Sep 15 Watch Gauging Israeli Reaction to the Syrian Crisis Today Secretary of State Kerry was in Jerusalem offering Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assurances that the United States will insist on full compliance by Bashar Al-Assad's regime. NewsHour Special Correspondent Martin Fletcher reports from Israel on what’s been on… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch News Wrap: Egypt Extends State of Emergency as Pro-Morsi Crackdowns Continue In other news Thursday, Egypt's interim president formally extended a national state of emergency for another two months, allowing for continued crackdown on Islamist pro-Morsi supporters. Also, more documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal the NSA gives surveillance data containing… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Natural Gas May Have Profound Impact on Israel’s Geopolitics Israel's recent discovery of huge offshore natural gas reserves could mean a profound transformation for its economy and the region's political stability. The basin is believed to extend into waters off Syria and Lebanon — a cause for concern, as… Continue watching
Sep 06 Touring the Tamar Gas Platform By Kristin Miller Israel’s recent discovery of huge offshore natural gas reserves could mean a profound transformation for the nation’s economy and for the region's political stability. A small Texas company named Noble Energy took on the challenge of getting the gas to… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Preview Clip: Israel Develops Offshore Natural Gas Reserves Preview clip: Israel develops offshore natural gas reserves… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch News Wrap: Israel, Palestinians Resume Peace Efforts in Jerusalem In other news Wednesday, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met in Jerusalem to resume peace talks -- the first time in five years the two sides have met there. Also, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning took the stand in his sentencing where… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch News Wrap: Israel Moves Ahead With Housing Construction Plan Despite Criticism News Wrap: Israel Moves Ahead With Housing Construction Plan Despite Criticism… Continue watching
Aug 13 Egyptian Foreign Minister on Mideast Peace Talks: ‘Difficult to Be Optimistic’ By Larisa Epatko As Israeli and Palestinian negotiators prepared to re-enter peace talks Wednesday in Jerusalem, Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said he considers the prospects to be "very, very difficult." His comments came in a web-only portion of an interview with PBS… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch News Wrap: Pakistan Government Faces Criticism After Taliban Jailbreak In other news Tuesday, Taliban militants freed more than 250 inmates after storming a prison in Pakistan overnight. Also, Israelis and Palestinians agreed to try to work out a final status peace agreement within nine months after two days of… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Can Israel, Palestinians Find Formula to Make Progress on Peace? Can Israel, Palestinians Find Formula to Make Progress on Peace?… Continue watching