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
Jul 12 Watch Israeli Forces Cross into Lebanon After Hezbollah Fight Israeli troops moved into Southern Lebanon Wednesday in response to the abduction of two Israeli soldiers during a border raid by the militant group Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the soldiers' kidnapping an "act of war."… Continue watching
Jun 29 Israel Arrests Dozens of Hamas Government Officials By PBS News Hour Israeli forces arrested 64 leaders of the Hamas-led Palestinian government and 23 members of other factions Thursday, days after Palestinians abducted an Israeli soldier and Israelis launched a retaliatory attack on Gaza. Continue reading