Doing so would save Israel its defense budget totaling 188 billion shekels ($63 billion)Amos Schocken05:21 AM • June 28 2026 IDTInstead of complaining about the U.S. agreement with Iran; instead of holding onto territory in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria and killing and being killed there every day; instead of a defense budget totaling 188 billion shekels ($63 billion); and instead of complaining about various other countries' attitudes toward Israel, there is one thing we can and must do: make a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority to create a Palestinian state in the territory Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas seeks – the territory Israel captured in 1967, including East Jerusalem and Gaza.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansPalestinian AuthorityTwo-state solutionIsrael-PalestineCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrump-NetanyahuGazaWest BankEntebbe RaidBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastDear Israeli Politicians: Instead of Complaining, Establish a Palestinian StateNeither Victory nor Liberation: We Need a Palestinian and Israeli StateArmed Settlers Take Over Palestinian Home in PA-controlled Area BThe New Israel-Lebanon Deal Contradicts the U.S.-Iran Memorandum. Now What?Northern Israel Mayors Welcome Lebanon Deal, but Doubt Hezbollah DisarmamentRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Israel, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed OfDonald Trump Has Fulfilled My Dream: For Israel to Pay for Its ActionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology