Dec 29 Watch Israeli, Palestinian Officials Outline Views on Gaza Battle As Israel continues strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza amid rocket fire, Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor and U.N. Palestinian Observer Riyad Mansour discuss the conflict. Continue watching
Nov 07 White House Says 2008 Mideast Peace Deal Unlikely By PBS News Hour A peace deal in the long-running Israeli-Palestinian dispute is within reach, but unlikely to be negotiated before the end of the year, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday during a tour of the region… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Independent Candidate Ralph Nader Discusses Bid for Presidency Presidential candidate Ralph Nader speaks with the NewsHour's Ray Suarez about his latest bid for the White House and discusses his platform on the critical issues facing the country this election year. Continue watching
Sep 17 Livni Narrowly Wins Israeli Election, Eyes Coalition Government By PBS News Hour Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni edged out opponent Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz Wednesday night in a surprisingly tight race to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as the head of the governing party. Continue reading
May 08 Watch Words in Conflict: Israeli, Palestinian Poetry Poets in the Middle East are often held in high regard, and many achieve a level of celebrity and authority not common in the West. Tonight, in recognition of Israel's 60th anniversary, Jeffrey Brown has an encore report on the… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Leaders Struggle to Revive Israeli-Palestinian Talks Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with President Bush Thursday in a bid to provide a needed boost to U.S.-backed peace negotiations with Israel. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat and Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Dan Gillerman discuss the state… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Israeli Attacks, Gaza Rocket Fire Strain Peace Efforts After one of the bloodiest weekend in nearly a year, the Israel military left Gaza today after issuing a series of attacks in an effort to curb militant rocket fire. Analysts examine how the fighting may impact peace efforts in… Continue watching
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 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