Mar 03 Watch Israeli Attacks, Gaza Rocket Fire Strain Peace Efforts After one of the bloodiest weekend in nearly a year, the Israel military left Gaza today after issuing a series of attacks in an effort to curb militant rocket fire. Analysts examine how the fighting may impact peace efforts in… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Hezbollah Mourns Slain Leader, Threatens to Attack Israel The leader of Hezbollah threatened Thursday an attack on Israel, blaming it for Tuesday's car bombing that left one of the group's top commanders, Imad Mughniyeh, dead. Two Middle East experts assess the repercussions of the feared terrorist's death. Continue watching
Feb 13 Top Hezbollah Keader Killed in Syrian Bombing By Admin, PBS News Hour Imad Mughniyeh, a senior leader of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and one of the world's most wanted terrorists, was killed Tuesday night in a car bombing in Syria, according to media reports. Continue reading
Jan 30 Report Finds 'Failures' in Israeli Leadership During Lebanon War By Admin, PBS News Hour A final report on Israel's 2006 Lebanon war issued Wednesday that had threatened to derail Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government found "failures and shortcomings" by Israel's political and military leadership. Continue reading
Jan 24 More Palestinians Stream Across Gaza Border By PBS News Hour Huge crowds of Palestinians continued to stream into Egypt across a breached border from Hamas-ruled Gaza for a second day Thursday. Egyptian border guards took measures to control the flow, but they did not try to halt the crossings. Continue reading
Jan 23 Gazans Flood into Egypt After Border Wall Topples By Admin, PBS News Hour Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip to buy fuel, food and other supplies Wednesday after masked gunmen used land mines to blast down sections of a seven-mile fence dividing the border town of Rafah. Continue reading
Jan 21 Israel Agrees to Ease Blockade on Gaza Strip By PBS News Hour Israel agreed Monday to allow some power plant fuel, medicine and food into the Gaza Strip, at least temporarily easing a blockade on the Hamas ruled-territory, which was imposed in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on southern Israel. Continue reading
Jan 17 Israel Steps Up Airstrikes on Militants in Gaza By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel has intensified airstrikes on parts of the Gaza Strip to squelch rocket and mortar attacks fired from Palestinian territory controlled by the militant group Hamas. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Bush Visit, Arms Deal Put Focus on U.S.-Saudi Relations President Bush made his first trip to Saudi Arabia on Monday in a bid to gain support for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, while the White House announced a $20 billion weapons deal with the powerful Saudi kingdom. Experts examine the state… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch President Says Mideast Peace Accord Possible Within a Year On the third day of his trip to the Middle East, President Bush predicted that there will be a peace treaty between Israeli and Palestinian leaders before he leaves office -- while acknowledging that such an agreement will require "painful… Continue watching