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Peace process

Election campaign posters for the Likud (C, R) and Otzma Yehudit (L) parties are displayed in the northern Israeli city of Safed, ahead of the upcoming election, October 21, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)
Analysis
Ruth Eglash
The missing ‘peace’ in Israel’s election campaign
Political debate has moved away from resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict even as violent events in the West Bank are making the issue harder to ignore
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
Menachem Rosensaft (courtesy) / Palestinians stand on the edge of a crater after Israeli military strikes in a tent camp for displaced people near Al-Aqsa Hospital, in Deir al-Balah, August 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 26, 2025, 7:47 pm
What Matters Now to legal expert Menachem Rosensaft: Israel is not committing genocide
The Columbia and Cornell law prof delves into the precise definition of genocide and its history, but warns that there may be a case that the Jewish state is guilty of war crimes
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Dennis Ross (Courtesy)/ Demonstrators march during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
August 19, 2025, 7:07 pm
What Matters Now to Dennis Ross: There is a deal to be made to end the Gaza war
Former US negotiator and point man for the peace process — for Democrats and Republicans — analyzes the current stalemate and recalls similar situations at Camp David 25 years ago
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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
Ofer Bronchtein in Paris, August 2024. (Hally Pancer)
October 29, 2024, 3:12 am
Macron’s point man on Israel-Palestine says ‘it’s not the right time to think about peace’
French-Israeli Ofer Bronchtein believes that conditions conducive to peace will eventually return, despite a deteriorating relationship between the French and Israeli leaders
By Robert Sarner
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
Bari Weiss, left, interviews former MK Einat Wilf as part of a series hosted with the Tel Aviv International Salon, at the Jaffa Hotel Chapel, January 28, 2024. (Courtesy of the Tel Aviv International Salon)
January 30, 2024, 9:37 pm
In Jaffa, groupthink opponent Bari Weiss touts going against the grain
Visiting from US, veteran journalist and critic of anti-Israel slant in US media interviews former Labor MK Einat Wilf, who claims October 7 exposed Palestinians’ real desires
By Noam Lehmann
Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, with Knesset speaker Mickey Levy during a plenum session in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on May 23, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ FLASH90)
May 23, 2022, 10:01 pm
European Parliament president to Knesset: To be antisemitic is to be anti-European
Roberta Metsola expresses support for Israel and 2-state solution to jeers from Arab and far-right lawmakers; Knesset speaker tells her EU should condition funding to Palestinians
By ToI Staff and Carrie Keller-Lynn
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, left, and Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Commissioner Hussein al-Sheikh. (Flash90; Wafa)
March 10, 2022, 6:15 am
Senior PA official meets with Lapid, says he raised need for ‘political horizon’
Close Abbas adviser Hussein al-Sheikh speaks with Israeli FM for second time in less than two months; Lapid’s office declines to discuss details
By Aaron Boxerman
From left to right, EU Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process Susanna Terstal, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and UN special coordinator for the Middle East Tor Wennesland pose for a group photo prior to their meeting in Paris, March 11, 2021. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
March 11, 2021, 8:00 pm
European, Arab diplomats attempt to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts
Officials say potential ‘small steps’ toward peace may come after Jerusalem and Ramallah hold elections
By AP
File: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, left, gives a joint statement with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, July 20, 2020. (Mohamad Torokman/Pool via AP)
January 7, 2021, 8:44 am
Egyptian FM speaks with Israeli, PA counterparts to build momentum for talks
According to statement by Cairo, conversations come as part of efforts to renewing peace process, amid Palestinian push for peace conference
By ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi talks to the media at a news conference in front of the Liebermann Villa at the Wannsee Lake in Berlin, Germany, August 27, 2020. (Michele Tantussi/Pool Photo via AP)
December 4, 2020, 11:06 am
In first meeting of FMs in years, Jordan urges Israel to resume peace talks
Ayman Safadi tells Gabi Ashkenazi of need to maintain Temple Mount status quo; Gantz calls on Palestinians to negotiate: ‘Don’t remain behind’
By ToI Staff
US President-elect Joe Biden, joined by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks at The Queen theater, November 9, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
November 12, 2020, 2:38 pm
Biden’s impact on normalization push with Israel is key for economy, expert says
Global markets strategist at Bank Hapoalim says ties with UAE, Bahrain are ‘gamechanger’ thanks to new markets; hopes Saudi Arabia, Palestinians will follow
By Shoshanna Solomon
(L-R) Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, US President Bill Clinton, and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, at the Oslo Accords signing ceremony on September 13, 1993. (Wikipedia)
October 28, 2020, 7:40 pm
Yitzhak Rabin was always a realist. How would he have handled the 2020 Mideast?
For starters, he’d have used the new ties with the Gulf states to help restore the sense of possibility for peace with the Palestinians, and broken the stalemate with them
By Dennis Ross and David Makovsky
Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up with the flags of the United Arab Emirates and Israel as the countries announced they would be establishing full diplomatic ties, on August 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
August 14, 2020, 9:33 pm
UAE defends Israel deal as ‘shake-up’ of tired Mideast diplomacy
‘We are not a gift to be awarded to the Israelis at some stage if they satisfy Palestinian demands,’ says top diplomat, adding that move was made in best interests of UAE
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
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