The road to the two states' solutions does not go via Washington, London, Paris, Cairo, or any other capital. It goes via Tel Aviv, Ramallah, Jerusalem, and every Palestinian and Israeli city. It can be realized only when the majority of Israelis and Palestinians decide to salvage it. And there is a way to do it.

While headlines are dominated by war, Hiyam Taha offers a voice of hope from Gaza. Days after registering our list, @MasarJdid is drawing international attention to a new generation determined to shape its future. From confrontation to dialogue. Politics that improves lives.

From a tent in northern Gaza, using a broken phone whose screen barely allows him to see the letters, our colleague Abdul Karim Al-Ghoul writes these honest words about Masar Jadid. These are not words written from a distant capital or a hotel room. They are the testimony of a man living among our people in Gaza, sharing their pain and carrying the same daily burdens of war and displacement. Yet he remains committed to hope, democracy, a just peace, and the right of Palestinians to live freely and with dignity in their independent state. This is the Masar Jadid we believe in: the voice of the people rising from the heart of their suffering, and a realistic Palestinian path that moves us from tents to homes, from war to safety, from confrontation to dialogue, and from despair to hope. My deepest respect and appreciation to Abdul Karim Al-Ghoul for these courageous and sincere words. The time has come for us to build a #NewPath together. #MasarJadid These are his exact words: Hello, friends. I am writing this article from the tent where my family and I live in northern Gaza, using a phone with a broken screen on which I can barely see the letters. I am connected to the internet through a card that I bought for two shekels, valid for only six hours and without 5G support. I am writing to you about #Masar_Jadid, in which I hold a senior position. I am not speaking from a distant capital, a hotel, or even an apartment. We live among the people, share their pain, and carry the same daily burdens. That is why I want to explain: Why #Masar_Jadid? #Abdul_Karim_Al_Ghoul Because Palestine deserves a safer future—one in which we live with democracy, prosperity, and openness to the world. Because we need to pursue a realistic Palestinian agenda, free from myths. We want to liberate the mind, love, expression, and hope, and to make dreams possible. We want to live in a just peace in our Palestinian state, established along the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital and the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. We seek security and good-neighborly relations with all the countries and peoples of the region. We reject violence, extremism, and terrorism in all their forms. Palestinian weapons must be held exclusively by the official Palestinian security services. Palestinian youth must be empowered to play their rightful role in decision-making and in building our political system. Masar Jadid aspires to see a Palestinian astronaut raise the Palestinian flag on the surface of the moon; a Palestinian scientist raise our flag after discovering a cure for cancer; and a Palestinian thinker raise it while carrying knowledge, culture, and literature to all the peoples of the world. We want to fulfill the dream of the leaders who gave their lives so that we could live with dignity on our land. We want to end displacement, tents, oppression, and deprivation. The time has come to forge a #New_Path. #Masar_Jadid

9,000 Thanks for 9,000 Endorsement Signatures 🇵🇸 On Saturday, September 26, 2026, we submitted Masar Jadid’s application to register for the Palestinian Legislative Council elections. Our representatives arrived at the Central Elections Commission at 8:00 a.m., simultaneously with five other lists. A draw was therefore held to determine the order of arrival, and we received number 5. We submitted nearly 9,000 endorsement signatures collected from across the Palestinian governorates—three times the 3,000 required by law. Thank you to our members, supporters, and everyone who gave us their signature and trust. Your support strengthens us and increases our responsibility toward our people. 📷 Our representatives submitting the application at the Commission’s offices in Ramallah and Deir al-Balah. From confrontation to dialogue—and from politics to life. #مسار_جديد #MasarJadid #NewPath #الانتخابات_الفلسطينية #PalestinianElections #من_السياسة_إلى_الحياة

Mr. President @realDonaldTrump The most meaningful opportunity for genuine Palestinian reform is already before us: legislative elections on November 28—the first in two decades. President Mahmoud Abbas now stands almost alone among senior Palestinian leaders in defending the election date. Powerful figures within the political establishment are pressing to postpone or cancel the vote, fearing the change it could bring. A decision may be taken within days—or even hours. If Washington genuinely wants Palestinian reform, it must do more than punish the failures of the existing leadership. It should empower the Palestinian people to choose a new one. Your public support for free, inclusive and credible elections—held on time and including Jerusalem and Gaza—could be decisive. It could save the election. It could also save lives. When democratic paths are blocked, extremists exploit the resulting despair with weapons, funerals and false promises. Canceling these elections would tell another Palestinian generation that peaceful political change is impossible. Supporting them would send the opposite message: moderation has allies, ballots can replace bullets and peaceful change remains possible. Reconstruction, demilitarization, investment and regional peace all require legitimate Palestinian institutions. Supporting elections would not be a concession to the Palestinian Authority. It would be an investment in a new, democratically legitimate Palestinian leadership capable of becoming a credible partner for peace. The greatest prize would be a generation of Palestinian and Israeli children growing up with politics instead of war, ballots instead of bullets, and hope instead of fear. Mr. President, do not allow the door to Palestinian democracy to be closed again. Your public support can keep it open—and help change the future of the Middle East. jpost.com/opinion/article-90…

