May 15 3 things to watch for when Trump visits the Middle East By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump departs Friday for the Middle East in his first overseas trip as president. He visits Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican -- the bases of three major world religions -- aiming to unify the region against extremism… Continue reading
May 14 Tillerson: Trump weighs embassy move impact on Mideast peace By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Donald Trump is assessing whether moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would help or hurt prospects for clinching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 8:30 Will Trump’s affinity for Israel translate into new policy? By PBS News Hour President Trump talked during his campaign of moving the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, seeming to favor Israel in his policy stances. But more recent comments suggest the administration could be more in line with long-standing… Continue watching
Dec 16 Trump taps Israel envoy, vows moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem By Julie Pace, Associated Press Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, who supports Israeli settlements and other changes to U.S. policies in the region. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Violence in Israel leaves American dead By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American tourist was killed and a dozen Israelis were wounded in a wave of attacks by Palestinian militants in the cities of Jaffa and Jerusalem. Also, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has test-fired a series of… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Israel and Jordan strike deal on Jerusalem holy site, Kerry says By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel and Jordan have agreed on steps to curb a recent wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis and announced there will be constant video monitoring around a sacred site in Jerusalem's Old… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 3:35 Israel responds to deadly wave of knife attacks with new police powers By PBS News Hour Israeli officials announced new steps to curb a rash of deadly stabbings on its citizens, including enforcing roadblocks in Arab East Jerusalem. Eight Israelis have died in Palestinian stabbings and police have shot and killed 40 Palestinians in clashes. NewsHour… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 3:36 Israeli-Palestinian tensions soar after Gaza rocket lands in Israel By PBS News Hour Violence continued to escalate between Palestinian militants and the Israeli military after a rocket was allegedly fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel over the weekend. Josef Federman of The Associated Press joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Jerusalem,… Continue watching
Aug 02 Israeli teen stabbed at Gay Pride parade dies By Daniel Costa-Roberts An Israeli teen who was stabbed by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man at this week's gay pride parade in Jerusalem died of her wounds Sunday… Continue reading
Apr 04 Pilgrims retracing Jesus’ last steps may be going the wrong way By News Desk Thousands of people flocked to the walled Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday, as part of the annual tradition to walk the Via Dolorosa, the path where it is said Jesus Christ was tried and convicted and later crucified… Continue reading