The Palestinians and Israelis aren't officially talking to each other directly, but on Friday senior Palestinian and Israeli officials spent nearly two hours on the same stage trading sometimes heated accusations and blaming each other for delaying progress toward a peace settlement. Full story
Human Rights Watch charged Friday that Hamas militants are violating the rules of war by prohibiting a captive Israeli soldier from having contact with his family and the Red Cross. Full story
BEIRUT (Reuters Life!) - Two years ago, Lebanon was reeling from a crisis which brought gun battles onto the streets of Beirut, forced its airport to shut, and threatened to pitch the tiny Mediterranean country back into civil war. Full story
Cause Celeb talks with Dr. Ruth Westheimer about why she educates people about sex, her need to do something worthy in her life, her many charitable causes and her newest project for PBS. Full story
The Helou family is so worried about getting expelled to Gaza by Israeli authorities that they're all but trapped in this West Bank town. They couldn't even leave to get their disabled son the best possible surgery to let him walk. Full story
The Palestinian president has denounced Israel's plan to expel four politicians from Jerusalem because they belong to the Islamic militant group Hamas. Full story
A Daily Rundown panel talks about the Obama administration’s handling of the situation in the Gulf as well as the new threats posed by Israel and Iran.
Israel's blockade against Gaza is not only preventing goods from getting in, it's also preventing Palestinians from getting out--and with half the population comprised of children under 15, many Gazans are being denied a future. NBC's Tom Aspell reports.
Facing worldwide condemnation, Israel maintains that its commandos had the right to use deadly force during a raid of aid ships headed to Gaza. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports.
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch and The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill discuss Israel’s claim that the naval commandos’ response was justified in this week’s flotilla raid.
Former Ambassador Edward Peck, who was aboard one of the flotilla ships attempting to pass through Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, discusses why both sides are blaming each other for the Israeli raid.
A Palestinian worker check a truck carrying supplies after it arrived in Rafah town through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip on June 16, 2010 as Israel's security cabinet met to consider an international proposal for significantly easing its blockade on Gaza Strip
Trucks loaded with fruits and vegetables arrive in the southern Gaza Strip after passing through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom border crossing June 13, 2010. Israel is easing its Gaza embargo to allow snack food and drinks into the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian officials said last week, fol
Thousands of demonstrators gather on Taksim Square during a protest against Israel in Istanbul ,on June 2, 2010. Demonstrations continued across Turkey for a second day as protesters gathered outside the Israeli ambassador's residence in Ankara and several civic bodies laid black wreaths in front of
Kuwaiti lawyer, Mubarak al-Mutawaa, who was detained aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla raided by Israel on May 31, 2010, holds up Kuwaiti and Turkish flags upon his arrival at Kuwait City airport on June 2, 2010 after he was deported from Israel.
