May 15 3 things to watch for when Trump visits the Middle East By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump departs Friday for the Middle East in his first overseas trip as president. He visits Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican -- the bases of three major world religions -- aiming to unify the region against extremism… Continue reading
Feb 15 Column: Distinctly two states in every way possible By Priyali Sur “None of us even our children’s children's children will ever be allowed into Israel. The guard at the border told us that we should try in 100 years.”… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:09 What shrugging off a two-state solution could mean for Mideast peace prospects By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 15 Trump urges Israeli premier to ‘hold off’ on settlements By Vivian Salama and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Israel's prime minister to "hold off" on building Jewish settlements in land the Palestinians claim for their future state. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 8:30 Will Trump’s affinity for Israel translate into new policy? By PBS News Hour President Trump talked during his campaign of moving the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, seeming to favor Israel in his policy stances. But more recent comments suggest the administration could be more in line with long-standing… Continue watching
Feb 02 Israeli leader vows new settlement as outpost is dismantled By Alon Bernstein, Associated Press Israel's prime minister on Thursday vowed to establish the first new West Bank settlement in over two decades "as soon as possible," promising to make up for the court-ordered demolition of an illegal settler outpost. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 8:07 What does Kerry’s speech mean for U.S.-Israel relations? By PBS News Hour With Secretary of State John Kerry’s tough, parting words on Israel and the recent UN Security Council resolution vote, former State Department officials James Jeffrey and Ilan Goldberg join Hari Sreenivasan to examine the state of relations between the two… Continue watching
Dec 28 Israeli prime minister calls Kerry speech a ‘deep disappointment’ By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel's prime minister vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration to contain the fallout from last week's U.N. resolution calling Israeli settlements illegal. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Will Trump’s unconventional interjections translate to policy? By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump has defied tradition by inserting himself into policy matters prior to taking office. William Brangham speaks with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report to discuss Mr. Trump's… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Israel suspends ties with 12 countries that supported UN condemnation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, more fallout from Friday’s U.N. Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlement building. Israel confirmed it has suspended working ties with 12 nations that backed the resolution. Also, President-elect Trump tweeted his own criticism of the… Continue watching