Dec 03 Watch Israel’s West Bank Settlement Expansion Prompts Diplomatic Frustration Israel's West Bank Settlement Expansion Prompts Diplomatic Frustration… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Netanyahu: Israel Would Surrender Some Settlements for Peace Deal Addressing Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday insisted Israel is ready to seek peace with the Palestinians, and for the first time acknowledged that Israel would give up some West Bank settlements for a deal, but said that he… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch News Wrap: Man in Afghan Army Uniform Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Attack In other news Friday, a man wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO troops in Afghanistan today, killing two German soldiers, but it was unclear if the attacker was actually an Afghan soldier. Separately, a suicide car bomber… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Encounter New Stumbling Blocks Could Israel's decision to resume building new settlements derail peace talks with the Palestinians? Margaret Warner looks at the state of the negotiations with Robert Danin of the Council on Foreign Relations and Shibley Telhami of the Brookings Institution. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Israel Resumption of Building Settlements Could Derail Peace Talks Israel's Interior Ministry announced plans to build 1,300 apartments in East Jerusalem. The news came during a visit to the U.S. by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and in the midst of the Obama administration's efforts to revive Israel-Palestinian peace talks. Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Middle East Tensions Rise over Planned Settlements Israel sealed off the West Bank over fears that its plans to authorize more housing settlements would ignite violence, just as Vice President Joe Biden returned home from a visit meant to kick-start peace talks. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Analysts Discuss Netanyahu’s Speech Analysts discuss the significance of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's statements accepting a demilitarized Palestinian state. Continue watching
Jun 29 Israel Arrests Dozens of Hamas Government Officials By PBS News Hour Israeli forces arrested 64 leaders of the Hamas-led Palestinian government and 23 members of other factions Thursday, days after Palestinians abducted an Israeli soldier and Israelis launched a retaliatory attack on Gaza. Continue reading
Aug 23 Israel Completes Pullout From Gaza, West Bank Settlements By PBS News Hour Israel's historic pullout from 25 West Bank and Gaza Strip settlements wrapped up Tuesday after soldiers stormed the last two communities to be evacuated in the West Bank and dragged away hundreds of defiant settlers. Continue reading