Jul 01 Israel strikes Gaza after teenagers' bodies found By Sam Lane The Israeli military bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a day after officials found the bodies of three missing Jewish teens in the West Bank. Continue reading
Apr 25 Obama voices pessimism on future of Israel, Palestinian talks By Julie Pace, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- Voicing pessimism about a prompt restart to Mideast peace talks, President Barack Obama said Friday that neither Israelis nor Palestinians have shown the political will to make tough decisions to advance negotiations. Obama described a reconciliation… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Is the Mideast peace process dead? By PBS News Hour The nine-month Mideast peace effort suffered its latest blow when Israel announced its negotiators are walking away from the table after a reconciliation deal between rival Palestinian groups. Gwen Ifill talks to Hussein Ibish of the American Task Force for… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Israel announces its negotiators are walking away from Mideast peace process By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Netanyahu says Palestine peace talks take big step backward By Charles D. Wilson, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a decision by Palestinian authorities to create a coalition government with Hamas is a big step backward for peace. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch News Wrap: Rival Palestinian groups reach new reconciliation deal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have reached a deal to form an interim unity government in five weeks, and hold national elections six months later. The American and Israeli governments criticized the move. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 23 Six takes on the Palestinian unity deal By Larisa Epatko Rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah agreed Wednesday to create a unity government within five weeks, which could help Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas politically at home but could throw up yet another roadblock in the Mideast… Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch Palestinians Seek United Nations Status Upgrade Despite U.S. Qualms The Palestinian Authority -- with support from its militant Islamist rival, Hamas -- will ask for a status upgrade at the United Nations, stopping short of full recognition. Margaret Warner reports on the international reaction and U.S. fears that this… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch News Wrap: Israeli Troops Fire at Palestinians Surging Gaza Border Fence A group of Palestinians who surged toward a Gaza border fence were met by Israeli troops who opened fire. The incident left one Palestinian man dead and 19 other wounded. A top Hamas official says the shooting will not affect… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Cease-fire Holds for Israel and Gaza, But Both Prepared to Act if Provoked Both Hamas and Israel claimed the cease-fire agreement as a victory, despite the uncertainty of lasting peace. And both sides signaled they would respond in-kind to the first sign of provocation. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports that Hamas… Continue watching