Apr 24 Bethlehem Standoff Drags on Despite Talks An Israeli sniper shot and wounded a Palestinian inside the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on Wednesday morning, just hours before renewed negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians began. Continue reading
Apr 23 Bethlehem Talks End Without Agreement The first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators aimed and ending a standoff at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity adjourned Tuesday without agreement. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Christian Perspectives on the Middle East Crisis Ray Suarez gets two Christian perspectives on the Middle East crisis. First, Right Reverend Riah Abu El-Assal, the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, outlines the pro-Palestinian point of view. Then, Suarez discusses the pro-Israeli side with Dr. Albert Mohler, president of… Continue watching
Apr 22 Battles Flare As Partial Israeli Withdrawal Continues Five Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed Monday in the West Bank and Gaza, a day after Israel completed its withdrawal from most of the Palestinian-controlled territories it entered in the past three weeks. Continue reading
Apr 18 Israeli Forces Pull Out of Jenin, Arrest Hamas Member Israeli tanks pulled out the Jenin refugee camp Thursday, allowing Palestinians their first access to hospitals and an opportunity to bury those killed in some of the fiercest fighting of Israel's three-week West Bank incursion. Continue reading
Apr 17 Powell Trip Ends Without Truce Despite six days of diplomacy, Secretary of State Colin Powell left the Middle East Wednesday without an agreement on how to end 18 months of bloodshed, however the Bush administration did commit to continue working towards peace in the region. Continue reading
Apr 17 Colin Powell Press Conference Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke with reporters before leaving Israel on Wednesday. The following is a transcript of that press conference. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Assessing Powell’s Mission Three experts assess Secretary Powell's mission, and the Bush Administration's efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. Continue watching
Apr 16 Powell Struggling to Make Progress in Mideast Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed guarded optimism that Israelis and Palestinians might be able to agree on a troop withdrawal and a cessation of violence before he leaves the region on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Aftermath Independent Television News reports from Nablus and Jenin. Then, Elizabeth Farnsworth discusses the aftermath of the Israeli incursion into the West Bank with Jessica Barry of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Continue watching