Sep 17 Expiring Housing Moratorium Looms Over Middle East Peace Process Construction in the Jewish settlement of Modi'In Ilit in the West Bank. Photo by Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images The latest direct peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended this week with no… Continue reading
Sep 14 Blair: Success Possible in Mideast Talks; Military Must Remain Option With Iran By News Desk With direct talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas set to continue, Margaret Warner spoke with former U.K. Prime Minister and current Middle East envoy Tony Blair Tuesday about the meetings' prospects for… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch Blair: Prospects for Mideast Peace Talks Hinge on Current Leaders Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks to Margaret Warner about the resumption of Mideast peace talks in Egypt Tuesday, saying that if current leaders cannot succeed, an agreement may not be possible. Continue watching
Sep 03 Gwen's Take: Middle East Peace Talks Then and Now By Gwen Ifill "A great moment of opportunity," she said. "There's a lot of skepticism out there," he said. "But I think there is ground to be hopeful." She was Madeleine Albright, a Democrat and former secretary of state. He was Stephen Hadley,… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Early Signs of Progress in Middle East Peace Talks? Judy Woodruff speaks with Daniel Levy, director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, and Hisham Melhem, Washington bureau chief of Al-Arabiya, about what progress was made Thursday at the start of renewed Middle East peace… Continue watching
Sep 02 As Peace Talks Resume, What's on the Minds of Middle East Leaders? "Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?" President Obama asked Middle East leaders Wednesday before a White House dinner kicking off renewed peace negotiations. Over the past 24 hours, the Middle East… Continue reading
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
Aug 26 Then and Now: What Replaced the Toppled Saddam Statue? By Larisa Epatko BAGHDAD | The toppling of a statue of Saddam Hussein, marking the fall of Baghdad to U.S.-led coalition forces, did not escape controversy when a U.S. Marine temporarily draped an American flag over the statue's head and an Army report… Continue reading
Jul 06 Obama, Netanyahu Tout Face-to-Face Talks With Palestinians By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both said Tuesday that they expected proximity talks would lead to direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on a secure two-state solution. Continue reading
Jun 09 U.N. Approves New Round of Sanctions Against Iran By Larisa Epatko The U.N. Security Council approved a new round of sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear program on Wednesday, sending an "unmistakable message" that Tehran must fulfill its obligations under the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), President Obama said after the vote. Continue reading