Politics

President Bush on the Middle East

The full text of President Bush's speech announcing Sec. of State Colin Powell's mission to the Middle East, delivered Thursday in the White House Rose Garden.

Senator Perspectives on President Bush's Speech

Four U.S. senators reflect on President Bush's speech announcing that Sec.of State Colin Powell will visit the Mideast to work out details of an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire.

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Egypt Limits Official Contact With Israel

Egypt will limit its contact with Israel's government, but would not completely close diplomatic channels -- a move that comes as anger grows in the Arab world over Israel's deepening incursions into Palestinian-held territory.

Israeli Tanks Roll Into Nablus; Bethlehem Standoff Continues

Israeli forces Wednesday battled gunmen in the streets of Nablus and in Bethlehem, where scores of Palestinians took refuge in one of Christianity's holiest shrines, the Church of the Nativity.

Mideast Violence Rages; Arafat Rejects Exile Offer

At least 13 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier died today during fighting throughout the Palestinian territories.

Arafat and Sharon: Old Enemies

Jim Lehrer discusses the personal animosity between Yasser Arafat and Ariel Sharon with journalists who have written extensively on the two men.

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Anti-Israel Protests Spread in Middle East, Asia

As Israeli forces continued to press into parts of the West Bank, demonstrators took to the streets throughout the Middle East and other countries to protest Israel's latest effort to crack down on Palestinian militants and suicide bombers.

Israeli Army Moves Into More West Bank Towns

The Israeli Army moved into several more Palestinian-ruled towns Monday as part of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's campaign to uproot Palestinian militants.

Mideast Update

Kwame Holman begins tonight's coverage of the escalating violence in the Middle East. Henry Kissinger and Zbignew Brzezinski on the Mideast Crisis New York Times correspondents Neil MacFarquhar and James Bennet on the Mideast Crisis.

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Suicide Bombers Kill 14, Wound Dozens

Back-to-back suicide bombings killed at least 14 people in the Middle East Sunday, as world leaders respond to Israel's occupation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's presidential compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah.