Jun 25 Mideast Leaders React to Bush Peace Plan President Bush's Middle East peace proposal generated a strong response in the region, with Israeli leaders hailing the president's call to replace President Yasser Arafat and Mr. Bush's support for an eventual Palestinian state. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Reaction to the U.S. Middle East Plan Arabs and Israelis react to President Bush's proposal, calling for a Palestinian state under new leadership. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Background: Push for Peace in the Middle East A report from Independent Television News on reaction in the Middle East to President Bush's new peace plan. Continue watching
Jun 24 Supreme Court Rules Only Juries Can Impose Death Sentences By Admin The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries, not judges, must decide whether a defendant receives the death penalty, overturning the death sentence laws in five states and affecting more than 160 prisoners on death row. Continue reading
Jun 24 President Bush Calls for Provisional Palestinian State President Bush on Monday detailed his plan for Mideast peace, calling for the creation of a provisional Palestinian state, but only if Palestinians select a new leadership to guide it. Continue reading
Jun 24 Israeli Strike Kills Six, Forces Surround Arafat Compound Israel stepped up its incursion into Palestinian-controlled territory Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced his country's military is "preparing massive activity" against the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch U.S. Mideast Peace Plan President Bush calls for a Palestinian state under new leadership and an Israeli withdrawal from occupied terrirtories. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch President Bush’s Speech: Middle East Initiative President Bush outlined his Middle East initiative Monday, in which he called for "new and different Palestinian leadership" to head a provisional Palestinian state. The following is the full transcript of his speech. Continue watching
Jun 21 Israel Continues Reoccupation Amid Continued Violence Israeli tanks killed three Palestinians and wounded dozens Friday when they opened fire on a market in the West Bank city of Jenin. Continue reading
Jun 20 At Least Five Killed in Attack on Israeli Settlement As Israeli troops reoccupied Palestinian-held areas in the West Bank Thursday, a Palestinian attack on a Jewish settlement in the region left at least five dead. Continue reading