URGENT: Senior Palestinian officials surrounding President Mahmoud Abbas, led by Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh, together with the leadership of most political factions, are exerting intense pressure to postpone or cancel the Palestinian legislative elections scheduled for November 28. A decision could be taken within days—or even hours. My understanding is that President Abbas remains committed to honoring his promise to hold these elections. However, powerful figures within the existing political establishment are pushing him in the opposite direction, knowing that free elections could threaten their positions and interests. International attention can make a decisive difference at this critical moment. Every official statement supporting the elections, every diplomatic call to Ramallah and every media report or headline can strengthen President Abbas’s resolve and help prevent the door to Palestinian democracy from being closed again. These elections represent our strongest remaining hope for peaceful political change, renewed legitimacy and the emergence of a new generation of Palestinian leadership. Their cancellation would deepen frustration, stagnation and despair—especially among Palestinian youth. Diplomats, officials and journalists: please act now. We may still be able to protect the elections, but the window is rapidly closing.

Canceling the Palestinian elections would tell another generation of Palestinians that peaceful political change is impossible. That message would open the gates of despair and accelerate the next regional earthquake. Supporting elections would send the opposite message: that moderation has allies, peaceful change is possible, and Palestinian society will not remain permanently trapped between authoritarian stagnation and armed extremism.

My Call to President Abbas Do not repeat the mistake The senior figures now advising you to postpone the elections because of the circumstances – and working hard to present alternative scenarios and “Plan Bs” – are, in many cases, the same voices that offered you similar advice in 2021. The elections were postponed then, but none of the promised alternatives materialized. While the Palestinian “Plan B” amounted to little more than promises and delays, other plans were being formulated elsewhere, beyond our sight. They exploded in all our faces on October 7, 2023, and our people paid a catastrophic price. The most dangerous course today would be to repeat that mistake: to cancel the political process without providing a credible democratic alternative, and to allow the resulting vacuum to expand until it is filled by extremism, chaos, and violence. Mr. President, do not allow anyone to extinguish the glimmer of hope your decision has ignited. Do not surrender our people’s future to those offering excuses and alternative plans that have already been tried and have failed. Stand firm on November 28, and make it a date with history – not another date postponed.

Tonight on i24NEWS, I presented New Path’s vision: Palestinian statehood along the 1967 borders, dialogue instead of endless conflict, and policies that restore dignity and opportunity. Let us turn Gaza into a center of renewed life—not an arena of endless war.

What we’re working on 👇 Today we spoke with Ali Abu Awwad about shared loss, pain and humanity, and @SSinijlawi about his hopes for the upcoming Palestinian and Israeli elections. Two conversations we can’t wait to share. Stay tuned.

Recent poll shows that Palestinian society is not politically silent. People want change—but they need a credible vehicle to achieve it. At Masar Jadid, our responsibility is to earn their trust, not assume it. Palestinian elections should not frighten Israelis. Legitimate, accountable and pragmatic Palestinian leadership is in everyone’s interest. The answer to extremism is not less democracy, but a stronger democratic alternative. Elections must be governed by clear rules: political pluralism, peaceful transfer of power, and one principle above all—arms belong only to legitimate state institutions.

My latest piece: @jaredkushner Has Opened the Door—Now Israelis and Palestinians Must Walk Through It.” Hamas must turn commitments into action: disarm, dismantle its military infrastructure, and transfer power in Gaza to a Palestinian technocratic administration. Israel must then take corresponding steps toward withdrawal, reconstruction, and a credible political horizon. With Palestinian and Israeli elections approaching, both peoples face a choice: another cycle of war and fear—or a new era of security, dignity, dialogue, and reconstruction. The door may finally be open. Now we must have the courage to walk through it.

The 2026 Palestinian elections—and the rule of threes: Three cities. Three campaign events. Three kilometers on foot—three times in one day. A morning meeting in Bethlehem, noon in Jerusalem, and an afternoon event in Ramallah. On the map, these cities are close. In reality, checkpoints can turn each short journey into three hours of waiting—or more. Eventually, the choice becomes simple: cancel meetings and limit your public activity, or leave the car behind and walk several kilometers between checkpoints. But this is not only my campaign experience. It is the daily reality of millions of Palestinians: workers arriving late to their jobs, students missing classes, patients delayed on their way to treatment, families separated, and businesses losing hours of productivity. A checkpoint does not only block a road. It interrupts work, education, healthcare, family life, and the economy. It consumes something that can never be returned: people’s time. Living this reality strengthens my determination to seek practical solutions through dialogue and political engagement. Israelis deserve security, and Palestinians deserve freedom of movement, dignity, and a normal daily life. Responsible leadership must work to achieve both. Our lives should not be spent in lines. Distance should be measured in kilometers—not in hours of waiting. Time is part of human dignity.

