"Only you, Mr President, can turn things around in the dying Israeli-Palestinian peace process… You are our only – and probably last – hope.”

As the US President arrives in the Middle East for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, former senior Israeli diplomat Alon Liel urges him to rescue the moribund peace process.

“Non-violent grassroots actions by Israelis and Palestinians need support if they are to succeed and grow.”

Julia Bacha, filmmaker and Media Director at Just Vision, blogs about their new short film series telling the stories of Israelis and Palestinians involved in an ongoing non-violent campaign in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem City Council member Hilik Bar writes about why he believes the new plans for East Jerusalem will benefit the Palestinian residents, and why he disagrees with the Elders.

"At that moment, the cashier at the entrance to the Dead Sea was but an advocate for segregation - an apostle for the apartheid system." Sari Freitekh describes the day his darker-skinned Palestinian friend was denied entrance to a Jewish-only beach in the West Bank.

Tali Nir describes the violence and discrimination against Palestinians in East Jerusalem and argues that a new approach is needed to ensure that the rights of all residents are respected.

Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel represent 20 per cent of the country's population, but have long been sidelined from the peace process. In this blog, the Mossawa Center - the Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel - argues that giving them a place at the table would benefit Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.

"Our own 'March of Folly.'" Hagit Ofran argues that every new brick laid in the settlements tells Palestinians that Israel does not want peace.

Gazan rapper Ayman Mghamis explains how learning hip hop has empowered young people to speak out about their life behind the blockade.

Guy Grobler, an Israeli born to Zionist British parents, is planning to return to Israel after seven years abroad. In this blog, he explains why he left Israel - and why he is going back.

Daniel Seidemann and Dan Rothem have devoted their professional lives to advancing the cause of peace in the Middle East. Here, they argue that a two-state solution is an existential imperative for Israel and that a compromise on Jerusalem would be the crowning achievement of Zionism.