Israel peace deal

The Iran peace plan, and what it means for Israel’s upcoming elections - opinion

If the opposition coalition is still unable to reach the 61-seat threshold for a governing coalition, it will have to make a painful decision.

JUNE 22, 2026|ByROBERT CHERRY

US President Donald Trump holds up the memorandum of understanding, signed by the US, and Iran, at the Palace of Versailles, in France.

Before condemnation or celebration, we need patience - opinion

The coming weeks will reveal whether this memorandum is the foundation of a meaningful agreement or merely another chapter in Iran’s long history of delay and deception.

JUNE 21, 2026|ByBOBBY RECHNITZ

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Turks on the border: Erdogan gains foothold in Gaza under ceasefire plan's Phase II

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already claimed his first prize and already has a foothold in Gaza

OCTOBER 20, 2025|ByMAARIV ONLINE

Palestinian-American businessman Bishara Bahbah, who helped secure the release of former hostage Edan Alexander.

What the Hamas-US backchannel tells us about Gaza’s transition - analysis

Palestinian-American mediator Bishara Bahbah detailed new messages from Hamas to the White House and outlined challenges in implementing the Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire plan.

OCTOBER 20, 2025|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner describe Doha strike fallout, hostage deal

Following former US president Donald Trump’s peace deal, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff discussed the negotiations, the Israeli strike in Doha, and the emotional return of the hostages.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByMAARIV

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House in September 2025.

Israel set to release terrorist behind Ramallah lynching of two reservists, murder of teen - report

Jihad A-Karim Azziz Rom was sentenced to life for Yuri Gushchin murder plus an additional 20 years for his role in the killing of the two reservists.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByMAARIV, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A FREED Palestinian prisoner holds a weapon as he is carried after his release by Israel as part of the hostage deal, in Khan Yunis, last Saturday. We face vile murderers who scorn human life, individuals who planned attacks and killed dozens, including infants, families, young men, and women, the

Sukkot and the canopy of peace - opinion

Sukkot reminds us that the sukkah stands only because each beam supports the others.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByWILLIAM C. DAROFF

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach out to shake hands at the White House.

America’s undue influence on the Middle East must change - analysis

The Vice-Chairman of the PLO Committee for Interaction with the Israeli Society and former spokesperson for the PA’s Ministry of Interior and Internal Security gives his opinion on the role of the US

APRIL 22, 2024ByELIAS ZANANIRI/THE MEDIA LINE

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets PA head Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, last year. Halt all meetings between US representatives and PA officials, the writer demands.

Bethlehem's Palestinians expect nothing from Biden, say it's humiliating

In Bethlehem, two shopkeepers, a member of the Palestinian National Security Forces, a local Fatah activist and a cab driver express a range of hope, cynicism and disappointment in Biden's visit.

JULY 13, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

A Palestinian at Manger Square, Bethlehem on July 13, 2022

Herzog speaks with 39th US President Jimmy Carter on anniversary of Camp David Accords

Carter, who served as the 39th President of the United States, played a key part in the signing of the peace deal between Egypt and Israel in 1979, the Camp David Accords.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF