Matthew Bell
Israel’s Cottage Cheese Revolution
Activists in Israel are using social media to voice their dissent about cottage cheese
Microcosm of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
When it comes to certain parts of Jerusalem, the competition for territory is carried out house by house
First Large-Scale Solar Field Could be a Model for Israel-Palestinian Partnership
Israel’s first solar field has some hoping the project can be a model for Israel-Palestinian cooperation.
The Long Walk to Israel
Passing the Erez border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on foot is an eerie experience.
Egypt’s Rafah Border Reunites Palestinians
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The World’s Matthew Bell reports on what Egypt’s opening of the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip means for Palestinians living there. For one thing, elderly Palestinians can visit families they haven’t seen in years. Download MP3
Palestinian Visions for Statehood
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Palestinians are expected to ask for recognition of statehood from the United Nations in September. But as The World’s Matthew Bell reports, activists are divided on whether that would actually lead to the statehood Palestinians so desperately desire. Download MP3
The Significance of the 1967 Borders
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has told a joint session of Congress that Israel would be generous with the size of a future Palestinian state but that the border could not rest at pre-1967 lines. On Friday, Netanyahu rejected President Obama’s call for a peace deal based on pre-1967 borders. The World’s Matthew Bell visits the West Bank to see how the Jewish residents there view the debate over those borders. Download MP3
From The World Archives: The History of the Middle East (2002 series)
Israel’s Netanyahu in Washington
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was at the White House on Friday, one day after he blasted President Obama’s proposal that the future borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines. Anchor Marco Werman talks with The World’s Matthew Bell in Jerusalem. Matthew also reports on how much the personal relationship between Obama and Netanyahu matters to Israeli observers. Download MP3
Analysis: What does Obama’s stand on the 1967 borders achieve?
Mideast Reaction to the President’s speech
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The World’s Matthew Bell brings us reaction from the Middle East to Obama’s “Arab Spring” speech. He gets reaction from Israelis, Palestinians and Egyptians. Download MP3Talking Politics on Egyptian TV
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The protests that brought down Egypt’s government got lots of inspiration from Egyptian TV. Current events TV talk shows helped bring an end to the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak. Now these programs are helping shape Egypt’s political future. Matthew Bell has the story. Download MP3
Egyptian Salafist Muslims in the Spotlight
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After deadly sectarian violence in Cairo this week, everyone in Egypt seems to be talking about the Salafists. They’re a broad section of ultra-conservative Islamists. And some of them are engaging in political life like never before. The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Cairo. Download MP3
Egypt’s dangerous lack of security
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Military authorities in Egypt today increased security around churches in Cairo. The move follows clashes there Saturday between Christians and Muslims which left 12 people dead. Sectarian tensions have simmered in Cairo for many years but The World’s Matthew Bell reports that the potential for sectarian violence there is greater now because of the lack of security. (Photo: Magdy Samaan) Download MP3
Zahar on reconciliation
Here’s an audio clip from the Hamas leader, Mahmoud Zahar speaking to reporters yesterday in Cairo about what Palestinian reconciliation means [...]
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News from Egypt
Today’s front page of al-Dostour newspaper. I’ll have more from Egypt later today in the broadcast [...]
Juliano Mer Khamis funeral
I took these photos while reporting on the Juliano Mer Khamis funeral. More on this story in the broadcast Thursday [...]
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