Feb 08 Palestinian Rival Groups Agree to Unity Government By Admin, PBS News Hour The two main rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, signed an agreement to share government power in Saudi-brokered talks Thursday, a move aimed at ending growing violence between the two factions. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Feuding Palestinian Factions Sign Government Deal Even after the two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, came to an agreement on a unity government, fighting between the two groups has continued in Gaza. Independent Television News reports on the efforts to end clashes and enforce a… Continue watching
Feb 06 Palestinian Leaders Meet in Mecca for Unity Talks By PBS News Hour King Abdullah VI of Saudi Arabia urged a reconciliation between Palestinian rival factions Fatah and Hamas in a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Mecca on Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 18 Abbas Calls for Early Elections After Hamas-Fatah Violence By Admin, PBS News Hour In the days after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for early parliamentary elections on Saturday, deadly fighting between rival Hamas and Fatah factions continued throughout the Gaza region. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Attack on Hamas Politician Sparks Fighting in Gaza Clashes erupted Friday between rival Palestinian factions after Hamas accused Fatah of trying to assassinate Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government. Two experts on the Middle East analyze Palestinian tensions. Continue watching
Nov 30 Rice Urges Expansion of Fragile Israeli-Palestinian Cease-fire By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in the Middle East on a mission to revive peace talks, urged Israelis and Palestinians to extend a tentative cease-fire implemented this week. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch Former President Jimmy Carter Examines Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jimmy Carter discusses his latest book, "Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid" about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Experts Discuss Increased Violence, Future of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with President Bush Monday and reiterated that he is open to negotiations with the Palestinian government if it recognizes Israel and renounces violence. Experts discuss the conflict and its future. Continue watching
Nov 01 Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Six in Gaza Strip By Admin, PBS News Hour Israeli troops killed six Palestinian militants in Gaza Wednesday in what the army and witnesses called the largest military offensive since Israel re-entered the territory in June. Continue reading
Oct 03 Internal Palestinian Fighting Threatens to Derail Government By Admin, PBS News Hour A new wave of internal fighting among Palestinian factions over the last two days has left at least a dozen people dead and threatened to unravel the Palestinian Authority. Continue reading