Replace Abbas? This Palestinian Politician Prefers to Preserve Arafat’s Legacy
Having served as the Palestinians’ ambassador to the UN for over a decade and being floated as a possible successor to Abbas, Nasser al-Qudwa is not your average curator
Yasser Arafat
Israeli Court Issues Lien on Jerusalem Plot Belonging to Yasser Arafat's Estate
Arafat inherited less than 0.5 percent of the plot, but the judge rules it legal to put a temporary freeze on entire plot ■ Order issued at the request of families of terror victims
Opinion What Is Necessary for Peace?
Obtaining support of the Israeli voter is a necessary condition for reaching a peace agreement with Israel’s Arab neighbors
I Believed in the Oslo Accords for Years. But It Was Merely a Deception
The Oslo Accords have given Israel another 25 years at least of uncontrolled settlement activity and brutal occupation
Analysis Why the Oslo Peace Process Went Into Deep Freeze
Since the Oslo Accords were signed 25 years ago, no Israeli leader has believed strongly enough in them to enable progress toward a final status accord
Rabin’s Man in Oslo Analyzes What Went Wrong – and Right – With the 1993 Accords
Joel Singer, who drafted the accords, left Israel broken-hearted in the wake of Rabin’s assassination. He tells Haaretz about the missed opportunities and calls on the current government not to destroy the foundations of a future peace deal
Uri Avnery: Peace Activist, Pioneering Journalist and Inconvenient Patriot
It’s hard to convey the full scope of Avnery’s omnipresence on the Israeli scene
Uri Avnery, Veteran Peace Activist and Among First Israelis to Meet Arafat, Dies at 94
The Gush Shalom founder was one of the first Israelis to actively seek a Palestinian state as a peaceful solution to the conflict: ‘The difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist depends on your perspective’
The Time Jerusalem's Mayor Tried to Convince Arafat to Get Palestinians to Vote
Fearing his rival Ehud Olmert would win the election with the ultra-Orthodox vote, ex-mayor Teddy Kollek sent an aide to Tunis who tried to break East Jerusalem's boycott on voting
Revealed: Israeli Order to Shoot Down Arafat's Plane Over the Saudi Desert
'If it is confirmed Arafat is on board, the plane is to be shot down,' handwritten note from Israel Defense Force chief said in 1981
Secret Arafat Diaries Allegedly Detail How PLO Leader Accepted Bribes From Berlusconi
Left-wing weekly claims that, in the diaries written until a month prior to his death, Italy and PLO had secret non-aggression pact in 1980s
Opinion How a Mossad Plot to Kill Yasser Arafat Nearly Cost Me My Life
According to Ronen Bergman's new book, it's a miracle I'm still alive. Here’s my recollection of the fateful day I met the PLO leader in Beirut and lived to tell the tale
Opinion Learn From Begin, Not Golda
Israel should return to the proposals made by Barak and Olmert and show that there is an Israeli peace partner, even if there is no easy Palestinian one
Saints and Sinners From Aung San Suu Kyi to Arafat: How Some Nobel Peace Prize Winners Turn to Violence
A cautionary tale for the 2017 laureate who will be named on Friday
Racists and Rapists: How Israel Deals (Or Doesn't) With Its Own 'Confederates'
Israel doesn't really do statues but has plenty of streets and monuments named after controversial figures — from a racist rabbi to a segregationist politician
Opinion I Would Be Happy to Live on an Israeli Yasser Arafat St.
Every nation’s heroes are stained with blood. Some of the heroes for whom Israeli streets are named have a lot more blood on their hands than Yasser Arafat did.
Opinion The No-shows at Arafat’s Funeral
All those who don’t understand why it was so difficult for the Palestinian-Israelis’ political representatives to show their final respects to Shimon Peres, should recall Arafat’s funeral and the 'respect' shown him by the Israelis.
This Israeli American Acted as Therapist to Arafat's Bodyguard in Germany
Arrivals / Departures: Reuven Goldberg worked at a center for torture survivors in Berlin when he was assigned the case of one the late Palestinian leader's bodyguards: 'It was a very exceptional encounter'; Julien Scholl, a French circus artist, explores conflict through performance.
If ISIS Wills It, Trump Can Still Be President, as Israelis Well Know
No More Fear? Hardly. Sustained terror attacks, such as those that brought Netanyahu to power, can upend the U.S. presidential race.
Hollande Is Dancing Badly in the Footsteps of His Countryman Picot
It’s clear that no Palestinian has stepped forward in recent years who can make and implement agreements. Still, we get the French president’s theatrics.
On Genies and Depression: A Day Running Errands in Ramallah
'Isn’t it the most natural and healthiest thing for the two peoples that we make peace already?' wonders one weary Palestinian as others recount their tribulations.
How Palestinian Teachers Became the People's Heroes
The pedagogues’ strike demonstrates once again the beauty of a public that organizes and fights for its rights and attempts to correct an injustice.
Joint Arab List Leader Ayman Odeh: Shin Bet Responsible for Arafat's Death
Odeh made the allegation during an interview on Channel 2, saying that when Avi Dichter, now a Likud MK, was head of the Shin Bet, he 'sent the people' who murdered Arafat.
What Israelis Weren't Told About the Alternatives to the Oslo Accords
What if almost everything we know about the lead-up to the signing of the Oslo accords is wrong? What if PM Rabin never became ‘disillusioned’ about the Washington talks that were then underway? A behind-the-scenes look at the alternatives to the Oslo track.
Samir Kuntar in 1995 Interview: We Have to Accept Israel as a Fact
After his release from prison in 2008, Kuntar set up terror cells against Israel. But in 1995, he said the decision to attack civilians was a mistake. Following Kuntar’s assassination, we republish the interview he gave Haaretz.
The Never-ending Story of Israel’s Voice of Peace
In the '70s' Abie Nathan launched a legendary pirate radio station. A documentary at New York’s Other Israel Film Festival explores his lasting influence on politics.
Arafat's Gaza City Home to Be Opened as Museum
The house has been closed since Hamas took over the coastal enclave in 2007.
Building on the Oslo Framework
Despite recent setbacks, the door still remains open to a two-state solution. But the Palestinian leadership must recognize that the Oslo Accords were an opportunity for lasting peace, rather than the destination itself.
Yitzhak Rabin: A Soldier of Peace, but Not a Nice Guy
What was Rabin’s vision? Yossi Beilin has no idea. One of the architects of the Oslo Accords reveals some of the less pleasant aspects of the prime minister’s personality.
Spy Versus Spy Can Leave Israel Blind
Newly released historical documents highlight the folly of overestimating the importance of military intelligence - a lesson that is all too valuable today.