September 28th, 2012

Mideast Peace Mired as Abbas Trades Taunts With Netanyahu Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Bloomberg - September 28, 2012 - 12:00am Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged taunts at the United Nations as the world body watched a peace process that has all but slipped away. » Read more

September 27th

Abbas set to renew bid to upgrade Palestine's UN status Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The National - September 27, 2012 - 12:00am RAMALLAH // When Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly today, those in attendance could be forgiven if they experience a sense of déjà vu. During his speech at last year's annual gathering of the world body, the Palestinian Authority (PA) president announced his intention to seek recognition for a Palestinian state amid great fanfare and popular support back home. Today, he is expected to make a similar request. Only this time, the distinguished guests will notice the Palestinian leader doing so under less enthusiastic circumstances. » Read more

September 26th

Palestinian Leader Abbas Back at UN With Lowered Aims Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Bloomberg - September 26, 2012 - 12:00am This time last year Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was a hero to his people as he waved an application for statehood recognition from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly. » Read more

September 25th

Americans for Peace Now Launch Campus Group Media Mention of ATFP In The Jewish Daily Forward - September 25, 2012 - 12:00am Americans for Peace Now is establishing a presence on college campuses aimed at reaching students and faculty. The left-leaning group is working “in full coordination” with J Street U to provide information and speakers that can be used on campuses across the country, said APN spokesman Ori Nir. Campuses in the Washington area have been sent information kits, and other universities will be receiving them as well, he said. » Read more

July 31st

In Israel, Romney wows crowds but puzzles with grasp of Palestinian relationship Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Washington Post - July 31, 2012 - 12:00am Touring U.S. allies this week in his first foreign trip as the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney often appeared to be visiting just another set of swing states, pleasing audiences with parochial promises, puzzling others with off-the-cuff remarks, and raising loads and loads of money. Only the trip was designed to be more than that for a campaign playing catch-up — a chance to show that a former governor light on foreign policy qualifications could represent the United States abroad. On that, the verdict is still out. » Read more

July 20th

Report From the Two-State Frontlines Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The Jewish Daily Forward - July 20, 2012 - 12:00am UPDATE, 12:38 PM The session ended with summaries by the three panelists of where they see things heading. » Read more

July 18th

Was Yasser Arafat Poisoned? Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Voice of America - July 18, 2012 - 12:00am Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died in 2004 of a sudden illness, which led to a fury of conspiracy theories that have never died down.  The rumors surrounding his death were revitalized recently after a the Lucerne-based Swiss Institute of Radiophysics found traces of the deadly radioactive agent polonium  on Arafat’s clothing and personal effects.  So what has prompted this investigation into Arafat’s death - and could an autopsy of his remains finally put a rest to this enduring mystery? » Read more

July 5th

What Does Morsi Mean for Israel? Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The New York Times - July 5, 2012 - 12:00am Is the election of Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, as president of Egypt the beginning of the end of the Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt? It doesn’t have to be. In fact, it could actually be the beginning of a real peace between the Israeli and the Egyptian peoples, instead of what we’ve had: a cold, formal peace between Israel and a single Egyptian pharaoh. But, for that to be the case, both sides will have to change some deeply ingrained behaviors, and fast. » Read more

June 26th

Jews Must Repudiate All Hatred, Especially From One of Their Own Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Huffington Post - June 26, 2012 - 12:00am Pamela Geller, an outspoken Islamophobe who spins wild hateful conspiracy theories about Muslims, as well as President Obama, had a speaking event entitled "Islamic Jew Hatred: The Root Cause of the Failure to Achieve Peace" cancelled in Los Angeles over the weekend following condemnation by a number of local advocacy groups. The speech sponsored by the Zionist Organization of America was terminated after the venue owner, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, intervened to prevent its tenant from hosting the controversial speaker. » Read more

June 20th

Palestine nominates birthplace of Jesus in controversial UNESCO World Heritage bid Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Foreign Policy - June 19, 2012 - 12:00am Palestine, recognized last October as the 195th member state by the U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), recently launched its first initiative as a full-fledged government in the Paris-based agency, nominating the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem and a traditional pilgrimage route to be listed as an endangered site on the World Heritage List. » Read more