Will there ever be peace between Israel and the Arabs? It is a question that, like many other questions of great moment, partakes of eschatological speculation. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, a distinguished historian of Zionism, reviews a host of new books on the subject. He writes, "It is the ...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Friday to ensure more humanitarian aid and do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza, or else there will be "no partners for peace." Meanwhile, Israel warned that it was on high alert for attacks on its northern border with Le...
"We also took time to discuss challenges that Iran and Hezbollah and other extremists pose to the stability of the Middle East and to the regional peace," he said. "We will do whatever it takes to prevent this extremist ... success and definitely, to prevent th...
Israel Hopes Its Response to Iranian Salvo Will End 'Exchange of Blows' More Reuters Yuli Edelstein, the head of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee is photographed during an interview with Reuters in his office in the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem Ap...
How would this ever be a formula for acceptance or a formula for coexistence? What peace would it bring for Israel? Nothing." "The last chance for Fatah"? Hani Al-Masri, director general of Masarat, the Palestinian Centre for Policy Research and Strategic Studies, said Fatah was...
Israel Chose Peace, Will Palestinians Do the Same?Becher, Giora
"The settlements would have to be removed, both to comply with international law and to enable a viable and sovereign Palestinian state to emerge," Lynk said. "Both Israelis and Palestinians have the right to live in security and peace, free from alien rule, terrorism, and threats to their...
Three civilians have been killed in Israel since the conflict began, while many more have been forced to take shelter as rockets rained overhead. But the brunt of the conflict has been born by Israel’s military, with 61 of its soldiers dying in recent weeks, with five of those deaths oc...
A Western official familiar with the intelligence told CNN there was no doubt the strike was done by Hezbollah, but it was not believed to be intentional. The expectation is that Israel will respond but has no desire to escalate to a broader conflict, the official said, adding that Hezbol...
… So when Israel does respond, the White House can say, ‘We told them not to do it,’ and at least somehow, in some way, appease these so-called peace activists.” Option 3: Israel should strike Iran “I think Israel should be lookingat this as an opportunity to destroy Iran’s ...