The harder hope becomes, the more urgent it is: A reckoning for Israelis and Palestinians in 2026
Israel does not have to be a bad place. This rare moment of isolation is an opportunity for introspection. Most people here are good and willing, but many can no longer find the hope
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Israel does not have to be a bad place. This rare moment of isolation is an opportunity for introspection. Most people here are good and willing, but many can no longer find the hope
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December 31, 2025Updated:December 24, 2025
This year of destruction, ending today, began more than 16 months into the war in Gaza and marked the climax of the deepest crisis the people between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea have ever faced. Israelis and Palestinians end 2025 entrenched in a widening animosity over a land that feels as if it is growing ever smaller.
