Although it is called the 'House of Peace', Jerusalem’s reality is that of conflict and dwindling hope. But can this divided city ever live up to its name?
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Although it is called the 'House of Peace', Jerusalem’s reality is that of conflict and dwindling hope. But can this divided city ever live up to its name?
Rather than an almost miraculous blessing, Israel’s six-day victory in 1967 has proven to be a naksa for Israelis and Arabs alike.
Inspired by the Arab spring, a new generation of Palestinians plan to fight the occupation with olive branches.
Palestinian reconciliation offers a golden opportunity for a peace deal. But reaching one requires Israelis, Palestinians and the international community to recognise some hard facts.
Can an activists' peace summit at the top of Mont Blanc help bridge the abyss of Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
The Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel remain controversial, but Arabs and Israelis can draw lessons from Anwar el-Sadat's quest for peace.
Instead of obsessing over how their identities clash, Israelis and Palestinians need to focus more attention on where they mesh.
As the dust settles on Gaza, is the best vision for the future of the Middle East a one, two or three-state solution?
By Khaled Diab One of Barack Obama’s winning campaign slogans was “change we can believe in”. And with his presidency, everything has changed and nothing has changed when it comes to US foreign policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Compared with his predecessor, Obama has already delivered a substantive rhetorical shift in US foreign policy,...
