Middle East conflict

An unpopular Palestinian president and a disgraced former Israeli prime minister make the case for peace

by Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas hasn’t negotiated directly with Israel in nearly six years and most Palestinians want…


Why HBO’s series on the revenge murder of a Palestinian teen is causing controversy

by Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — “I’ve been kidnapped,” a voice can be heard saying in Hebrew in the opening of a new HBO series about…




Could Israel’s army have acted differently on the Gaza border? Experts disagree.

By Ben Sales (JTA) — What should an army do when tens of thousands of protesters mass on its border? When that happened on Gaza’s…