“America’s commitment to Israel’s security obliges it to push the Security Council to seek an end to the occupation and pave the way for Palestinian statehood,” writes Henry Siegman

On May 17th, as Israel commemorated its victory in the six-day war of 1967, an end to its conflict with the Palestinians had seldom seemed so far away. But part of Israeli society, at least, is open to hearing about the human toll of the conflict. Breaking the Silence, an Israeli organisation founded by former soldiers, recently published one of its periodic reports, this one based on the testimony of over 60 soldiers and officers who took part in the fighting last summer in Gaza.

The Israeli army decided last week to close the main gateway Palestinian farmers from four villages use to access their lands — which Israel cut them off from with the separation fence. After a protest the army re-opened the gate, but the incident shows how Israel controls every aspect of Palestinian life.

Separate Israeli Supreme Court decisions issued on May 5, 2015, open the way for state authorities to forcibly evict residents of two Arab villages from their homes.

Dan Meridor, a former cabinet minister, warns of ‘irreconcilable contradiction between what world community wants and what majority in this government think.’

Israeli Jewish settlers yesterday burned 250 olive trees planted in the Palestinian farms in the Jab’ah neighbourhood, located south of the occupied city of Bethlehem, Quds Press reported.

Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan has entered the 15th day of a hunger strike demanding an end to his administrative detention, the Muhjat al-Quds foundation said Tuesday.

Mogherini says Israeli-Palestinian status quo ‘not an option,’ Europe ready to play ‘major role’ in restarting negotiations.

A former military general in Jordan called on Prime Minister Netanyahu to accept the Saudi peace plan, which involves dividing Jerusalem and agreeing to right of return.

Palestinian Authority leadership responded Tuesday to the appointment of Vice Premier Silvan Shalom as the Israeli representative for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks if negotiations renew, saying that it is unimportant who will mediate because Prime Minister Netanyahu isn’t interested in peace.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu will send coalition chairman Tzachi Hanegbi to meet with MK Gilad Erdan and try to end the dispute that has resulted in Netanyahu’s number two in Likud remaining outside the cabinet.

Jerusalem will not return to being a “divided and wounded” city with barbed wire and snipers on the city’s walls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas expressed outrage over Netanyahu’s comments.

Jordanian newspaper ad-Dustour reported Tuesday that Hamas and Israel have been involved in secret talks in Israel and European capitals in recent months.

“Hamas-affiliated security forces have been waging a large-scale arrest campaign targeting Salafists, while Gaza’s fate seems to hang in the balance,”writes Mohammed Othman.