The Sharon Doctrine
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Foreign Policy - January 11, 2014 - 1:00am

The Sharon Doctrine The Mixed Legacy of an Israeli Unilateralist

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Palestinians and Israelis can coexist if occupation ends
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The National - December 16, 2013 - 1:00am

Palestinians and Israelis can coexist if occupation ends Hussein Ibish

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Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Daily Beast - August 29, 2013 - 12:00am

Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?  

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Lawyer: Issawi close to death
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
March 14, 2013 - 12:00am

Samer Issawi "could die at any moment," his lawyer warned Wednesday, after the prisoner escalated his seven-month hunger strike by refusing water. Medics at Kaplan Medical Center summoned lawyer Jawad Bulous and urged him to convince Issawi to resume taking fluids, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement. Issawi is suffering from a cardiovascular disorder, the society said. He has been on hunger strike for 224 days and was hospitalized in late February.

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Father rejects UN report suggesting errant Palestinian rocket killed baby
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National
by Hugh Naylor - March 13, 2013 - 12:00am

A British Broadcasting Corporation employee whose infant son was killed during Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip in November has criticised a United Nations report that suggested the cause of the child's death may have been an errant Palestinian rocket

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Palestinian girl dies of burns after house fire
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
March 13, 2013 - 12:00am

A seven-year Palestinian girl died on Wednesday succumbing to her injuries sustained in a house fire in southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medical sources said. The fire, sparked by a gas lamp, also left her brother dead and wounded three other children of one family. Hamas' Interior Ministry said it has opened an investigation into the incident, which took place as electricity was off in the area.

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11 wounded in clashes at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
March 12, 2013 - 12:00am

At least 11 people were injured Tuesday in renewed gunfights at the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. The fighting erupted between the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and supporters of Bilal Badr at al-Fawqani, an official of the Fateh al-Islam extremist group, state-run National News Agency reported. The gunmen used machine-guns and mortar shells in the fighting. The clashes came a day after a former Fatah al-Islam member was shot.

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Israel troops shoot to death Palestinian protester
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
March 12, 2013 - 12:00am

Israeli troops shot to death a Palestinian man on Tuesday after he and others hurled rocks and firebombs at them in the West Bank, the military said. The death was the latest in a new uptick in Palestinian casualties in the area, where protests in support of prisoners held in Israeli jails have led to violent clashes between the protesters and Israeli forces. The protests have largely subsided.

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U.N. Ties Gaza Baby’s Death to Palestinians
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times
by Isabel Kershner - March 11, 2013 - 12:00am

A United Nations report has suggested that a Palestinian infant who died in the fighting in

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Palestinians: Protester dies of wounds
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
March 7, 2013 - 1:00am

The family of a Palestinian man who was shot in the head two weeks ago by Israeli troops says he has died of his wounds. Palestinians say the 22-year-old Mohammed Asfour was struck in the head by a rubber-coated bullet during an anti-Israel demonstration in the West Bank on Feb. 22. The crowd had been demonstrating in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel when clashes erupted. Asfour's cousin, Thaer Shalatwa, says his skull was fractured and he had been suffering from bleeding in the brain.

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