Aug 12 How clashes at Jerusalem holy site undermine a fragile truce By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 9:29 Why Trump thinks this is the moment to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict U.S. presidents have long tried, and failed, to resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In June, President Trump’s team unveiled the first part of its peace plan, an economic proposal. The plan’s all-important political component is yet to come. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 12:58 How Palestinians in the West Bank are reacting to Trump’s peace plan By Jane Ferguson The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured for over half a century, through violent eruptions and pushes for peace. A weak Palestinian government is grappling with economic crisis as Israel retains control of the West Bank. But Palestinians are not optimistic the… Continue watching
Jun 24 U.S. pushes Palestinian economic plan despite doubts, hostility By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The U.S. is hosting a two-day workshop this week in the tiny Gulf kingdom of Bahrain under the shadow of rising tensions with Iran that could ignite regional conflict. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 6:09 How this Palestinian music festival is breaking down cultural barriers By John Yang Typically, the Palestinian West Bank is referenced in the context of Middle East peace talks. But for the past three years, the organizers of the three-day Palestine Music Expo, or PMX, have sought to encourage people to open their minds,… Continue watching
May 19 U.S. to roll out economic part of Mideast peace plan By Associated Press The U.S. will roll out the first phase of its Middle East peace plan next month at a conference in Bahrain on the economic benefits that could flow from an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue reading
May 06 Calm takes hold amid Hamas-Israel cease-fire By Aron Heller, Fares Akram, Associated Press The cease-fire aims to end the deadliest fighting between the two sides since a 2014 war. Continue reading
Dec 15 Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital By Associated Press Australia has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move its embassy until there's a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced. Continue reading
Nov 13 Israel and Hamas accept cease-fire, but deeper issues remain By Fares Akram, Josef Federman, Associated Press The sudden announcement brought relief to a region that had been paralyzed by hundreds of Palestinian rocket attacks in southern Israel and scores of Israeli airstrikes on targets in the Gaza Strip. But it did not address the deeper issues… Continue reading
Jul 29 After prison release, Palestinian teen considers law study By Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who became an international symbol of resistance to Israeli occupation after slapping two soldiers, walked out of an Israeli prison Sunday and told throngs of journalists and well-wishers that she now wants to study law to… Continue reading