Jul 18 Watch Brzezinski, Kissinger Debate U.S. Role in Mideast Crisis Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security adviser to President Carter, and Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state and national security adviser for presidents Nixon and Ford, discuss the crisis in the Middle East and what America's role should be. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch U.S. Undersecretary of State Calls for Israel-Hezbollah Cease-fire Clashes between Israeli and Hezbollah forces continued Tuesday as several countries worked to evacuate their citizens from the danger zone. The U.S. Undersecretary of State discusses evacuating Americans from the area and strategies for ending the conflict. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Attacks Cost More Israeli, Lebanese Lives in Seventh Day of Fighting Two on-the-ground reports from Israel and Lebanon look at the continuing battle in the Middle East crisis Tuesday. Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Middle East Conflict Dominates G-8 Summit Discussions The Middle East crisis dominated the weekend meeting of the G-8 nations in St. Petersburg while pushing down other important issues. Three foreign affairs newspaper columnists discuss how other countries have been handling the Middle East crisis. Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Israeli, Syrian Ambassadors to the U.S. Speak Out on the Middle East Crisis Israeli Ambassador to the United States Daniel Ayalon and Syrian Ambassador to the United States Imad Moustapha discuss the escalation of violence in the Middle East, the capture of two Israeli soldiers and who should take responsibility for the conflict. Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Israeli Prime Minister Vows to Continue Attacks Until Two Soldiers are Freed Two reports from Beirut and Haifa look at Israel's bombardment of Lebanon and Hezbollah's rocket attacks into Israel in today's sixth day of fighting. Continue watching
Jul 17 Israeli Troops Briefly Enter Lebanon; Foreigners Evacuate Beirut By PBS News Hour Israeli warplanes struck coastal targets in Lebanon and troops briefly entered the country to conduct military operations in the sixth day of fighting Monday aimed at stopping Hezbollah's missile attacks on Israel. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Poltical Analysts Discuss Middle East, G-8 Summit and Plame Lawsuit Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks look at the Middle East conflict, the upcoming G-8 Summit, the Valerie Plame lawsuit against Dick Cheney and the new policy on terror detainees. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Fighting in Lebanon Escalates; Hezbollah Declares ‘Open War’ As Israel continued attacks against Lebanon's infrastructure and militant strongholds, Hezbollah declared "open war," intensifying rocket attacks against Israeli cities in the north. Experts analyze Hezbollah's history and motives in the current conflict. Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Israel-Lebanon Fighting Broadens Middle East Conflict Israeli troops continued attacks on Lebanon, targeting the Beirut airport and a Hezbollah television station. Hezbollah, in turn, fired over 120 rockets into northern Israel. Analysts look at the chances the violence can be de-escalated. Continue watching