Of Homelands and Settlements: Obama and the Mideast
Last week the Israeli Prime Minister met with President Obama. Yesterday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took his turn at the White House. His meeting with the president comes as Secretary of...
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Israel, Palestine and America's Role in Promoting Peace
In President Obama's speech at Cairo University, he made it clear that U.S. and Israel have an "unbreakable" bond. He explained how the Holocaust continues to shape Israeli reactions to threats from...
View ArticleGeorge Mitchell's Road Map to Mideast Peace
U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East George Mitchell is in Jerusalem today for meetings with Israeli leaders. Yesterday he called for "immediate" peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinians....
View ArticleIsrael Expands Under America's Critical Eye
Yesterday, Israeli security forces evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem. The families waged a lengthy court battle to block the eviction, but failed in their mission to...
View ArticleWill Obama Administration Unveil Middle East Peace Plan?
The Obama administration wants Israel to stop all construction in the West Bank as a precondition to resuming peace talks with the Palestinians. That's partly why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticlePresident to Meet with Israeli, Palestinian Leaders
President Obama is due to bring both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to a meeting at the U.N. in New York today. He'll be looking for ways to restart...
View ArticlePalestinian President Abbas Won't Seek Re-Election
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told his political allies that he will not seek re-election in January. Israel's president and defense minister, along with the president of Egypt and the King...
View ArticleWho Was Behind Dubai Killing?
In January, 11 professional assassins wearing fake beards and carrying fake passports killed Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas official in his Dubai hotel. Both Israel and Palestine have been accused...
View ArticleClashes in East Jerusalem as Clinton Says US/Israel Ties Strong
Tensions have been running high since Israel announced plans to build 1,600 new homes in disputed East Jerusalem during a visit to Israel by Vice President Joe Biden last week. Secretary of State...
View ArticleIsraeli Commandos Storm Pro-Palestinian Activist Ship, At Least 10 Killed
Israeli commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, many from Turkey, who were trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip. However, there have been...
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Peter Beinart on Israel's Complicated Relationship with American Jews
A day after Israeli naval commandoes lauched an attack on a flotilla of ships carrying aid to the Gaza strip, Israel is still facing widespread international condemnation. Israel defended the move...
View ArticleTop of the Hour: Closer Look at Israel's Flotilla Raid, Morning Headlines
Asaf Shariv, Israeli Consul General to New York reacts to the Gaza incident; headlines.
View ArticleIsrael Consul General Explains History of Gaza Blockade
Two days after a raid by Israeli naval commandos left nine people dead aboard a flotilla of aid ships heading towards Gaza, the global community is still on edge about the incident. Turkey, Israel's...
View ArticleMichael Oren, Israel's Ambassador to the United States
Israel is under fire from friends and foes alike after a raid on a flotilla of Turkish ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza led to the deaths of nine people -- including a 19-year-old American man....
View ArticlePalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in DC for Talks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with President Obama today. Talks between the two leaders were originally scheduled to come on the heels of a meeting between Obama and Israeli Prime...
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Netanyahu Comes to Washington
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Washington today for a meeting with President Obama, to discuss the Middle East peace process and Israel's national security. The visit is also to...
View ArticleAgenda: Peace Talks, Jobs, Auto Sales
We look ahead to this week of Middle East peace talks, a new jobs report, and auto sales numbers. On Tuesday, President Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office as combat operations in Iraq...
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Another Round of Arab-Israeli Peace Talks
Now this is going to sound somewhat familiar… the White House is hosting direct talks, starting today, to begin brokering an Arab-Israeli peace agreement, ideally to be formalized within the next year....
View ArticleThe Mechanics and Theater Behind Mideast Peace Talks
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, American presidents have tried long and hard to encourage peace in the Middle East. After he helped ink the Camp David Accords, former President Jimmy Carter insightfully...
View ArticleA Short History of Presidential Mediation and Mideast Peace
John Hockenberry looks back at the long history of trying to broker peace between Israel and Palestine. From Jimmy Carter's role in the Camp David accords to last night's White House dinner with Arab...
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