Analysis LORA missile test reveals limits of Germany’s Gaza criticism of Israel The German navy tested Israel’s LORA ballistic missile as Berlin considers acquiring the system, deepening defense ties with Israel despite criticism of the Gaza war. By Rina Bassist In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs
Analysis As Israeli settler attacks mount, Trump avoids public pressure on Netanyahu President Donald Trump has stayed silent amid a spate of settler attacks on Palestinians and their property in the West Bank. By Elizabeth Hagedorn In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
Analysis Why Palestinians see success of Trump talks as contingent on Israeli elections Some view the channel to Jared Kushner as necessary for reaching a political settlement, but others see a US effort to secure Palestinian acquiescence to Trump’s Gaza plans. By Mohammed Najib
Israel, Hamas bide their time as Gaza peace plan stalls As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire approaches the one-year mark in October, the Board of Peace is under pressure to deliver results in the Gaza Strip. Palestine
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Qatari PM heads for Tehran amid flurry of regional diplomacy By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Syria, Israel hold US-mediated talks By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Mossad chief exposes vision of peace, calls to act The recent statement by Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, warning of missed opportunities for peace, indicates his belief that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must act now and reach out to the Palestinians. Palestine
Why Lebanon is against Kushner's deal of the century Lebanon supports the two-state solution for Palestinians and rejects the Trump administration's economic deal of the century. Palestine
East Jerusalem neighborhood bucks Israeli restrictions with mass funeral A small East Jerusalem neighborhood defied Israeli-imposed conditions and held a mass send off for one of their neighbors killed by Israeli police while protesting the demolition of homes and their replacement with a park. Palestine
Palestinians elect first female head of village in Jenin The election of a woman as head of the al-Judeida village council in the West Bank governorate of Jenin shed light on the inequalities between genders in leadership positions in Palestine. Palestine
US envoy to Israel demolishes American Bahrain conference achievements The participation of American Ambassador David Friedman in the tunnel-opening ceremony in Jerusalem undermines all his country's efforts at the Bahrain economic workshop. Palestine
Palestine seeks to achieve energy independence Seeking to reduce its huge dependence on Israel, Palestine is set to establish its first waste-to-energy power project. Palestine
Netanyahu's fanciful end run around the Palestinians Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants people to believe that normalization with the Arab world is possible through common opposition to Iran rather than resolution of the conflict with the Palestinians. Legacy: Gulf
How Israel, Hamas reached a truce Hamas leaders realized that Gaza residents won’t put up with Israeli punitive measures such as blocking fuel exports and limiting the fishing zone much longer. Palestine
Bahrain conference showcases Israeli ties with Gulf states A significant cornerstone on the way to overt normalization between Israel and the pragmatic Sunni states was laid this week in Bahrain at the US-led economic workshop. Saudi Arabia
Israel still pitching economics, not politics, to Palestinians An Israeli politician has an economic development plan that he says is compatible with the one proposed by the United States, which the Palestinian Authority has already rejected. Palestine
Support pours in to save Israeli NGO Physicians for Human Rights Despite the Israeli right's efforts to rein in human rights and anti-occupation groups, the Israeli public gave Physicians for Human Rights twice what it asked for in a last-ditch crowdfunding campaign. Palestine
Would Palestinian factions go all the way to pay back Iran While Iran is the main supporter of the Palestinian resistance factions, how would these factions react to a military confrontation between Iran and the United States? Palestine