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Beyond Sinai: The Clause That Turned "the Enemy" Into a Name

A peace treaty provision preserving enemy war memorials offers a powerful lesson: peace begins when we stop seeing people across a border as abstractions or enemies, and remember their humanity.

Anat Vidor, president of World WIZO. Her family history is etched onto Israel’s streets and institutions.
A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a base in the Middle East, July 23, 2026.

F-16 scrambled after civilian plane breaches airspace near Camp David during Trump visit

US President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Trump says he is happy with Hegseth after ‘treasonous’ reports of fight over munitions shortages

US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participate in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Donald Trump unaware of US munitions shortage, prompting Camp David clash with Hegseth - report


White House considering Gulf summit, seeks new strategic alliance

Gulf leaders last traveled to Camp David in 2015, when then-president Barack Obama wanted to secure their support for a nuclear deal he was concluding with Tehran and five other world powers.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the mass shooting at a Florida high school in a national address from the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2018.

Palestinian Authority education and the future of peace

The problem of the Palestinian approach toward reaching an agreement with Israel isn’t just a matter of the policies and actions of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a cabinet meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 4, 2007.

At a crossroads, will the PA president's next move define his legacy?

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is in precarious position having alienated the White House and losing the unconditional support of regional Sunni countries.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey

The Hamlet of the Palestinians

A biography of Mahmoud Abbas attempts to show how this believer in peace achieved power but was frustrated in his goals

Abbas gestures during a speech in Ramallah last year marking the 12th anniversary of terrorist leader Yasser Arafat’s death

JPost Editorial: Camp David 2017?

The 2000 summit lasted for two weeks, from July 11 to 25, without agreement.

PM Netanyahu and President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in Washington, 2010

Encountering Peace: The partnership challenge

"The continual insistence that there is no partner for peace is firmly held on to both in Israel and in Palestine."

From left; Former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, former US president Bill Clinton, and the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn.

US Middle East policy from Eisenhower to Obama: Six decades of dysfunction

The Jerusalem Post

Column one: Israel’s peace fantasists in action

In a clear vote of no-confidence in US President Barack Obama’s leadership, Saudi King Salman led several Arab leaders in blowing off Obama’s Camp David summit this week.

Barak Obama at Camp David

Hosting rare summit, Obama pitches Iran accord to Arab powers

Arab powers want written assurances from US president after framework agreement with Iran leaves much of its nuclear infrastructure intact.

Barak Obama at Camp David

President Strangelove or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

The Jerusalem Post