Sep 14 Watch U.N. Faces Showdown Over Vote on Palestinian Statehood Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will go to the United Nations next week and ask the world body to recognize a Palestinian state. Jeffrey Brown reports on the move that is opposed by Israel and the Obama administration. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Israeli Settlements Key Issue in Latest Mideast Peace Talks The second round of the latest Middle East peace talks took place this week in Egypt and Jerusalem between Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas with Israeli settlements remaining a big diplomatic hurdle. Jeffrey Brown gets an… Continue watching
Sep 02 Obstacles Appear on Road to Progress in Mideast Talks The first direct peace talks in 20 months between Israelis and Palestinians began Thursday, but two major hurdles have arisen already, casting doubt on prospects for success. And other challenges loom on the horizon, analysts tell the NewsHour. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch News Wrap: Biden Declares Palestinian Statehood a U.S. Priority In other news Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden met with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank as the international community pressures Israel to stop expanding settlements in east Jerusalem. Also, there are reports that much of the U.N.'s food aid… Continue watching
Sep 22 Obama Urges Abbas, Netanyahu to Advance Talks By Dave Gustafson Undertaking a foreign policy challenge that that has vexed world leaders for years, President Barack Obama pressed Israeli and Palestinians leaders Tuesday to do more to reach an elusive Mideast peace deal. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch U.N. Finds Evidence of War Crimes in Gaza Fighting A U.N. report has concluded that both the Israeli military and armed Palestinian groups committed actions amounting to war crimes during December's three-week war in Gaza. Gwen Ifill speaks with an author of the report and the Israeli ambassador to… Continue watching
Aug 18 Obama ‘Encouraged’ on Pace of Peace Efforts By Tom LeGro President Obama said Tuesday after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that he is encouraged by progress in U.S. efforts to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table. Continue reading
May 28 Watch Questions of Legitimacy Loom Over Abbas In Meeting with Obama President Obama met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday to discuss divisions among the Palestinian people and the ongoing controversy over Israeli settlements on the West Bank. Two Mideast analysts mull the outcome of the meeting. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Settlement Issue Looms Over Obama, Abbas Meeting Margaret Warner reports on reactions to the meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and President Barack Obama Thursday. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch U.S. Intensifies Push for Cease-fire in Gaza President-elect Barack Obama has said that the Middle East will be a top foreign policy priority, but the task of negotiating a cease-fire to the current burst of Gaza fighting still falls to the Bush administration. Analysts examine the U.S. Continue watching