Politics Nov 07 White House Says 2008 Mideast Peace Deal Unlikely 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… By PBS News Hour
Arts Mar 22 Watch For Palestinians, Identity Is Regained Through Poetry Poets in the Arab world have historically been important cultural figures, and this tradition continues among Palestinians. In the second of his reports on Middle East poetry, Jeffrey Brown discusses poetry's role in Arab society with three leading Palestinian poets.
Politics Sep 23 U.S. Pressures Israel to End Ramallah Siege The U.S. asked an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council Monday to approve a resolution urging Israel to stop destroying Palestinian buildings in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Politics Jun 06 Israeli Forces Shell Arafat’s Ramallah Compound Israeli tanks and troops stormed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah early Thursday in retaliation for Wednesday's suicide car bombing that killed 16 Israelis.
May 01 Ramallah Deal Reached, Arafat Siege Lifted Six Palestinian men wanted by Israel were transferred from Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah to the town of Jericho Wednesday, according to published accounts. Continue reading
Apr 25 Talks in Ramallah, Bethlehem Progress but With No Resolution Negotiations aimed at ending the standoffs at Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah and at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem moved forward Thursday, but with no solid signs of resolution. Continue reading
Apr 02 Israel Forbids Reporting From Ramallah Israel threatened legal action on Tuesday against CNN and NBC for broadcasting from Ramallah -- a city it has declared a military zone closed to the media. Continue reading
Mar 31 Suicide Bombers Kill 14, Wound Dozens Back-to-back suicide bombings killed at least 14 people in the Middle East Sunday, as world leaders respond to Israel's occupation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's presidential compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Continue reading
Mar 30 U.S. Demands Arafat Do More to Stop Terrorism President Bush demanded Palestinian leader Arafat to publicly do more to end terrorism while calling on the Israeli government to ensure there is a political path to peace as it exerts its right to self-defense. Continue reading