Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the assassination of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Ronen Zvulun/ File)

October 8, 2019, 10:37 am

Is Israel past the age of heroic leaders?

In a new book, Dennis Ross and David Makovsky recall iconic moments of Israeli decision-making… and ask if Israelis still have what it takes to separate from the Palestinians

By Haviv Rettig Gur

US Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt speaks at a conference in New York City, June 16, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

October 6, 2019, 6:01 am

Exiting US peace envoy says he tried to change the discourse about the conflict

Jason Greenblatt tells newspaper Israeli-Palestinian strife ‘not the core conflict of the region’; defends unilateral decisions as right for US, even if not helpful to broker deal

By Eric Cortellessa

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the 74th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 26, 2019 in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)

September 26, 2019, 10:22 pm

At UN, Abbas threatens to nix agreements with Israel if West Bank land annexed

Palestinian leader slams US for ‘supporting the Israeli aggression against us,’ promises long-delayed elections since 2006 as soon as he returns home

By TOI staff

Part of a hand-drawn map by former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, dating from 1993 during Oslo Accords peace negotiations, that was put up for auction, September 26, 2019. (Nate D. Sanders Auctions)

September 26, 2019, 2:52 pm

Rabin’s hand-drawn map from 1993 peace talks up for auction

At time of Oslo Accords, Israeli prime minister sketched out borders, scrawled population figures on hotel stationery; bidding to start at $25,000

By Stuart Winer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting, in the Jordan Valley on September 15, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

September 24, 2019, 11:18 am

With no proper coalition since 2018, Israeli governance is lost in transition

Netanyahu has held caretaker role for 9 months, remaining PM purely by dint of being the last person elected to the job, with diplomatic and military wiggle room legally limited

By Raphael Ahren

US President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt addresses the American Jewish Committee's Women’s Leadership Board Spring Luncheon in New York on April 24, 2018. (Courtesy / Ellen Dubin Photography)

September 7, 2019, 11:19 am

No confidence in his own plan? The bizarre timing of Greenblatt’s departure

What does it mean for the architect of Trump’s peace proposal to announce his resignation just weeks before its endlessly hyped release

By Eric Cortellessa

PLO official Hanan Ashrawi (Ahmad Gharabli/Flash90)

September 6, 2019, 5:38 am

Palestinian official calls US envoy’s resignation an ‘admission of failure’

Hanan Ashrawi slams Jason Greenblatt as an apologist for Israel; Hamas terror group says his stepping down is good news

By AFP and TOI staff

Outgoing US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt is seen with successor Avi Berkowitz in an April photo (Twitter)

September 6, 2019, 4:03 am

Who is the longtime Kushner aide set to replace Trump envoy Jason Greeblatt?

Avi Berkowitz, 30, is a protégé to Trump’s son-in-law, having worked under him in real estate, media, on the campaign trail and at the White House

By Eric Cortellessa

September 5, 2019, 6:25 pm

Trump peace plan architect Jason Greenblatt to quit administration

Special envoy to stay on until finally completed plan released, expected in coming weeks; will return to New Jersey to spend time with family; Kushner spokesman to take over role

By Raphael Ahren

US President Donald Trump, left, welcomes visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington, March 25, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

September 3, 2019, 11:18 pm

Netanyahu says Trump peace plan will be released ‘immediately’ after elections

Prime minister tells Likud backers long-awaited US proposal to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to roll out right after September 17 vote

By TOI staff

In this Tuesday, May 23, 2017 file photo, US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

August 28, 2019, 6:42 pm

Trump envoy says peace plan won’t be released before Israeli elections

After president toys with revealing details of proposal before September vote, Jason Greenblatt rules it out; Netanyahu: Plan will likely be presented ‘very soon’ after election

By Jacob Magid

US President Donald Trump meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (out of shot) in Biarritz, southwest France on August 26, 2019, on the third day of the annual G7 Summit. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)

August 26, 2019, 11:15 am

Trump may reveal peace plan before Israeli elections, thinks deal ‘will happen’

On sidelines of G7 summit, US president says both sides are ready to negotiate a deal, Palestinians would like to get their US funding back

By TOI staff

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to Palestinian leaders at the Muqata, the PA headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on July 25, 2019. (Wafa news agency)

August 14, 2019, 12:54 am

Abbas said to snub visiting Republican Congress members

‘I think he saw the Republicans as maybe not worth his time,’ says GOP lawmaker, days after Palestinian president met with delegation of Democrats

By TOI staff

Democratic Camp candidate Noa Rothman meets PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on August 13, 2019 (via Twitter)

August 13, 2019, 10:20 pm

Democratic Camp candidates, including Rabin’s granddaughter, meet Abbas

Amid growing calls for annexation, Noa Rothman says she’s ‘furious and disappointed’ Netanyahu hasn’t made headway on peace deal in decade

By TOI staff

Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi listen to their national anthems during a welcome ceremony for the latter at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, on March 28, 2017, ahead of talks on the eve of the Arab League summit. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)

July 29, 2019, 8:10 pm

Egypt, Jordan leaders hold talks over Israeli-Palestinian peace

Meeting comes ahead of Jared Kushner’s visit to region to advance Trump’s plan, after last month’s Bahrain workshop

By AFP