FRED DE SAM LAZARO, guest anchor: Extraordinary scenes from Iran this week as hundreds of thousands took to the streets in protest over the disputed presidential election. Iranian officials say President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won by a landslide. But supporters of … More →

June 19, 2009

After Iranian officials said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won last week’s presidential election by a landslide, hundreds of thousands who supported opposition candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi took to the streets in protest. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton spoke … More →

June 19, 2009

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: As the US tries again to broker a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, American Jews are speaking in unusually diverse voices about what Israel should do. Generally, older Orthodox Jews are strongly opposed to anything … More →

June 12, 2009

Read more of the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly interviews about American Jews and Israel: Rabbi Avi Weiss Rabbi Avi Weiss, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, New York: America is my home. I’m grateful to the US forever and ever. Israel is … More →

June 12, 2009

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a discussion today of President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world and the reaction to it. Kate Seelye was a longtime Middle East correspondent, based in Beirut. She is now a vice president of the … More →

June 5, 2009

COMMENTARY Yvonne Haddad is professor of the history of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations at Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding: President Obama’s address to Muslims has been received quite enthusiastically by many, particularly those in the audience in Cairo as … More →

June 4, 2009

[myplaylist=20] DEBORAH POTTER, guest anchor: President Obama has added a stop in Saudi Arabia to his upcoming trip to the Middle East and Europe. He’ll meet with King Abdullah in Riyadh on Wednesday (June 3). Obama then will fly to … More →

May 29, 2009

Munib Younan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and one of the most prominent Palestinian Christian leaders in the region, talks about theological solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He says there can be no … More →

May 22, 2009

Visit our interactive map for a closer look at some of the places Pope Benedict XVI is visiting in Jerusalem during his pilgrimage to the Middle East.

May 11, 2009

  BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Pope Benedict XVI began his Middle East visit in Jordan, met by its king and queen. He said he hoped the spiritual power of the Catholic Church could help bring about peace between Israelis and Palestinians. … More →

May 8, 2009