The militant Palestinian organization Hamas released a two-minute video proving that an Israeli prisoner held for more than three years is still alive. Should Israel agree to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to secure the release of one Israeli soldier? Tell us what you think.
All Posts Tagged With: "Hamas"
How You See It
October 2, 2009
How You See It: Should Israel exchange prisoners?
Interview (video)
September 16, 2009
U.N. report on Gaza war crimes draws harsh reaction
A United Nations investigation found that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during last winter's war in Gaza. Yossi Peled, a minister in the current Israeli government, discusses Israel's position. Do you believe that either Israel or Hamas -- or both -- committed war crimes in Gaza? Tell us what you think.
Blogwatch
April 17, 2009
Gaza civilians experience difficulty in receiving aid
United Nations aid workers in the Gaza Strip have asked Israel to ease restrictions on aid. Around 80 percent of Palestinians are reliant on aid. The Israeli government does allow aid shipments into Gaza, but fears that opening the borders would allow Hamas to bring weapons into the area.
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
January 29, 2009
U.S. envoy travels to Middle East to begin peace process
Middle East strategy expert Jon Alterman discusses George Mitchell's efforts to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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.
Video
January 23, 2009
Week in review: China, special envoys and Guantánamo
Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board discuss the new direction of U.S. foreign policy.
Video
January 21, 2009
Israel completes withdrawal as Gaza rebuilds
Martin Indyk of the Brookings Institution discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the new Obama administration in the Middle East as Israel officially announces that all of its troops are out of Gaza.
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.
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.
