Elections are designed to help the nation meet its aspirations, but these aspirations need to be well formulated and pursued comprehensively. Abdel-Moneim Said gives his suggestions

US blanket incentives to Israel's far right government risk predetermining any final status talks to the detriment of the Palestinians, writes James Zogby

Unless our language equates to reality and can conform to the dictates of justice, there will be no peace possible from talks or negotiations, writes John Whitbeck

Aside from the wider humanitarian costs, Israel's illegal siege on Gaza is having a direct gender cost that militates against peace, write Mary Robinson and Lakhdar Brahimi