May 26 Watch Pope Francis performs ‘balancing act’ of agendas on Middle East visit By PBS News Hour Juggling the political and religious rivalries between Israel and the Palestinians during his trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis called on Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres to join him at the Vatican for prayer and reflection. Jeffrey Brown gets… Continue watching
May 26 Watch Pope Francis invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders for prayer at the Vatican By PBS News Hour In charged acts of political symbolism, Pope Francis stopped at some of the holiest sites for Jews and Muslims during a trip to the Middle East. Pope Francis called for renewed peace talks, and became the first pontiff to refer… Continue watching
May 26 Pope completes spiritual pilgrimage in Holy Land calling for unity and peace By Ellen Rolfes While the pope's spokesman said that Francis had "no political agenda or proposals to make" during his trip to Israel, Francis' presence in the Holy Land, in Palestinian territory and Jerusalem, was filled with political implications. Continue reading
May 24 Watch Pope Francis stresses commonalities in trip to Middle East By PBS News Hour Pope Francis met with King Abdullah in Jordan Saturday on the first day of a three-day tour of the Middle East, stressing the relationships between Christianity, Judaism and Islam. This is only the fourth visit of a pope to the… Continue watching
Apr 27 Abbas calls Holocaust ‘most heinous crime’ on Israel’s remembrance day By Kayla Ruble Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday the Nazi Holocaust was “the most heinous crime to have occurred against humanity in the modern era."… 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 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