Sep 17 Israel’s Top Party Voting on Olmert Replacement By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel's governing party, Kadima, is voting on a new leader Wednesday with polls indicating that the country's foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, will be the likely winner. Continue reading
Jul 31 Olmert’s Resignation Stirs Political Uncertainty in Israel By Admin, PBS News Hour After months of being dogged by corruption scandals and calls for his resignation, Israeli President Ehud Olmert's decision to step down in September has stirred political uncertainty in Israel and plunged the stalled peace talks into confusion. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch Mideast Conflict Looms for Next U.S. President As the presidential hopefuls define their foreign policy agendas for the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue to present a unique set of challenges to the next commander-in-chief. Analysts mull the obstacles to ending the decades-long conflict. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Prisoner Swap Renews Focus on Israeli-Hezbollah Tensions In a deal brokered by the U.N., Hezbollah handed over two coffins containing the remains of Israeli soldiers abducted two years ago, in exchange for the release of five Lebanese prisoners. Analysts discuss the deal, and the debate surrounding it. Continue watching
Jul 16 Hezbollah Returns Israeli Remains in Prisoner Swap By PBS News Hour Coffins containing the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured in 2006 by Hezbollah were turned over to Israel Wednesday as part of a trade for the release of five Lebanese prisoners. Continue reading
Jul 02 Bulldozer Attack Kills 3 on Jerusalem Street By PBS News Hour A Palestinian driving a 20-ton construction vehicle attacked cars, buses and pedestrians on Jerusalem's main Jaffa Road on Wednesday, killing at least three, wounding 45 and causing panic on the busy downtown street. Continue reading
Jun 18 Israel Reaches Out to Lebanon Amid Regional Peace Efforts By Admin, PBS News Hour Following news of a truce with Hamas, peace talks with Syria and prisoner-swap negotiations with Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Israeli government announced Wednesday that it is interested in opening negotiations with Lebanon. Continue reading
Jun 17 Israel and Hamas Agree to Truce in Gaza Strip, Officials Say By PBS News Hour Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip starting Thursday, Egyptian officials reported Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 02 Nuclear Inspectors Head to Syria to Look at Site Bombed by Israel By PBS News Hour International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei announced Monday that an inspection team was heading to Syria June 22 to clear up the lingering mystery about a Syrian military site bombed in an Israeli raid in September. Continue reading
May 28 Israel Defense Minister Demands Olmert Resign By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel's defense minister issued an ultimatum to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Wednesday, demanding that he step down over corruption allegations or face early elections. Continue reading