World Dec 27 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Plane carrying 98 crashes shortly after takeoff in Kazakhstan In our news wrap Friday, at least 12 people died after a passenger jet in the central Asian country of Kazakhstan crashed shortly after take-off. The Bek Air plane, with 98 people aboard, smashed into a concrete wall and building.
World Sep 16 Watch 8:30 Israelis prepare for 2nd election as Netanyahu faces corruption charges Israelis head to the polls this week for the second time this year, due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to achieve a critical parliamentary coalition after the April elections. Netanyahu has enjoyed historic popularity, but this vote comes as… By Ryan Chilcote
World Apr 09 Watch 5:21 How Israel’s election represents a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli voters went to the polls Tuesday to choose a prime minister and 120 members of the legislature. With election results too close to call, both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Blue and White coalition opponent, Benny Gantz, are…
Nation May 20 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: CDC says 157 pregnant women in the U.S. have Zika virus In our news wrap Friday, health officials reported that the number of pregnant women in the U.S. infected with Zika virus has tripled to 157, though fewer than a dozen have had miscarriages or babies born with birth defects so… By PBS NewsHour
Jun 15 Watch Analysts Discuss Netanyahu’s Speech Analysts discuss the significance of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's statements accepting a demilitarized Palestinian state. Continue watching
Feb 20 Netanyahu to Form Israel’s Next Government By Admin, PBS NewsHour Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the right-wing Likud party, on Friday accepted a mandate to form Israel's next government after recent parliamentary elections left the country in a political deadlock. Continue reading
Nov 21 Sharon Quits Likud, Calls for New Elections By PBS NewsHour Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threw the Israeli government into chaos Monday by announcing he would leave the hard-line Likud Party he helped form and asking the country's president to dissolve parliament and order new elections. Continue reading
May 13 Likud Party Votes Against Palestinian State Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a setback last night within his own Likud Party when the party defied his wishes and voted in favor of a resolution never to allow the creation of a Palestinian state. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Newsmaker: Moshe Arens Moshe Arens, a top adviser to Israel's newly-elected Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, discusses the escalating conflict with the Palestinians. Continue watching