Temple Mount blindness: Bibi takes the nation for a ride

Ministers Tzipi Livni and Yair Lapid, who continue to hold to their Cabinet seats, are as much to blame as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the lack of diplomatic progress with the Palestinians and the risk of a third intifada.

Palestine

Israelis remember Rabin, but many reject his legacy

Educators, especially within the national-religious sector, debate whether Rabin Memorial Day should be dedicated to his political legacy or to tolerance and coexistence.

Israel

Palestinians see US-Israel 'crisis' as temporary

According to Palestinian officials, reports of a crisis threatening US-Israeli ties are overblown, as the US administration remains committed to Israel.

Palestine

The third intifada is here

Preventing Jews from ascending Temple Mount seems to be the only solution to avoid further conflict in Jerusalem and the risk of another "Al-Aqsa intifada."

Palestine

Israel, Jordan fear violence over Temple Mount

Jordan is caught between a rock and a hard place: It has recalled its envoy in reaction to violence outbreaks on the Temple Mount, but still seeks to maintain its strategic ties with Israel.

Israel

Israel's Ayalon: GOP victories won't affect US foreign policy

In an interview with Al-Monitor, former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon discusses the effects of the US midterm elections.

Israel

Netanyahu, Liberman deepening Israel's isolation

The Israeli government has to understand that its barbs at European and American allies critical of settlement construction are ineffective, because settlement expansion will continue to isolate Israel internationally.

Palestine

Was Olmert's peace proposal a political maneuver?

Evidence introduced in the trial of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recalls his hurried peace proposal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2008, shedding a new light on the possible motives behind it.

Palestine

Israeli art fair aims to attract new collectors

The Fresh Paint contemporary art fair, which opened this week in Tel Aviv, offers art lovers a chance to acquire Israeli works of art at reasonable prices, while introducing a new generation of up-and-coming young artists.

Israel

Is Israel restricting UNRWA's reconstruction efforts in Gaza?

While UNRWA is assessing the houses damaged or destroyed during the Gaza war, some Hamas officials are accusing the international relief organization of working with Israel to the detriment of the Palestinian people.

Palestine

Rabin memorial reflects lack of left's leadership

The Israeli left has failed to produce any leader who could follow in the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's footsteps, leaving the political scene in the hands of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Palestine

Will Egypt's buffer zone worsen Israel-Hamas friction?

Egypt's plan to clear a buffer zone on its Gaza-Sinai border will oblige Hamas to depend on the crossing points to Israel, a reality that might lead to another round of conflict.

Palestine