Feb 23 U.S. may move embassy to Jerusalem as early as May 2018 By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Two Trump administration officials say the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will open in May 2018 to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel declaring independence. The officials say Congress is being notified of the impending move on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 18, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 18, students fighting for gun control plan a national march, and President Trump takes to Twitter to respond to the latest on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Also, five months after Hurricane… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 25:47 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 10, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 10, a conflict in the skies over Syria and Israel, and an effort to monitor political ads on Facebook through crowdsourcing. Later, pirates are returning to their old fishing jobs in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 4:22 Israel strikes Syria after downing Iranian drone By PBS News Hour Tensions are high in the Middle East as Iran and Israel exchange fire over Syrian skies. It started Friday night, when Israel shot down an Iranian drone that entered the Israeli airspace from a Syria. Then Syria shot down an… Continue watching
Jan 31 What did Trump say — and not say — about foreign policy in Tuesday’s speech? By Larisa Epatko We asked experts what they learned -- and what they didn't -- from Trump's remarks on global issues during his first State of the Union. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 7:04 The inside story of Israel’s campaign of assassination By PBS News Hour The state of Israel has a history of great violence, visited on it by its enemies and in return by Israel's own intelligence services and military. In "Rise and Kill First," journalist and author Ronen Bergman writes about the nearly… Continue watching
Jan 22 After Pence visit, can the U.S. get Palestinians back to the table? By Larisa Epatko What Pence's trip means for the future of U.S.-Palestinian relations and prospects for peace in the region. Continue reading
Jan 20 Pence says troops should not have to worry about shutdown By Ken Thomas and Tom LoBianco, Associated Press Pence told troops: "We'll get this thing figured out in Washington."… Continue reading
Jan 15 U.S. wants to cut money for Palestinian refugees By Matthew Lee and Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump hasn't made a final decision, but appears more likely to send only $60 million of the planned $125 million first installment to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, unnamed officials told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: UN General Assembly votes to declare U.S. Jerusalem decision ‘null and void’ By Joshua Barajas In a 128-9 vote, the U.N. General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution demanding the U.S. rescind its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. U.S. neighbors Mexico and Canada were among the 35 abstentions. Continue reading