May 02 Israelis and Palestinians come for the basketball, stay for the camaraderie By Larisa Epatko Malak, a 16-year-old Palestinian, said she first heard about PeacePlayers International – a group that unites Israelis and Palestinians to play basketball – five years ago. She wanted to learn basketball but was nervous about being around Jews. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 7:30 Middle East peace efforts at a standstill, should U.S. strive for more modest goals? By PBS News Hour Is there any reason to hope that the peace process between Israel and Palestine will ever bear fruit? To explore that question, John Yang sits down with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Hisham Melhem… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: Syrian peace talks reach impasse after two days By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Syrian peace talks in Geneva came to a halt after just two days of negotiations, with both sides refusing to compromise; the U.N. Special Envoy for Syria said talks would resume later in the month. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Federal trial postponed again for Dylann Roof By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal trial for the man accused of killing nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina, has been postponed for a third time. Also, the Israeli military says troops shot and killed two more… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 8:54 Why 20,000 Israelis are suing Facebook over Palestinian attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 7:16 How 20 years since Rabin’s death has changed peace prospects By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 10:31 Inside an incident that’s triggering anger from Palestinians and Israelis By PBS News Hour A 13-year-old Palestinian boy is accused of a stabbing attack on a 13-year-old Israeli boy, after which the Palestinian was then beaten and left bloody in the street before receiving medical treatment. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal returns to the scene… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 4:31 Wave of terror attacks widens gulf between Israeli, Palestinian authorities By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Violence flares in Middle East; Iran violates sanctions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, violence flared in the Middle East today for another day. Also, the United Nations insisted that an Iranian missile test last weekend was a “clear violation” of U.N. sanctions. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 5:02 Palestinian fury fuels random attacks and skirmishes with Israeli forces By PBS News Hour In another day of violence, Israeli police reported that an Arab attacker stabbed a 70-year-old woman at a bus station, while in Bethlehem, dozens of Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli troops. Gwen Ifill gets an update from special correspondent Martin… Continue watching