Jan 22 What Does Netanyahu’s Victory Mean? We Get 6 Views Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu react as results come into campaign headquarters in Tel Aviv. Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party appeared to eke out a win in Tuesday's elections, according… Continue reading
Jan 22 In Israel, Economic Inequality and Education on Voters’ Minds By P. J. Tobia Young Israelis campaign for Naftali Bennett. All photos by P.J. Tobia/PBS NewsHour. TEL AVIV, Israel -- Though the outcome of Tuesday's parliamentary elections may not be much of a mystery, Israelis from many sides of the political spectrum brought… Continue reading
Jan 22 Israelis Go to Vote Amid Deep Unease By Margaret Warner Cars go by Tel Aviv's landmark Azrieli Towers skyscraper complex. Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images. TEL AVIV, Israel -- Tel Aviv, as its residents will proudly tell you, is "the city that never sleeps." Founded by Jewish immigrants in… Continue reading
Jan 22 Overseas Reporting Trip – Israel, West Bank and Gaza By Justin Kenny Senior correspondent Margaret Warner and producer Morgan Till interview a resident in Gaza City. Senior correspondent Margaret Warner leads a PBS NewsHour multimedia team on a reporting trip to Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, from Jan. 17 to… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Prime Minister Netanyahu Re-elected but Changes in Store for Israeli Government Margaret Warner reports from Tel Aviv, Israel, on parliamentary elections with a look at the different party candidates and what they hoped to bring to Israel's highest office, as well as feedback from voters about what issues mattered most to… Continue watching
Jan 21 Israeli Election Primer – What You Should Know How Do Israelis Elect Their Leaders? Israelis 18 years and older will vote in elections for the Knesset, the 120-seat unicameral legislative body, on Tuesday. Ballots are cast not for candidates but for political parties, whose members… Continue reading
Jan 21 Who’s Who in Israel’s 2013 Legislative Elections By Larisa Epatko Israel holds parliamentary elections on Jan. 22 after which a coalition government will form. View photos of the campaigns and top contenders. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: Three Americans Among Casualties of Algeria Hostage Stand-Off In other news Monday, it was reported that three Americans were among the casualties killed in the hostage stand-off in Algeria, which began when militants attacked a natural gas complex. In neighboring Mali, French and Malian forces took back control… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Crises in Algeria, Mali Reflect Regional Unrest Recent terrorist activity in Mali and Algeria reflect greater regional tumult and threat to international security. Ray Suarez talks to Mary Jane Deeb from the Library of Congress and Dirk Vandewalle from Dartmouth College about the various geopolitical factors at… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Accounting for Hostages in Algeria as Militant Conflict Intensifies in Mali Accounting for Hostages in Algeria as Militant Conflict Intensifies in Mali… Continue watching