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
Nov 07 White House Says 2008 Mideast Peace Deal Unlikely By PBS News Hour A peace deal in the long-running Israeli-Palestinian dispute is within reach, but unlikely to be negotiated before the end of the year, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday during a tour of the region… Continue reading
Nov 05 Hamas Reacts to Israeli Incursion With Mortar Fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Hamas militants fired rockets into southern Israel Wednesday, hours after Israeli forces killed six gunmen in fighting that threatened a five-month-old truce that has brought some relief to Gaza residents. Continue reading