Apr 09 Secretary of State Powell Plans Meeting With Arafat U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell confirmed Tuesday that he intends to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat later this week. Continue reading
Apr 09 Israel Leaves Two West Bank Cities; Fighting Continues The Israeli Army withdrew to the perimeter of two West Bank towns Tuesday, while heavy fighting in the Jenin refugee camp left 13 Israeli soldiers and an unknown number of Palestinians dead. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Living in Fear: Suicide Bombings in Israel Special correspondent Martin Himel reports from Jerusalem on how Israelis are living with daily fears of suicide bombings… Continue watching
Apr 08 Israel Announces Partial Withdrawal From West Bank Following mounting pressure from the U.S. and other international leaders to end their incursion into Palestinian controlled areas, Israeli forces announced they would pull out of two West Bank cities late Monday. Continue reading
Apr 08 Fighting Along Lebanese Border; Bethlehem Standoff Continues Heavy fighting occurred Monday in the West Bank city of Nablus and the Jenin refugee camp, where hundreds of Palestinian gunmen continue to battle against Israeli soldiers. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Allies at Odds: Israel and the United States Two columnists discuss the political divide between Israel and the United States. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Update: On the Ground Elizabeth Farnsworth discusses Secretary Powell's diplomatic mission to the Middle East with Todd Purdum of The New York Times, who is traveling with the Secretary. Continue watching
Apr 05 Palestinian Militants Killed, U.S. Envoy Meets With Arafat U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni met with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Friday as Israel continued its military incursion in the West Bank, reportedly killing two leading militants, despite calls from President Bush to withdraw. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Update: On the Ground in Israel Tristana Moore of Independent Television News reports on the day's events in the Middle East. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch At the Scene Elizabeth Farnsworth gets an on-the-scene perspective of the Middle East violence from James Bennet, Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times. Continue watching