May 16th, 2013

Experts warn time running out for two-state solution for Mideast crisis Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) - May 16, 2013 - 12:00am

May 2nd

'Quiet man' Kerry's strategy for Middle East peace Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Ma'an News Agency - May 1, 2013 - 12:00am WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State John Kerry is moving cautiously and smartly towards fresh Middle East peace talks, but deep distrust between all sides means success is far from guaranteed, analysts say. » Read more

April 25th

Speaker Urges Two State Solution Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Battalion Online - April 23, 2013 - 12:00am A senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, HusseinIbish, addressed students Monday at an event hosted by Aggies For Palestine regarding what he said was a need for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. » Read more

At Cornell, Panelists Call for Solution to Conflict in Middle East Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The Cornell Daily Sun - April 24, 2013 - 12:00am   » Read more

April 9th

America's Challenge in the Arab World Media Mention of Ziad Asali In The Huffington Post - April 8, 2013 - 12:00am   » Read more

April 4th

Kerry's visit to Mideast hopes to pave way for talks Media Mention of ATFP In - April 4, 2013 - 12:00am Secretary of State John Kerry will head to the Middle East this weekend to encourage the Israelis and Palestinians to follow up on President Obama's recent call for the two sides to restart peace talks. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Wednesday that Kerry will visit Turkey, Israel and Ramallah, West Bank. He will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, she said. The visit is a chance to figure out what Israeli and Palestinian leaders "think is possible," Nuland said. » Read more

April 1st

Palestinian prime minister hospitalized Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Foreign Policy - April 1, 2013 - 12:00am Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad was briefly hospitalized Monday with stomach problems but did not suffer another heart attack, a close friend of his told The Cable. "He had some stomach problems, he was in the hospital for a half an hour. He did not have a heart attack," Ziad Asali, President of the American Task Force for Palestine, said in a short phone interview. » Read more

March 29th

Obama Trip Renews Debate over Israeli-Palestinian Solution Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In Voice of America - March 26, 2013 - 12:00am U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have re-ignited the prospect of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, after meeting with officials on both sides in the region.  » Read more

Real Complexities Face Palestine At The ICC Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Daily Beast - March 28, 2013 - 12:00am There's a great deal of talk going these days attributed to unnamed senior Palestinian official sources, and many others, about Palestine seeking redress at the International Criminal Court at The Hague if peace talks with Israel remain stalled. » Read more

Palestinians Fight Prison Sentences for Mocking Their President on Facebook Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The New York Times - March 28, 2013 - 12:00am A Palestinian court on Thursday upheld a one-year jail sentence for a journalist convicted of insulting President Mahmoud Abbas with a pastiche image posted on Facebook. Another Palestinian was given the same sentence last month for posting a humorous caption beneath an image of Mr. Abbas kicking a soccer ball on the social network. » Read more