Jan 10 Watch President Says Mideast Peace Accord Possible Within a Year On the third day of his trip to the Middle East, President Bush predicted that there will be a peace treaty between Israeli and Palestinian leaders before he leaves office -- while acknowledging that such an agreement will require "painful… Continue watching
Jan 08 President Heads to Mideast to Help Restart Talks By PBS News Hour Six weeks after Israeli and Palestinian leaders relaunched peace talks in Annapolis, Md., President Bush is scheduled to arrive in Israel Wednesday for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Continue reading
Dec 14 $7.4B Pledged to Palestinians at Paris Meeting By PBS News Hour International donors pledged Monday to support the embattled Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas, pledging billions in aid over three years -- a sum that topped the Palestinians' own expectations. Continue reading
Dec 12 Peace Talks Resume Amid Violence in Gaza Strip By PBS News Hour The first Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in seven years got off to a shaky start Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas restarted the effort at a peace conference two weeks ago in Annapolis, Md. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch Biographers Examine Rice’s Role in New Mideast Talks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was a key negotiator in Tuesday's Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md. Three biographers discuss her role in U.S.-Middle East relations and her tenure as the nation's top diplomat. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch Palestinian Negotiator Details ‘Critical’ Moment for Mideast President Bush pledged full support Wednesday for a new Israeli-Palestinian peace effort on the heels of a U.S.-backed Mideast peace conference. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat discusses the agreement and the prospects for further negotiations over the creation of a… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Israeli PM: Tough Choices Ahead in Mideast Peace Process Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to restart peace talks at a Maryland summit Tuesday, promising further negotiations toward a peace treaty and the development of a Palestinian state. Gwen Ifill talks to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about the U.S.-backed… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch U.S.-Backed Mideast Summit Opens with Mixed Expectations Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, along with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Syria and other countries, plan to discuss prospects for a Palestinian state and other Mideast issues at a peace summit Tuesday in Annapolis, Md. Continue watching
Nov 12 Gunfire Shatters Rally in Gaza Strip, Killing at Least 6 By Admin, PBS News Hour At least six people were killed and 80 wounded Monday, when gunfire erupted at a Fatah memorial rally for Yasser Arafat in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Sep 21 Rice Visits Mideast as Precursor to Peace Summit By Admin, PBS News Hour Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited for two days with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ahead of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference tentatively scheduled for November. Continue reading