defense Ministry releases audio from IDF meeting in which late PM says calm cannot be achieved through war alone
By ToI Staff
(L-R) PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister Mouldi Kefi, and Fatah's ex-Secretary General Farouk Kaddumi hold hands shortly after the Abbas's arrival in Tunis, Tunisia, November 10, 2011. (Fethi Belaid/AFP)
August 23, 2024, 3:40 pm
Farouk Kaddumi, Fatah hardliner who opposed Oslo Accords, dies in Amman at 93
Kaddumi was among Fatah’s founders, supported realignment with Hamas; he served as the faction’s head before fallout with Abbas, whom he accused of killing Arafat
By ToI Staff
Former US ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk on June 16, 2009 (Ariel Jerozolimski)
July 25, 2024, 11:00 pm
Former US ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk dies at age 73
Israeli and American leaders eulogize veteran diplomat who dedicated his life to Middle East policy, serving as key figure in Oslo Accords, Obama’s effort to revive peace process
By ToI Staff
Palestinian activist Samer Sinijlawi in Jerusalem, May 27, 2024 (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
June 6, 2024, 3:03 am
Palestinian activist wants both sides to see the conflict through each other’s eyes
Samer Sinijlawi maintains that the best way to ensure security for Israelis and dignity for Palestinians after the war is for their respective leaders to become best friends
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
May 23, 2024, 8:52 pm
Norway’s FM: Palestine recognition is an ‘anti-Hamas’ step, pushes two-state vision
Speaking to The Times of Israel, Espen Barth Eide acknowledges move won’t create a state; says it is partly a reaction to Netanyahu policies, but will also weaken Hamas and Iran
By Lazar Berman
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, March 2024 (courtesy)
April 7, 2024, 3:28 am
US-based Gazan peace activist calls on Palestinians to abandon armed resistance narrative
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib has long advocated for Palestinians to adopt a pragmatic approach for their cause: ‘How many wars will we go through before we try something different?’
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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