Jul 22 Egypt calls for Israeli, Palestinian cease-fire By Associated Press The U.S. and Egypt sought Tuesday to find an end to two weeks of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, and officials raised the possibility of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities as a necessary step to avoid… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Kerry travels to Cairo to help mediate Mideast conflict By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Secretary of State John Kerry’s game plan as he arrives in Cairo to work on cease-fire prospects between Israel and Hamas. Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Divisions between Egypt and Hamas complicate prospects for Mideast cease-fire By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Why Hamas rejected an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire By PBS News Hour Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israel Tuesday, refusing Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to writer Mark Perry about what it will take for Hamas to accept a ceasefire, the group’s growing popularity… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Israel shoots down Hamas drone amid continued violence By PBS News Hour Hamas launched a drone aircraft over Israel’s southern coastline today, claiming that the launch demonstrates the group’s growing power. Meanwhile, three Israeli Jews, including two minors, confessed to abducting and burning a Palestinian boy alive — an apparent revenge for… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Israel masses troops at border but signs of Mideast diplomacy emerge By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Crackdown on Al Jazeera journalists helps government control Egypt's narrative By Ariel Min The controversial convictions of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt are among the most high-profile cases in a general crackdown on dissent. Jeffrey Brown talks to Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Michael Hanna of the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Egypt's conviction of Al Jazeera journalists sparks international outcry By PBS News Hour The Egyptian court where Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed were convicted on terrorism charges broke into pandemonium when their jail sentences were announced. Jeffrey Brown reports the trial was widely dismissed by Western officials… Continue watching
Jun 23 Margaret Warner recalls how Mohamed Fahmy helped NewsHour crew escape an attack By Margaret Myers In 2011, PBS NewsHour chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner and a television crew narrowly escaped the rush of an angry mob outside of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. It was the swift actions of journalist Mohamed Fahmy that safely… Continue reading
Jun 23 Sentencing of Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt 'chilling,' Kerry says By Associated Press BAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that the sentencing of three Al-Jazeera journalists in Cairo to 7-to 10-year prison terms is chilling. He says he is voicing his concern to Egypt’s foreign minister. Continue reading