Is Iran deal gateway to Israeli-Palestinian peace?

J Street aims to put $3 million behind pro-diplomacy lawmakers in 2016 election cycle.

Palestine

Palestinian intelligence chief undermines his own political ambitions

In light of the talk about President Mahmoud Abbas’ succession, Palestinian security chief Maj. Gen. Majid Faraj was harshly criticized for his statement to a Western site about his agency’s efforts in preventing 200 attacks against Israelis.

Palestine

Gaza’s milk industry turns sour

Wars with Israel have had devastating consequences for dairy factories in Gaza, but a few still survive even in the face of competition from Israel and the West Bank.

Palestine

Herzog pushes Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic envelope

Isaac Herzog has presented in Israel and in France a new relevant diplomatic plan, which could bypass the current diplomatic stalemate while offering Israelis security.

Israel

How one controversial Tel Aviv clinic is helping transgender youth

A special clinic in Tel Aviv has quietly treated transgender youths for the last three years while Israeli society gradually warms to the idea of gender reassignment.

Israel

Israeli land grab threatens Palestinian church

Israel’s confiscation of Palestinian land is in the spotlight once again, this time for annexing the Beit al-Baraka church to a Jewish settlement in the West Bank after a shady deal over its ownership.

Palestine

Israel's defense minister plays the moderate card

While Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon is treated as a hero for his temporary refusal to let settlers invade two houses in Hebron, let's not forget his past and certain future support for the settlement enterprise.

Palestine

Who is Israel's 'responsible adult'?

In a society that veers right and within a party ruled by supporters of the settlers, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon defends law, order and democracy, as an heir to the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

Palestine

Arab restaurateurs feel bite of settlers' blacklist

The Samaria Settlers Committee, financed by Israeli taxpayers, has launched a defamatory campaign to boycott Arab-Israeli businesses they accuse of supporting terrorism.

Israel

Is storm over settlements in Bibi’s coalition a sign of things to come?

Instead of supporting Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, who ordered the evacuation of two buildings illegally seized by settlers, most Likud ministers have sided with the settlers or kept silent.

Israel

Why Israelis love their cars more than the environment

The government has committed to reducing private cars, but its scattered expansion of Israeli suburbs and haphazard public transportation planning continue.

Israel

Israeli opposition leader: 'Peace will have to wait'

In an interview with Al-Monitor, Zionist Camp and opposition leader Isaac Herzog discusses his new plan to restore security while waiting for the right time to resume pursuit of a two-state solution.

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