January 30th

Meshaal's cordial visit to Jordan helps open 'new page' in relations Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The National - January 30, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM // The leaders of Hamas have never been known for globetrotting or an appetite for diplomatic fanfare. They were confined to the Gaza Strip, unable to leave because of the Israeli blockade of the coastal enclave. Or, if they were among the clutch of senior Hamas officials based in Damascus, they maintained a low profile to avoid testing the patience and straining the hospitality of their Syrian hosts. Those days are gone. » Read more

January 27th

Attempting to Answer the Arab Question Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The New York Times - January 27, 2012 - 1:00am PARIS — Raised, if respectful voices at a private dinner party in Paris on Thursday. Among the guests — two Syrians, both anti-regime but with diametrically opposite analyses of what is going on in their home country. “We’re in the last quarter of an hour,” said the first guest, a very recent exile from Damascus, predicting the imminent demise of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. » Read more

Attempting to Answer the Arab Question Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The New York Times - January 27, 2012 - 1:00am PARIS — Raised, if respectful voices at a private dinner party in Paris on Thursday. Among the guests — two Syrians, both anti-regime but with diametrically opposite analyses of what is going on in their home country. “We’re in the last quarter of an hour,” said the first guest, a very recent exile from Damascus, predicting the imminent demise of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. » Read more