Palestinian state

Abbas holding Palestinians hostage with Western help, Fatah opposition figure says - exclusive

Samer Sinijlawi told The Jerusalem Post that Western Leaders need to stop pushing the idea that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the moderate choice.

Samer arrested for protesting checkpoints in 1995.
he Helvetia statue in front of a Swiss flag on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus)

Swiss National Council votes against recognizing Palestinian state

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, January 8, 2023

How Israel can use soft power without compromising security - opinion

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in first diplomatic visit to Somaliland on January 6, 2026.

Why Somaliland meets the legal test for statehood and Palestine does not - opinion


While the world distorts, the Balkans remember: Dr. Zuroff’s legacy honored - opinion

As Israel faces false genocide claims, the Balkans honor Dr. Zuroff’s decades-long mission to preserve Holocaust truth and confront historical revisionism.

 (Illustrative) EFRAIM ZUROFF, former director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Israel Office, watches a procession commemorating the Latvian Waffen SS unit, also known as the Legionnaires, in Riga in 2010.

Trump's hostage deal proposal includes amnesty for terrorists, Palestinian state talks - report

The proposal's main point would be the release of all 48 remaining hostages within the first 48 hours of the deal taking effect.

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 27, 2025.

Gantz: Palestinian recognition is not against Netanyahu, but against Israel's bipartisan consensus

Blue and White head Benny Gantz warns in NYT op-ed that recognizing a Palestinian state now risks Israel’s security and rewards PA failure.

Head of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during press conference in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2025.

A dangerous mistake: Recognizing ‘Palestine’ now is a gift to Hamas - opinion

The United Nations' move to recognize a Palestinian state sends a clear message that terrorism works.

HUSAM ZOMLOT, the head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, holds up a plaque in a ceremony following Britain’s formal recognition of a Palestinian state, on Monday, in London.

'Israel is trying to blow up the Middle East,' Russian FM Lavrov alleges at UNGA

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also accused Israel of attempting to bury “UN decisions on the creation of a Palestinian state.”

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference after addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 2025.

Iran 'snapback' sanctions reimposed, E3 confirms, Russian FM accuses Israel of 'blowing up' region

'Hamas has no regrets of Oct. 7,' terror leader says • IDF asserts control of over half of Gaza City • Trump says he had good talks with Netanyahu on Gaza

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip on September 27, 2025.

French ambassador: 'Recognizing Palestine basis for Arab countries normalize with Israel' - KAN

Journès described how he believes the ongoing war and surrounding diplomatic turmoil could add up to something positive, explaining that “Israel can turn this status into a victory.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Jerusalem, October 24, 2023; file photo.

New Zealand says it will not recognize Palestinian state at this time

The Foreign Minister of New Zealand announced that New Zealand will not recognize a Palestinian state.

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025

How the UNGA earned applause and ensured the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: France, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar stripped this conflict of context, ignored Hamas’s role, and turned the UN into a stage for symbolism divorced from reality.

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen at the UN General Assembly.

'Remember Oct. 7': Israel launches interactive billboard campaign in New York amid PM's UNGA speech

The Prime Minister's Office and Spokesperson's unit initiated a public diplomacy campaign in New York City with billboards, including QR codes, on billboards and trucks around the UN HQ and Times Sq.

Prime Minister's Office launches public diplomacy campaign including trucks with billboards to commemorate Hamas's October 7 massacre, September 26, 2025.