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1999
DECEMBER
December 16, 1999
Israel-Syria
Peace Talks Wrap Up
Joel Singer, former negotiator in the Israeli peace
agreements with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinians and Syria, and Hisham
Melhem, Washington correspondent for the Lebanese daily newspaper As-Safir,
discuss the developments in the peace talks between Israel and Syria.
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December 15, 1999
Israel-Syria
Peace Talks
Joel Singer, former negotiator in the Israeli peace agreements
with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinians and Syria; and Hisham Melhem,
Washington correspondent for the Lebanese Daily newspaper As-Safir, discuss
the current peace talks between Israel and Syria.
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December 9, 1999
Path
to Peace
Yitshak Ben-horin, Washington bureau chief for the Israeli newspaper
Ma'ariv, and Rashid Khalidi, director of the Center for International Studies
at the University of Chicago, discuss the Israeli and Syrian decision to begin
peace talks.
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NOVEMBER
November 23, 1999
Oil
Prices on the Rise
Lawrence Goldstein, president of the Petroleum Industry
Research Foundation, and Geoffrey Kemp, director of regional strategic programs
at the Nixon Center, provide analysis of why gas prices are rising and what
Iraq's latest move could mean to the United States.
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SEPTEMBER
September 2, 1999
Trying
for a Deal
Hasan Rahman, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization,
and Lenny Ben-David, chargé de affairs at the Israeli Embassy, discuss why there
was no new deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
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AUGUST
August 25, 1999
Building
Tensions
Following an ITN report on the continued clean-up efforts in Turkey,
experts discuss the lessons learned from last week's earthquake. |
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August 24, 1999
Ambassador
Parris
The U.S. Ambassador to Turkey discusses mounting health risks and
the continued need for foreign aid. |
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August 23, 1999
Fighting
Disease
Turkey braces for serious health problems amongst earthquake survivors. |
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August 20, 1999
Searching
for Miracles
Aftershocks rock northwestern Turkey as relief efforts race
against the clock.
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August 19, 1999
Turkey:
Rescue Efforts Continue
ITN reports on the continued search for survivors
in Turkey after Monday's devastating earthquake. |
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August 18, 1999
Despair
in Turkey
Margaret Warner leads a discussion on the rescue efforts after
Tuesday's massive earthquake in western Turkey.
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August 17, 1999
A
Continuing Fight
After a background report, two experts discuss the reasons
behind the continued U.S. bombing raids over Iraq.
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August 17, 1999
Earthquake
in Turkey
ITN reports on the rescue efforts underway in Turkey after a tragic
earthquake struck during the night.
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JULY
July 19, 1999
The
Search for Peace
Experts discuss the prospects for peace under the new Israeli
prime minister, Ehud Barak.
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July 14, 1999
Tortured
Souls
Correspondent Charles Krause talks with Helen Bamber, a woman who
has devoted her life to combating torture around the world.
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July 13, 1999
Protests
in Iran
Student protesters clashed with government hardliners in Iran's
most violent demonstrations in nearly two decades. Three experts discuss the
students' motives and the government's reaction.
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JUNE
June 29, 1999
Death
Sentence
Two experts discuss discuss the death sentence verdict in Turkey's
trial of Abdullah Ocalan.
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June 21, 1999
Security
risks?
Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET, Los Angeles provides an update
report on six men accused of being Iraqi spies in the United States.
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MAY
May 18, 1999
Assessing
the Vote
After a background report, Middle East experts discuss Monday's
Israeli election results.
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May 17, 1999
Electing
Change
Analysis of what Mr. Barak's victory means for Israel and the peace
process.
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May 14, 1999
Israel
Votes
An Online NewsHour special package on the Israeli election.
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FEBRUARY
February 17, 1999
The
Kurdish Question
Three experts discuss the controversy surrounding the capture
of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan by Turkish intelligence.
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February 16, 1999
The
Standoff Continues
With repeated confrontations in the "no-fly" zones, the
crisis with Iraq continues.
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February 8, 1999
His
Father's Son
Jordan's new leader, King Abdullah, has vowed to continue the
policies of his father.
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February 5, 1999
King
Hussein
Margaret Warner leads a discussion about King Hussein of Jordan
and his 46-year reign.
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JANUARY
January 11, 1999
Thomas
Pickering
The Undersecretary of State discusses recent press reports that
the United States used the U.N. weapons inspection program to spy on Iraq. |
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