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Sep 3, 2026, 3:02 PM

A new Palestinian politics could change Israel too

In this handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's press office (PPO), Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas votes during the elections for the new central committee of the Fatah movement during their Eighth General Conference in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank on May 16, 2026. (Thaer Ghanaim/PPO/AFP)

Choosing democracy, nonviolence and two states could show skeptical Israelis that there is indeed a partner for peace

Aug 24, 2026, 1:57 PM

Israel’s Conflict Is Bigger Than Borders

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What if the most difficult question facing Israelis and Palestinians is not where a future border should run, but whether the two national movements can ultimately accept each other’s right to exist—and what happens when decades of diplomacy fail...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 24, 2026, 5:30 AM

Bennett and Liberman Must End the Palestinian Mess

Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman correctly reject diplomatic fantasy, but turning that rejection into hard-nosed architecture requires shattering the West’s favorite delusions. For decades, the archaic Israeli foreign policy establishment chased the mirage of a centralized Palestinian state, creating...

Mihran Kalaydjian

Aug 12, 2026, 10:00 AM

The West Bank Map That Was Never Supposed to Last

More than 30 years after Oslo, Israelis and Palestinians are still living inside a map that was supposed to disappear. Open almost any political map of the West Bank and three letters dominate the landscape: A, B and C. They...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 26, 2026, 9:16 PM

Israel Must Stop Iran from Rebuilding Proxy Armies

Israel has repeatedly shattered Hezbollah and Hamas on the battlefield, only to watch them rebuild for the next war. The problem is not a lack of Israeli military power or resolve, but a lack of political will to resist...

Jun 10, 2026, 2:43 PM

Palestinian Elections

President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on February 2, 2026 calling for PNC elections on November 1, 2026, and on June 4, 2026, he ratified the 2026 PNC electoral system. The new system sets the PNC at 350 members:...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 17, 2026, 8:22 AM

Abbas Re-Elects Himself. Iran Wins.

Fatah’s Eighth General Congress on May 14, 2026, delivered exactly what the Palestinian political system always produces: stagnation disguised as legitimacy. Roughly 2,514 delegates dutifully “re-elected” 90-year-old Mahmoud Abbas as head of the movement while “refreshing” the Central Committee...

Rebecca Sealfon

Apr 22, 2026, 6:34 PM

The Peace That Endured, and Our Modern Dilemmas

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For the past few months or perhaps years, depending on how you count, I've been bushwhacking my way off the beaten path of contemporary Jewish discourse. The familiar responses never sat right with me. Diaspora should not be a choice...

Mar 20, 2026, 1:03 PM

U.S.–Hamas Talks: A Risky Move

Envoys representing U.S. President Donald J. Trump and his so-called “Board of Peace” recently held talks with Hamas officials in Cairo, aiming to preserve the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, according to reports published on March 16. The meeting marks...

Mar 13, 2026, 4:43 PM

Israel’s Democracy vs Palestinian Rule

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Israel’s Knesset: Democracy in the Middle East Israel is often criticized in international debates, yet one of the most important facts about the country is frequently ignored. Israel is a functioning parliamentary democracy with a vibrant political system, free elections,...

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