Dec 23 Official: Israel turned to Trump to head off UN resolution By Josef Federman, Associated Press Under heavy Israeli pressure, Egypt called off a planned vote in the Security Council hours before it was to take place. In the diplomatic activity ahead of the postponement, both Netanyahu and Trump issued nearly identical statements urging the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump taps Israel envoy, vows moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem By Julie Pace, Associated Press Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, who supports Israeli settlements and other changes to U.S. policies in the region. Continue reading
Dec 11 Netanyahu hopes to work with Trump to undo Iran deal By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopefully the two countries can work together to dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Judge rules campaign statements are fair game in Trump University civil suit By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump still faces legal troubles over his now-defunct Trump University. A federal judge in San Diego refused to issue a blanket ban on using campaign statements as evidence in the civil lawsuit, which… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Pakistani city shuts down to mourn massacre victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the city of Quetta virtually was closed down as residents mourned the death of 61 victims of Tuesday’s massacre at a police academy. Both an Islamic State affiliate and a Taliban splinter group have claimed… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: Obama praises Paris climate agreement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama praised the Paris climate agreement, set to take effect next month, as “the best possible shot to save the one planet that we’ve got.” Also, the United Nations Security Council agreed that Antonio… Continue watching
Oct 05 U.S. again lashes out at Israeli settlements in West Bank By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday once again condemned Israel for plans to construct housing on land claimed by the Palestinians, saying a new project announced last week profoundly hurts efforts to forge a two-state solution to the long-running… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 3:49 Delegations from 75 countries pay tribute to Shimon Peres By PBS News Hour The funeral of Shimon Peres, who passed away Wednesday at 93, brought together delegations from 75 countries -- even those with a bitter history of war. After shaking hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eulogized… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 7:44 Remembering Shimon Peres and his hopes for a ‘new’ Middle East By PBS News Hour Israel’s Shimon Peres had a political career that extended for nearly five decades. A protege of Israel's very first prime minister, he went from top defense jobs to prime minister, taking a conciliatory approach toward Palestinians that lead to the… Continue watching
Sep 28 Shimon Peres, one of Israel’s founding fathers, dies at age 93 By Larisa Epatko Israeli statesman and its stalwart defender Shimon Peres, who suffered a stroke two weeks ago, died Wednesday in a Tel Aviv area hospital. He was 93. Continue reading