By Invitation | The Palestinian question

A broader peace is within Israel’s grasp, say Tamir Pardo and Nimrod Novik

A former Mossad director and former foreign-policy adviser on an offer not to be refused

Illustration: Dan Williams

THIS WEEK’S ceasefire in Lebanon is to be welcomed. But its resilience is to be questioned, because it changes nothing of the fundamentals of the conflict. What could change those fundamentals—what should—is a peaceful offer, made in September and so far ignored, from a coalition of 57 Arab and Muslim countries.

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Alice Edwards argues that such crimes are increasingly part of military strategy


Rishi Sunak on why Ukraine should get Russia’s frozen assets, not just the interest on them

Worries that it could rock allies’ financial systems are overdone, says Britain’s former leader

Donald Trump should not replace us with his stooges, warns a fired inspector-general

Mark Greenblatt on the dangers America will face if oversight officials lose their independence

The transatlantic relationship is crumbling, says an ex-head of NATO

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