Jan 21 Israeli Election Primer – What You Should Know How Do Israelis Elect Their Leaders? Israelis 18 years and older will vote in elections for the Knesset, the 120-seat unicameral legislative body, on Tuesday. Ballots are cast not for candidates but for political parties, whose members… Continue reading
Jan 21 Who’s Who in Israel’s 2013 Legislative Elections By Larisa Epatko Israel holds parliamentary elections on Jan. 22 after which a coalition government will form. View photos of the campaigns and top contenders. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch How West Bank Construction Hampers Progress for a Two-State Solution How West Bank Construction Hampers Progress for a Two-State Solution… 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
Nov 21 Watch With Cease-fire, Examining Prospects for Lasting Peace in Middle East With Cease-Fire, Examining Prospects for Lasting Peace in Middle East… Continue watching
Nov 21 Cease-fire Called After Israel Bus Bombing, More Gaza Airstrikes By Tom Kennedy U.S. efforts toward a cease-fire to end hostilities between Hamas and Israel are made more pressing by a bus bombing in Tel Aviv that left at least 27 injured, according to the Associated Press. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch To End Violence, Israel and Gaza Leave Negotiation Sticking Points for Later The cease-fire agreement struck between Israel and Hamas after eight days of airstrikes and rocket fire was the first hurdle in opening up talks about larger issues like easing restrictions on the Gaza Strip. Jeffrey Brown talks to NPR's Leila… Continue watching
Nov 15 Violence in Gaza Escalates By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On Thursday three Israels and 15 Palestinians were killed as Hamas missile barrages and Israeli air strikes continue for a second day. These photos catalog the events of the past 48 hours as the violence escalates. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch News Wrap: Israeli Tanks Fire Retaliatory Shells Into Syria for Second Time News Wrap: Israeli Tanks Fire Retaliatory Shells Into Syria for Second Time… Continue watching
Oct 09 What Will Early Elections in Israel Mean? By Larisa Epatko Hoping to capitalize on his general popularity and possibly avoid a budget scuffle, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for elections to be bumped up nearly a year and be held within the next three months. Continue reading