Jul 08 Watch With no sign of cease-fire, current Mideast conflict could become long campaign By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Israeli forces launch airstrikes at Gaza to counter Hamas rocket attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Mideast tensions escalate in cycle of retribution for teen killings By PBS News Hour Hamas fired dozens of rockets into Israel in revenge for the killing of six of its members in overnight airstrikes. Meanwhile, three Israeli suspects in last week’s killing of a Palestinian teenager confessed. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Josef… Continue watching
Jul 05 Protests spread to northern Israel after teen found burned By Xander Landen Anti-Israeli protests spread from Jerusalem into northern Israel Saturday after Palestinian news services reported the Arab teen found dead on Wednesday was burned alive. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Israeli, Palestinian authorities appeal for calm as deaths of teens fans fire of vigilantism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Palestinians clash with Israeli forces at funeral of slain teenager By PBS News Hour Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from East Jerusalem on the funeral of a murdered Palestinian teenager, Mohammad Abu Khdair, where hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli police. Family members say the victim was slain in retribution for the… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch News Wrap: Israeli police clash with Palestinians over murder of teenager By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Israeli police and Palestinian youths fought in the streets of Jerusalem after the death overnight of a Palestinian teenager. There was speculation that the killing was revenge for the deaths of three Israeli youths. Also,… Continue watching
Jun 02 Despite Israel’s concerns, U.S. plans to work with new Palestinian government By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to relay the U.S. position, which will almost certainly draw criticism from Israel and its supporters in Congress and elsewhere. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced the… Continue reading
May 26 Watch Pope Francis performs ‘balancing act’ of agendas on Middle East visit By PBS News Hour Juggling the political and religious rivalries between Israel and the Palestinians during his trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis called on Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres to join him at the Vatican for prayer and reflection. Jeffrey Brown gets… Continue watching
May 26 Watch Pope Francis invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders for prayer at the Vatican By PBS News Hour In charged acts of political symbolism, Pope Francis stopped at some of the holiest sites for Jews and Muslims during a trip to the Middle East. Pope Francis called for renewed peace talks, and became the first pontiff to refer… Continue watching