Sep 10 Qurei Accepts Prime Minister Post As Violence Mounts As violence continued to escalate in the Middle East, Palestinian parliament speaker Ahmed Qurei accepted the post of prime minister Wednesday, saying he would form a six-to-eight member emergency Cabinet. Continue reading
Sep 09 Bombers Strike Tel Aviv Bus Stop, Jerusalem Cafe Two suicide bombings that targeted populated spots in Israel on Tuesday killed at least 10 people, according to witnesses and medical workers. Continue reading
Sep 08 Arafat Names Successor to Prime Minister Abbas Yasser Arafat nominated Ahmed Qurei for the position of Palestinian prime minister Sunday, one day after former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas resigned. Continue reading
Sep 06 Palestinian PM Abbas Resigns; Hamas Founder Wounded in Strike By Admin, PBS News Hour Just days after asking the Palestinian Legislative Council for more authority to negotiate with Israel and the U.S., Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas resigned his post Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 04 Palestinian Prime Minister Asks for More Power Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas appeared before the Palestinian Legislative Council Thursday to ask that the government either give him the support necessary to move forward in implementing the U.S.-backed road map, or end his term. Continue reading
Aug 21 Senior Hamas Leader Killed in Strike; Militants End Truce Israeli military forces killed a senior leader in the Hamas political movement Thursday in a missile strike two days after a suicide bombing on a Jerusalem bus left 20 people dead. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Cease-Fire Collapses Israeli and Palestinian advocates discuss the impacts of the Jerusalem bus bombing and subsequent killing of a senior Hamas leader on the struggle for peace in the Middle East. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Background: Cease-Fire Collapses Secretary of State Colin Powell called upon the international community to reinforce the "road map to peace" despite recent violence in the Middle East. Continue watching
Aug 20 Twenty Killed, Scores Hurt in Jerusalem Bus Bombing A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on a packed Jerusalem bus Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch More Violence in the Mideast Analysts examine the state of the peace process in the Middle East after a Palestinian suicide attacker killed himself and at least 19 others Tuesday on a bus in Jerusalem. Continue watching