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Henrietta Szold at home in Jerusalem, circa 1922. (Wikimedia Commons)
February 17, 2026, 1:23 am
Did the founder of Hadassah – Israel’s ‘mother’ – support a one-state solution?
In her biography, ‘Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream,’ author Francine Klagsbrun shows how the acclaimed activist fought against misogyny and for the rights of all children
By Rich Tenorio
'Tomorrow is Yesterday,' by Hussein Agha, center (photo by Brett Walker), and Robert Malley (Kelley Norcia Photography)
December 31, 2025, 3:46 am
Two long-time negotiators dissect what’s at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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
By Rich Tenorio
Saudi Arabia's former intelligence minister Prince Turki bin Faisal al-Saud attends the meeting of foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on March 30, 2017. (FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
December 22, 2025, 4:49 pm
Ex-Saudi intel chief to ToI: Riyadh will consider normalization when Israel acts normally
In very rare engagement with Israeli media, Prince Turki bin Faisal says kingdom won’t forge ties with Israel without ‘resolution to Palestinian issue entailing two-state solution’
By Jacob Magid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)
December 5, 2025, 3:31 pm
ToI reveals: US and Saudis reached understandings on Palestinian component of normalization before Oct. 7
On eve of Hamas attack, Blinken was scheduled to visit Israel to discuss document compiled with Riyadh that detailed relatively minor concessions PM would have to make to Palestinians
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives an interview to the Abu Ali Express Telegram channel, which aired November 20, 2025. (Abu Ali Express screenshot/Telegram)
November 21, 2025, 12:31 am
Netanyahu: ‘There will not be a Palestinian state,’ even at cost of ties with Saudis
In interview with Telegram channel, PM says border deal with Syria ‘preferable’ but won’t budge on security demands; Israel to boost arms industry to ease reliance on US
By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman
Fadwa Barghouti, wife of leading member of the Fatah party Marwan Barghouti, the most high-profile Palestinian security prisoner in Israeli custody, addresses a rally to support him in Ramallah city in the West Bank on August 19, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
November 19, 2025, 4:46 pm
Buoyed by Trump, Marwan Barghouti’s wife presses Israelis to free terror convict for peace
After her husband was passed over for release last month, Fadwa Barghouti says in 1st-ever interview with Israeli press that his ability to unify Palestinians behind 2-state platform can stabilize region
By Jacob Magid
Members of the internal security forces loyal to Hamas are deployed in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, October 12, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
October 16, 2025, 5:54 am
US denies Hamas violating deal, is aiming to set up safe zone for Gazans fleeing group
Top Trump aides say only Hamas-free areas will be rebuilt, reveal countries offering to join postwar security force, stress Gazans won’t be forced to leave Strip during reconstruction
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations as part of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the Lotte Palace Hotel, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, Pool)
September 27, 2025, 8:38 am
Revealed: US 21-point plan for ending Gaza war, creating pathway to Palestinian state
Witkoff proposal envisions all hostages released in first 48 hours, grants amnesty for peace-committing Hamas members, encourages Gazans to remain, sees US establish Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas is displayed on a screen as he speaks remotely during a United Nations Summit on Palestinians at UN headquarters during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 22, 2025. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
September 23, 2025, 4:28 pm
Full text of Abbas speech at 2-state summit: ‘We demand a ceasefire’; Hamas must hand arms to PA
Palestinian Authority president denounces ‘the occupation’s policies,’ urges Israel to enter talks, condemns Hamas for Oct. 7, says Palestinian ‘freedom and independence’ is near
By ToI Staff
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting at the United Nations during which France recognized a Palestinian state and south to galvanize support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Sept. 22, 2025, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
September 23, 2025, 4:07 pm
Full text of Macron speech recognizing Palestine: ‘Time has come to deliver justice’
French president, at special UN summit organized by France and Saudi Arabia, calls recognition of Palestinian state ‘the only solution that will bring peace to Israel’ and ‘a defeat for Hamas’
By ToI Staff
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan , left, and France President Emmanuel Macron, center, prepare to lead a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
September 23, 2025, 3:08 pm
France, Saudi Arabia in warning to Israel: ‘Any form of annexation is a red line’
Nations call for end to settlement activity and settler violence; Israeli official: US privately cautioned against annexation, but PM will discuss matter with Trump in Washington
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour (L) greets French President Emmanuel Macron (C) as he arrives for a United Nations Summit on Palestinians at UN headquarters during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 22, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
September 23, 2025, 2:58 am
France leads group of European nations recognizing Palestinian state at UN summit
Macron and others recognize Palestine in defiance of US and Israel, which says two-state solution ‘off the table’ after Oct. 7; Abbas insists PA prepared to govern future state
By Jacob Magid
A general view shows the United Nations Security Council meeting on Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York on September 18, 2025. (Angela Weiss / AFP)
September 22, 2025, 9:43 am
World summit to meet on two-state solution; 6 more nations set to recognize Palestine
Israel, US to stay away; Israel rejects NY conference as a ‘circus,’ has vowed response to wave of recognitions announced on eve of UN General Assembly; Abbas to appear via video
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Police guard the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim in the West Bank on August 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 14, 2025, 1:37 am
Right-wing ministers call to annex West Bank after UN votes for two-state solution
Smotrich brands UN vote a ‘diplomatic attack,’ says Israel ‘must apply sovereignty’; Rubio says Israeli settlement push is response to foreign efforts to recognize Palestinian state
By ToI Staff
The UN General Assembly adopts a resolution endorsing the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, September 12, 2025 (UN)
September 12, 2025, 9:45 pm
UN overwhelmingly endorses non-binding call to establish Palestinian state without Hamas
Resolution passed 142 to 10 condemns Oct. 7 massacre, calls on Hamas to free hostages; Israel, US vote against; Israel slams declaration, says it is a reward for Hamas
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
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