The road to peace: Ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and regional wars | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 23, 2026 · 872 words · By GERSHON BASKIN

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Resolution Diplomatic Necessity over Military Action

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What to know about Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Resolution

The war that began on October 7, 2023, may be officially over.

Claims checked 21

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What happened

The war that began on October 7, 2023, may be officially over.

Why it matters

But the conflicts that underlie it have not been addressed.

Common ground

That is why Hamas still controls more than two million Palestinians in Gaza.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Black-and-White Fallacy, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Resolution story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Hezbollah has not been dismantled?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Black-and-White Fallacy 60% confidence

Presenting only two options when more exist.

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Selective Omission 70% confidence

Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.

Why it matters: Recognizing selective omission helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 21 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Hezbollah has not been dismantled.”

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Multiple cross-reference sources cite statements from Israeli officials detailing plans or operations aimed at dismantling Hezbollah's infrastructure and capabilities in Southern Lebanon.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — UNIFIL had been supporting the army in dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure near the border before the latest hostilities
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260330-three-un-pe…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that dismantling Hezbollah is part of the broader campaign against Iran.
https://www.news24.com/world/hezbollah-rejects-surrender-neg…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — It said five divisions and naval forces are currently operating south of the line to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure and prevent attacks against northern Israel.
https://www.rt.com/news/638761-israel-lebanon-deployment-map…

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Claim 2: “Diplomacy must not repeat the mistakes of Oslo – an open-ended process of negotiations without a defined endgame.”

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Claim 3: “The Abraham Accords – with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco – were an important strategic achievement.”

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Multiple sources confirm the existence and nature of the Abraham Accords, detailing the normalization agreements with the UAE and Bahrain.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement, officially Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, is an agreement to normalize diplomatic a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain–Israel_normalization_a…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Arab Emirates (UAE), also known simply as the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, situated at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal semi-constitutional monarchy made up…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Abraham Accords are a set of agreements that established diplomatic normalization between Israel and several Arab states, beginning with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Announced in August a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Accords

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Claim 4: “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be resolved through a two-state framework: two states for two peoples, between the river and the sea.”

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Claim 5: “Hamas remains armed.”

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Multiple web search results indicate that the status of Hamas's armament and military capabilities remains a central point of discussion, suggesting it remains armed and capable of conflict.

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web search NEUTRAL — "The only actors truly willing to dismantle Hamas’s military capabilities are the Israelis, and as long as Hamas remains armed...
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-launches-phase-2-gaza-151…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hamas needs time to recover from the blows it has endured, and Israel is unlikely to defy Trump as he seeks to claim this win and bolster his campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/is…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yet none of those goals can succeed while Hamas remains armed and in control. The non-return of Israel’s last remaining hostage, Ran Gvili, stands as direct proof that Hamas still holds...
https://paxpoint.org/disarming-hamas-is-the-only-path-to-las…

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Claim 6: “Hezbollah’s justification for maintaining arms is deeply tied to the Palestinian issue.”

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Claim 7: “The sequence for peace must be: first, a clear, internationally backed commitment to the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, based on the 1967 lines with agreed modifications; only then can security arrangements, disarmament, reconstruction, normalization fall into place.”

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Claim 8: “The roots of all three conflicts lie in the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the root cause underlying the conflicts involving Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran.

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web search NEUTRAL — Before examining each arena separately, we must recognize a fundamental truth: The roots of all three conflicts lie in the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-893741

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web search NEUTRAL — The Israel-Hamas-Iran conflict is driven by deep historical, religious, and ideological forces. Collective traumas and existential fears on all sides fuel a cycle of violence, making comprise and peac…
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/th…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1965: Palestinian guerrilla movement Fatah carries out its first military operation inside Israel. 1967: Israeli strikes against Egypt and Syria launch the Six-Day War.
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2025/06/29/the-…

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Claim 9: “Increasingly, voices within Gaza – including elements of Hamas leadership – signal readiness to accept a two-state framework if it is real, time-bound, and irreversible.”

