Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, right, makes remarks at the Negev Summit, with from left, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, March 28, 2022, in Sde Boker, Israel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

April 14, 2022, 12:18 am

US aims to fold Palestinians into expanded cooperation between Israel, Arab states

Effort an uphill battle as PA welcomes effort to boost regional standing, but not in context of Abraham Accords; UAE and Bahrain less enthusiastic and Israel not fully on board

By Jacob Magid

US Ambassador Tom Nides is interviewed by The Times of Israel at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, on January 7, 2022. (David Azagury/US Embassy)

March 31, 2022, 11:35 pm

US envoy says Israel’s ‘hands not tied’ on Iran, even if nuke deal signed

‘Israel can do and take whatever actions they need to take,’ ambassador to Jerusalem tells Channel 12; Blinken reportedly asks Bennett for Iran deal ‘alternative’

By TOI staff

Palestinian protesters attend a demonstration against the Evyatar settlement outpost, south of Nablus, on June 4, 2021, in the West Bank. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

February 7, 2022, 7:09 pm

Israeli, Palestinian public figures propose two-state confederation plan

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

By Agencies

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 10, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

January 11, 2022, 10:10 am

PM said to tell MKs he expects escalation with Lebanon or Gaza

Bennett reportedly tells Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that as it readies Iran strike, Israel is preparing for potential wars with Tehran’s proxies

By TOI staff and Judah Ari Gross

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on December 19, 2021. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90/pool)

December 22, 2021, 5:22 pm

Poll finds slim majority of Israelis back Bennett meeting Palestinian leader Abbas

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

By TOI staff

US Secretary of State Colin Powell (left) meets with Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon on February 25, 2001. (Shauli Shem-Tov/Flash90)

October 18, 2021, 6:39 pm

Colin Powell dead at 84: An Israel admirer, he pushed for compromises for peace

Former US secretary of state who brokered ‘road map’ to Mideast peace, which still informs much of US policy in region, was also 1st military chief to speak Yiddish as 2nd language

By JTA and TOI staff

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour addresses the United Nations Security Council, at UN headquarters, January 22, 2019. (AP/Richard Drew)

October 12, 2021, 7:10 pm

Frustrated with US, but reluctant to fight, PA envoy looks elsewhere for help

Ramallah’s man in New York, UN ambassador Riyad Mansour, tells ToI he appreciates what Biden administration has done but recognizes that Washington won’t push Jerusalem into talks

By Jacob Magid

Then-opposition leader Isaac Herzog meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. on December 1, 2013. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90/File)

September 6, 2021, 8:09 pm

Abbas, Herzog express hopes for upped cooperation in holiday call

PA chief also speaks to Gantz, looks for strengthening of ties in coming year as new government in Jerusalem broadens its contacts with Ramallah

By TOI staff

Jordan’s King Abdullah II (left), Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (center) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attend a trilateral summit in Cairo, on September 2, 2021.

September 5, 2021, 8:36 pm

Sissi calls Herzog for New Year, as Cairo said pushing for new Palestinian talks

Leader hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah in Cairo last week, and is expected to welcome PM Naftali Bennett soon

By Amy Spiro

Prime Minister Nafatali Bennett (L) and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at the Hatzerim airbase in southern Israel, June 24, 2021. (Jack Guez/AFP)

September 1, 2021, 1:51 pm

A government with 2 heads: Bennett and Gantz lead coordinated, opposing policies

PM has distanced himself from defense minister’s meeting with PA chief, but they seem okay with each taking a different approach to satisfy coalition’s rightist and leftist bases

By Shalom Yerushalmi

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with then-Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog in Ramallah on August 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser/File)

July 11, 2021, 10:20 pm

PA’s Abbas calls to congratulate Israel’s new president

Isaac Herzog says he hopes to assist in peace efforts; Palestinian leader underlines need for ‘practical steps on the ground’

By Amy Spiro and Aaron Boxerman

Orient House in East Jerusalem, October 14, 2007 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

July 11, 2021, 4:47 pm

Palestinians said drafting list of demands if limited peace talks resume

PA said seeking resumption of operations in East Jerusalem, ending settlement expansion, restricting police activity on Temple Mount, permission to build international airport

By TOI staff

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, gestures to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, at a meeting at a hotel in Jerusalem, on February 19, 2007. (Flash90)

June 25, 2021, 5:52 am

‘Abbas never said no’ to 2008 peace deal, says former PM Olmert

Leader who offered Palestinians a state claims that behind closed doors, PA president ‘regrets that he didn’t sign’; adds that Hamas military threat doesn’t worry him

By Lazar Berman

Then-US secretary of state John Kerry is seen at the State Department to mark the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, on July 29, 2013. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

June 21, 2021, 8:08 pm

US denies asking PA to assemble negotiating team for peace talks

Senior State Department official says premise of recent Israeli report on matter untrue; DC has been adamant that time isn’t right for high level talks on final status issues

By Jacob Magid

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, Pool)

June 15, 2021, 6:25 pm

Palestinians said to assemble new peace negotiating team at initiative of US

Report says the Biden administration began effort to revive talks before Israel’s new government was sworn in; PA said set to demand expansion of its authority in West Bank

By TOI staff