Coexistence

Israel's road to peace is built on pragmatism, not ideology - opinion

Insisting on promoting ideas that history has proven do not work will never bring peace to the region.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI
FRENCH UN AMBASSADOR Jérôme Bonnafont speaks about the situation in Gaza at a Security Council meeting last month. He recently said: ‘The real way to defend the Palestinians is to give them a state.’
THE ARMY of Healers: Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators from Israel unite in their shared humanity.

The birth of an Army of Healers: Jews, Palestinians offering support during war - opinion

The Army of Healers, a growing network of Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators trained in trauma-informed methods, has been supporting both Israelis and Palestinians for the past year and a half.

|ByNITSAN JOY GORDON
WOMEN WAGE PEACE and Women of the Sun march together on October 4, 2023. Even amid the war, we are building bridges: holding vigils, leading joint training programs, and walking together toward a future we are too often told is impossible, says the writer.

Don’t give up on peace, or on us - opinion

Achieving peace can fundamentally change the way Israel is seen by the world and the next generation of Jews.

|ByYAEL BRAUDO-BAHAT
An empty classroom

Hope on every desk: A living peace project in Jaffa - opinion

The goal is to raise at least £12,000 to equip all 13 classrooms with essential learning materials: textbooks, notebooks, whiteboards, and stationery.

|ByKATE FREEDMAN

Motherhood as a metaphor: The role of women as facilitators - opinion

Life is extremely imperfect and challenging; the goal of the individual must be to overcome adversity and sorrow to achieve meaning for oneself and for others, whoever they may be.

JUNE 7, 2025ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD
An illustrative image of a woman with a musical instrument.

Israeli faith in lasting peace with Palestinians at lowest in over a decade - poll

Israeli faith in lasting peace with Palestinians and the possibility of a two-state solution is at the lowest since 2013, a Pew poll shows.

JUNE 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Why USAID matters for Israel’s future and America’s moral leadership - opinion

USAID grantee Tsofen-Tashbik, an Arab-Jewish partnership organization, created opportunities around the shared language of innovation.

MAY 27, 2025ByMAISAM JALJULI, MERAV BOAZ
ARABS AND JEWS take part in Inspire Her, an annual women’s event, last year.

How dialogue and olive oil can nurture tolerance and coexistence

Sindyanna of Galilee is a nonprofit organization that promotes cooperation between Jewish and Arab women.

MAY 18, 2025ByWENDY BLUMFIELD
Nadia Giol at the Visitors Centre

The Nita Lowey funds aimed at Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding must be reformed - opinion

The Nita Lowey fund should have focused more of its efforts on finding and connecting Palestinian youth at risk of being indoctrinated to hate Jews.

MAY 18, 2025ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
THEN-US HOUSE Appropriations Committee chair Nita Lowey speaks at a hearing in 2019. The funds named for her should be reformed to bring settler and Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria together for peace, the writer argues.

Educational Bookshop and the cultural institutions of east Jerusalem

Notwithstanding the current toxic political climate, some arguably naïve and ever-hopeful Jerusalemites haven’t lost faith in the dream of coexistence.

APRIL 14, 2025ByGIL ZOHAR
Ahmad Muna of the Educational Bookshop.

Key to coexistence: Why the Gaza uprising against Hamas could change everything - opinion

The internal correction for Gaza has the greatest potential for the coexistence we so desperately want and need.

MARCH 31, 2025ByHAYIM LEITER
Palestinians protest to demand an end to war, chanting anti-Hamas slogans, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip March 26, 2025.

Pursuing peace after a massacre: A naive dream or a commendable attribute? - opinion

This attraction to peace is firmly rooted in Jewish tradition.

MARCH 30, 2025ByURI PILICHOWSKI
JEWS CELEBRATE in Tel Aviv after the UN voted on November 29, 1947, in favor of the Partition Plan, paving the way for the creation of the State of Israel in May 1948. The state has centered the Land of Israel in Jewish life in a position it hasn’t played in two millennia.

Lies about China can in no way masquerade as truth in its relations with Israel - opinion

China stands ready to work with Israel to advance our comprehensive innovative partnership and promote regional peace, stability, and prosperity.

MARCH 11, 2025ByZHANG GUOPING
President Isaac Herzog received the Diplomatic Credentials of the new Ambassador of China, Xiao Junzheng, on Wednesday: "China is a world leader with great influence and impact. I send my warm regards to President Xi Jinping."

'We believe in peace, look what has happened to us!': A look at the Educational Bookshop raid

The police raid on the Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem reveals dark depths and sparks new light.

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByLIAM FORBERG
A solidarity visit outside the Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem.

Is there apartheid in Israel? - opinion

Israel is a democratic state that offers equal rights to all its citizens, including Palestinian citizens of Israel – who make up about 20% of the population.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJOEL LEYDEN
SUPREME COURT Justice Khaled Kabub leans forward, acknowledging the applause of others, at a ceremony of newly-appointed judges at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2022.