'We’ll see if the leadership on both sides has the courage to take the lead to try to go forward,' Kushner said. 

The first problem is the characterization of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s talk about applying Israeli law to the settlements as depriving them of land for a state.

Until the Palestinians change their culture of hate, 'talk of land for peace is a recipe for more tragedy,' says Itamar Marcus of Palestinian Media Watch.

If an Arab or Muslim child is prohibited from playing soccer with a Jew, how can the US expect the Arabs and Muslims to recognize Israel's right to exist?

To achieve peace with Israel, Palestinian leaders need to prepare their people for peace and compromise, and not, as they are now doing, the exact opposite.

‘Financial Times’ Oslo obituary omits Palestinian rejection of peace offers.

'I do not have weapons, but I will not end my life as a traitor,' Abbas told reporters on Friday, stressing his rejection of any US peace plan.

When one side dreams of peace and coexistence and the other side doesn’t, that’s a prescription for asymmetrical warfare.

Trump's embrace of Middle Eastern realities over fantasies and political correctness increases the chance of genuine peace between Israel and its neighbors.

An Israeli "Settler" mother issues a moving call to Palestinian mothers: let's seek peace, together! 

Does anyone still believe Abbas could negotiate peace with the Jewish state?

'It is about time the Palestinians take the proposals and agree to come to the negotiations table or shut up and stop complaining,' Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman stated.

'It won't be loved by either side, and it won't be hated by either side,' Haley said of the US peace plan, which she said will soon be unveiled.

Meeting with Rivlin, Pence reiterated that Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital will ultimately help move the peace process along.

'With the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?'

Denying the right of the Jewish state to choose its own capital is a 'non-starter' for peace negotiations, Israel's ambassador to the UK told BBC.

Trump officially declared recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, vowing to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “After more than two decades of waivers, we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. It would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula... Read more »

In all likelihood, the Palestinians were hoping that the new US administration would endorse their vision for 'peace' with Israel.

Here is how the Palestinians see it: If you do not accept all our demands, we can't trust you to play the role of an 'honest' broker in the conflict with Israel.

Since the 1930s, the Palestinian track record has highlighted close ties with the enemies and adversaries of the US and the Free World. How would a Palestinian state affect US security?

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, honored by the World Jewish Congress, said America’s support for Israel "has never wavered and never will."

Netanyahu, tell the world the truth, “He took it from them and gave it to us!”

The State Department clarified that US policy on the two-state solution "has not changed," notwithstanding Ambassador David Friedman's remarks.

Trump highlighted his "love" for Israel and affinity for the Jewish people in a traditional Rosh Hashana call to American Jewish leaders.  

“I will never stop [paying] the allowances to the families of the prisoners and released prisoners, even if this costs me my position and my presidency.”