The 2026 Palestinian elections—and the rule of threes: Three cities. Three campaign events. Three kilometers on foot—three times in one day. A morning meeting in Bethlehem, noon in Jerusalem, and an afternoon event in Ramallah. On the map, these cities are close. In reality, checkpoints can turn each short journey into three hours of waiting—or more. Eventually, the choice becomes simple: cancel meetings and limit your public activity, or leave the car behind and walk several kilometers between checkpoints. But this is not only my campaign experience. It is the daily reality of millions of Palestinians: workers arriving late to their jobs, students missing classes, patients delayed on their way to treatment, families separated, and businesses losing hours of productivity. A checkpoint does not only block a road. It interrupts work, education, healthcare, family life, and the economy. It consumes something that can never be returned: people’s time. Living this reality strengthens my determination to seek practical solutions through dialogue and political engagement. Israelis deserve security, and Palestinians deserve freedom of movement, dignity, and a normal daily life. Responsible leadership must work to achieve both. Our lives should not be spent in lines. Distance should be measured in kilometers—not in hours of waiting. Time is part of human dignity.

Just revealed: the full picture of the Gaza deal. In this extraordinary interview, @AmitSegal Segal asks @nmladenov the most consequential questions—and receives clear, substantive, and convincing answers. Anyone who genuinely wants to understand the Gaza deal, how it can work, and why we should all support @realDonaldTrump plan for #Gaza should watch this interview. It provides answers to the questions that matter most

Thank you @buildersmideast for sharing this conversation. I remain convinced that this conflict cannot be resolved by defeating one another, but by building a future in which both Israelis and Palestinians can thrive. For too many years, our leaders have measured success by the failures of the other side. That approach has only brought more pain, fear, and loss to both peoples. Real leadership means giving people hope instead of hatred, courage instead of fear, and a vision of coexistence instead of endless conflict. Peace does not require us to erase our identities or our histories. It requires us to recognise that the humanity of the other is equal to our own. I believe that if we dig deep enough, beyond politics and narratives, we find the same hopes: to raise our children in safety, to live with dignity, and to build a better future. That shared humanity is not a weakness—it is the strongest foundation on which a lasting peace can be built.

Double and triple standards have become one of the most dangerous features of this conflict. Imagine, for a moment, reversing the roles. If a group of armed Palestinian youths entered an Israeli settlement, how would the incident be described? How would the response unfold? What words would dominate the headlines? Now compare that to how similar incidents are often portrayed when armed Israeli settlers enter Palestinian villages. The issue is not only violence itself—it is the unequal moral and legal standards used to judge it. The same act is too often labelled differently depending on who commits it and who the victims are. One side is immediately described as "terrorists"; the other is frequently framed as acting in self-defence, even when they initiated the confrontation. No society can build justice or security on double and triple standards. The rule of law must apply equally to everyone. Civilian lives have equal value. Accountability cannot depend on nationality, ethnicity, or political identity. If we truly seek peace, we must begin with one universal principle: the same standards, the same laws, and the same humanity for every person.

Once again, armed and masked settlers entered Palestinian villages in the northern West Bank. The Palestinian residents of these villages did not leave their homes looking for confrontation. The confrontation came to them. The same was true in Tal. No Palestinian group organized an armed incursion into an Israeli community. No Palestinian force entered another town carrying weapons. Instead, armed settler groups entered Palestinian villages, including areas under Palestinian Authority administration, creating conditions that quickly escalated into violence. For me, the central question is not only who initiated these confrontations. It is also why parts of the Israeli media continue to describe Palestinians defending their own villages as "terrorists," while giving far less attention to the armed groups that entered those villages in the first place. I am equally troubled by reports that dozens of Palestinians were arrested following these incidents, while it remains unclear whether those who initiated the incursions into the villages will be held equally accountable. If we are serious about preventing further bloodshed, the law must apply equally to everyone. Violence against civilians—whoever commits it—must be investigated and prosecuted. Selective enforcement only fuels another cycle of fear, anger, and escalation.

What happened yesterday in the village of Tell should serve as a wake-up call for both Palestinians and Israelis. It demonstrates the success of those who are working relentlessly to ignite the West Bank and drag it into a cycle of widespread violence, with the clear backing of influential Israeli ministers. Over the past four years, Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have overseen policies that armed extremist settler groups, strengthened their capabilities, and created a system of political and institutional protection for them. According to numerous reports and testimonies, this protection has extended to elements within Israeli army reserve units. At the same time, there has been a dangerous failure by law enforcement authorities—particularly the police and Border Police—and a troubling absence of effective action by Israel's security establishment, including the Shin Bet, to confront this growing threat. The bloodshed that took place yesterday in Tell is not the responsibility of those who carried out the attack alone. Responsibility also lies with this extremist and dysfunctional system that enabled violent extremism to grow, shielded those responsible, and failed to uphold the rule of law. Unless these policies are brought to an end, both Palestinians and Israelis will pay the price. No one will be spared the consequences of allowing violence and extremism to continue unchecked.