Jun 30 U.S. officials attend opening at controversial Jerusalem dig By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel opened a newfound Roman-era street at a divisive archaeological site in east Jerusalem, a move that deepened Palestinian animosity toward the White House’s mediation efforts. U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attended along with three other visiting American ambassadors… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 12:58 How Palestinians in the West Bank are reacting to Trump's peace plan By Jane Ferguson The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured for over half a century, through violent eruptions and pushes for peace. A weak Palestinian government is grappling with economic crisis as Israel retains control of the West Bank. But Palestinians are not optimistic the… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:04 What Palestinians want more than Trump's peace plan The White House has unveiled part of its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a $50 billion economic blueprint designed to double Palestinian GDP and create a million jobs. Jared Kushner likened the proposal to the Marshall Plan, which revitalized Western Europe after… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 6:09 How this Palestinian music festival is breaking down cultural barriers By John Yang Typically, the Palestinian West Bank is referenced in the context of Middle East peace talks. But for the past three years, the organizers of the three-day Palestine Music Expo, or PMX, have sought to encourage people to open their minds,… Continue watching
May 31 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in separate events By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli police shot and killed a 16-year-old near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, while in Jerusalem's Old City, an alleged Palestinian attacker was killed after stabbing and injuring two Israelis. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 4:56 This Jewish-Palestinian couple offers a comedic cure for Middle East conflict By Hari Sreenivasan Jess Salomon and Eman El-husseini, a Jewish-Palestinian lesbian married couple who perform standup comedy together, have gained new audiences at a moment when the political debate in Washington over U.S. support for Israel has heated up. Hari Sreenivasan reports on… Continue watching
May 05 Palestinians, Israelis amid deadliest fight since 2014 war By Aron Heller, Associated Press Gaza militants on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities and killing at least three people in one of the bloodiest rounds of fighting since the 2014 war. At least nine Palestinians, including… Continue reading
May 04 Israel strikes Gaza targets in response to heavy rocket fire By Fares Akram, Associated Press Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired scores of rockets into southern Israel on Saturday, wounding at least two Israeli civilians and triggering retaliatory airstrikes and tank fire against militant targets in the blockaded enclave and shattering a month-long lull… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: More missile and rocket strikes in Gaza Monday in our News Wrap, Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes in Gaza, retaliating for a Hamas rocket attack. Israeli missiles flattened buildings in Gaza City, including one housing the offices of Hamas’ leader; they were answered by another… Continue watching
Jan 01 U.S. and Israel officially withdraw from UNESCO By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The withdrawals will not greatly impact UNESCO financially, since it has been dealing with a funding slash ever since 2011 when both Israel and the U.S. stopped paying dues after Palestine was voted in as a member state. Continue reading