The President warns of Israel’s “aggressive settlement construction over the last couple of years”
Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian Official Says ‘Armed Resistance’ an Option if Peace Talks Fail
Jibril Rajoub, a senior official in the Palestinian Authority, tells TIME there may be an outbreak of violence should the current round of peace talks with Israel fail
Palestinian Leader Says No Israeli Troops Three Years After Peace Deal
Abbas lays down a marker in ongoing peace talks
Reduced Threats to Israel Could Help Talks With Palestinians
As diplomats, rebel leaders and other officials meet in Switzerland to try to find a way to end the war in Syria and instability continues to plague countries including Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Iraq and Tunisia, people around the …
Christmas Violence in the Holy Land Shadows Middle East Peace Talks
It may be the Season of Peace in much of the world, but the Holy Land is seeing a sharp uptick in the violence that has marred the province of Christ’s birth for most of the last century.
Israelis are alarmed by three …
Kerry Says Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal Still Possible Next Year
Both sides remain committed to talks, but skepticism runs deep
Can an Unlikely Middle East Pact Give Life to the Dead Sea?
A World Bank-sponsored deal between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority aims to save the Dead Sea. But it achieves a lot less than its backers are advertising.
Israel Releases 26 Palestinian Prisoners
Policy aimed at restarting peace talks but hugely unpopular with Israeli public
On the Eve of Talks, Israeli and Palestinian Negotiators Get Ready for an Unlikely Deal
When the new round of Middle East peace talks begins in Jerusalem on Aug. 14, they will differ markedly from some of the intense face-to-face negotiations that Israeli and Palestinian leaders have conducted in the past in the …
China Can Posture, but It Can’t Bring Peace to the Middle East
China’s surprising offer on Tuesday to referee peace in the Middle East offers an enticing narrative. Having emerged over the last generation as an economic colossus and budding military power, the People’s Republic might seem …
The Moribund Economy Brings Palestinians into the Streets
Frustration leads to public protests as the fund-bereft government stops issuing paychecks that keep the Palestinian territories working
Netanyahu’s New Government: Warming to Peace Talks with the Palestinians?
A flurry of gestures toward the Palestinian leadership suggests that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his new role as leader of a center-right government, is warming toward the resumption of peace talks — or at …
Israel: Another Former Top Security Aide Criticizes Netanyahu
The former head of Shin Bet minced no words. “I have no faith in the current leadership of the State of Israel, which is supposed to lead us in the event of a major event, such as a war with Iran or a regional war,” Yuval …