May 11 Watch 5:13 Civilians, including children, losing lives amid Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem By John Yang, Layla Quran Dozens of rockets launched from Gaza streaked over Israel, with heavy Israeli airstrikes in return, as violence spiraled between Israelis and Palestinians. In a speech Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said militants in Gaza "will pay a heavy price." Since… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: 13 dead after roadside bombings follow girls school attack in Afghanistan By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, Roadside bombings have killed at least 13 people in Afghanistan after Saturday's bombing at a girls school in Kabul. In about 24 hours, over 2,100 migrants have reached the shores of Lampedusa, a small Italian… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 4:25 Palestinians face renewed violence in Jerusalem for protesting evictions By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran For more than a week, Palestinians have protested throughout Jerusalem over attempts to evict Palestinian families from their homes. Tensions exploded in Jerusalem, and in Gaza, as Hamas militants on Monday fired rockets into Israel, and toward Jerusalem. In response,… Continue watching
May 10 Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press It highlights an array of discriminatory policies that rights groups say are aimed at pushing Palestinians out of Jerusalem to preserve its Jewish majority. Continue reading
May 08 Israeli police beef up presence in Jerusalem, fearing unrest By Josef Federman, Fares Akram, Associated Press Israel has been dealing with the heaviest unrest in Jerusalem in several years, with near-nightly clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters throughout the current Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: CDC says U.K. variant now the most common strain in the U.S In our news wrap Wednesday, the CDC says a highly contagious virus variant first found in Britain has now become the most common strain in the U.S., the Biden administration announced it’s resuming aid to Palestinians, at least 144 people… Continue watching
Jan 26 The United States is restoring relations with Palestinians By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The U.S. is restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the Trump administration's cutoff. Continue reading
Jan 17 Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push By Josef Federman, Associated Press Peace Now said that over 90% of the homes lay deep inside the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as the heartland of a future independent state, and over 200 homes were located in unauthorized outposts that the government had… Continue reading
Jan 11 Israel announces new settler homes in West Bank, risking Biden's anger By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israel has advanced plans to build 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move that could strain ties with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 3:37 Remembering Saeb Erekat, pivotal Palestinian diplomat By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat died Tuesday at age 65 after a month-long battle with the coronavirus. Erekat had led several rounds of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks over more than two decades, embodying Palestinian diplomacy -- and his people’s hopes for… Continue watching