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Claim 10: “The United States, under the current administration, is actively engaged across multiple fronts: Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel.”

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Claim 11: “The author's work with IPCRI opened doors across the Arab world, where they were received as a partner.”

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Claim 12: “Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic Republic of Iran cannot be defeated militarily, nor will they surrender.”

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The evidence presents analysis from think tanks and news outlets discussing the difficulty of defeating Hamas and Hezbollah militarily, but it does not contain any definitive statement or consensus confirming that they 'cannot be defeated militarily, nor will they surrender.'

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web search NEUTRAL — What a military defeat of Hamas can buy is time. That is no small matter. Time is a precious commodity without which no political, economic, or civil policies can be implemented.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/can-hama…

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web search NEUTRAL — Military power is far more complex than simply bombing from above, and the world is not rushing towards a lawless order based solely on force. Meanwhile, the military budget is placing an enormous bur…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-israel-cannot-defe…

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web search NEUTRAL — What is Hezbollah’s military role and weapons arsenal? Hezbollah is the dominant military force in Lebanon. Its fighting strength is difficult to assess amid the ongoing conflict with Israel that has …
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-hezbollah

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Claim 13: “The war that began on October 7, 2023, may be officially over.”

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The evidence confirms that a war began on October 7, 2023, and discusses the conflict's ongoing nature, but none of the provided sources make a definitive statement that the war 'may be officially over.' The sources focus on the events and conflicts that have occurred.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — October is the 10th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, October retained its name (from Latin and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The October Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution (in Soviet historiography), October coup, Bolshevik coup, Bolshevik Revolution, and occasionally the November Revolution, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Revolution

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Claim 14: “Hamas signals willingness to enter a phased process – transferring some weapons and allowing the technocratic Palestinian government to take responsibility – but refuses total disarmament without a credible path to ending the occupation and achieving statehood.”

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Claim 15: “More than one million Israelis have visited the UAE since 2020, while only a few thousand Emiratis have visited Israel.”

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Multiple web search results provide figures indicating a high volume of Israeli tourism to the UAE compared to Emirati tourism to Israel since the accords.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates trace their origins to the early days of the Oslo Accords, where Israeli and Emirati diplomats had contact with each other in the 1990s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_Arab_Emirates_re…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement, officially the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_Arab_Emirates_no…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Un…

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Claim 16: “The US- and Israel-backed framework demands full Hamas disarmament as a precondition for political progress.”

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Claim 17: “There are still nearly three years left in the current US presidential term of Donald Trump.”

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Claim 18: “There is minimal tourism, limited trade, and almost no people-to-people engagement between Israelis and Egyptians.”

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No evidence was gathered from any source (web search, cross-reference, or Wikipedia) regarding the level of tourism, trade, or people-to-people engagement between Israelis and Egyptians.

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Claim 19: “The author co-founded a joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy think and do-tank during the First Intifada.”

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Claim 20: “Hamas still controls more than two million Palestinians in Gaza.”

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The evidence confirms Hamas's role in the Gaza conflict and its nature as an armed group, but none of the provided sources quantify the number of Palestinians controlled by Hamas, nor do they confirm the figure of 'more than two million.'

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web search NEUTRAL — Hamas and Israel have engaged in the protracted Gaza–Israel conflict, as part of the broader Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Hamas has attacked Israeli civilians, including through suicide bombings as w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 7, 2023 · Hamas is an armed Palestinian group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyv7w3gdy2o

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 15, 2026 · Hamas, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palest…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hamas

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Claim 21: “Iran remains the principal adversary of both Israel and the United States.”

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Multiple sources discuss the long-standing geopolitical confrontation between Iran and Israel, and Iran's role in regional tensions involving the US.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran–United States war may refer to: Twelve-Day War, a 2025 armed conflict between Iran and Israel that the US joined after nine days 2025 United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, a military o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and government sites and assassinating several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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