Oct 27 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Maya Angelou's personal papers, including letters from Malcolm X and James Baldwin and revisions of the poem she wrote to celebrate President Bill Clinton's inauguration, will be made public by the New York Public… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch In Middle East, Coalition Aims to Ease Tension Over Water Resources As the Israelis and Palestinians grapple with direct negotiations for peace, there's another issue that is dividing them: water. Special Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from the Middle East. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Settlement Moratorium Expires: Will Mideast Peace Talks Last? After Israel opted to allow its settlement-construction moratorium to expire, Gwen Ifill gets two perspectives on what's next for the renewed Middle East peace talks from Ghaith al-Omari, a former adviser to President Abbas, and David Makovsky of the Washington… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch U.N. Summit to Shift Focus to Conflict in Sudan Margaret Warner, reporting from New York, speaks with Ray Suarez about President Obama encouraging the international community to support Middle East peace talks and the special summit being convened to discuss Sudan's looming referendum on whether the South will secede. Continue watching
Sep 23 Obama's U.N. Remarks Cover Economy, Mideast Peace By Larisa Epatko President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday on a wide range of issues, including reinstating Iran's need to demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program and calling for international support of Israeli and Palestinian peace efforts. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch At U.N., Obama Presses Israel to Extend Settlement Moratorium President Obama used his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly to urge other world leaders to support the latest Middle East peace negotiations. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch Blair: Prospects for Mideast Peace Talks Hinge on Current Leaders Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks to Margaret Warner about the resumption of Mideast peace talks in Egypt Tuesday, saying that if current leaders cannot succeed, an agreement may not be possible. Continue watching
Sep 02 Obstacles Appear on Road to Progress in Mideast Talks The first direct peace talks in 20 months between Israelis and Palestinians began Thursday, but two major hurdles have arisen already, casting doubt on prospects for success. And other challenges loom on the horizon, analysts tell the NewsHour. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch Amid U.S.-Israel Meeting, Examining Paths Forward for Peace Process Following talks in Washington between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gwen Ifill speaks with policy experts Robert Danin and Robert Malley about the state of U.S.-Israel relations and the prospects for peace negotiations in the Middle… Continue watching