Jen Marlowe recently returned from Israel and Palestine, where she met with a father who lost two sons during the 2008-2009 Gaza war. On Tuesday, the United Nations released a report condemning the actions of both sides during the conflict.
All Posts Tagged With: "Gaza Strip"
Perspectives (blog)
September 18, 2009
Bullet holes, grief remain for Gaza family after war
Interview (video)
September 10, 2009
Holocaust kept out of Gaza school curriculum
Schools run by the United Nations in the Gaza Strip were considering including the Holocaust as part of the curriculum this year -- but the idea was put on hold when some Palestinians protested the idea. Andrew Whitley of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency discusses the controversy.
Q&A / Interview
April 1, 2009
Q&A: Palestinian unity talks between Fatah and Hamas
Dr. Sameeh Shbaib of Birzeit University in the West Bank discusses the latest Palestinian national reconciliation meetings in Cairo with Worldfocus producer Mohammad al-Kassim.
Video
February 2, 2009
Voters split as Israeli elections approach
Alon Ben-Meir of New York University discusses Israel's upcoming parliamentary elections and and the future of U.S.-Israel relations.
Video
January 27, 2009
Obama expands communication with Middle East
Daniel Levy of the New America Foundation discusses President Barack Obama's approach to the Middle East, from broadcasting to the Muslim world that "Americans are not your enemy" to trying to help create a lasting cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.
Perspectives
January 26, 2009
The simple pleasure of smoking water pipes in Gaza City
A Worldfocus contributing blogger in Gaza writes about his discussions with Palestinians over a water pipe (also known as a "hookah" or "narghile"), a small outlet of pleasure in the war-torn region.
Perspectives
January 16, 2009
All eyes gaze at Gaza in Amman, Jordan
Rawan Jabaji, an associate producer with PBS's Wide Angle, travels to Amman and discusses how Jordanians are responding to the conflict in Gaza.
Video
January 15, 2009
Gaza aid compound struck by Israeli fire
Andrew Whitley of the UNRWA office for Palestine refugees discusses the current humanitarian situation in Gaza and the U.N. compound that was struck by Israeli shells.
In the Newsroom
January 15, 2009
Tanks for the memories
Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge recalls his first experience covering a conflict in Gaza in 2002, when his determined cameraman faced the roaring engines of an Israeli tank to get a closer shot.
Video
January 14, 2009
Bin Laden calls for holy war against Israel
Thomas Sanderson of the Center for Straetgic and International Studies discusses a new audio tape from al-Quaeda leader Osama bin Laden that calls for new fronts in the group's war against America and condemns Arab governments for being allies of Israel.
