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Gaza crisis reveals regional splits over the Brotherhood
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The National - July 19, 2014 - 12:00am

Gaza crisis reveals regional splits over the Brotherhood


Israeli Intel Chief: Hamas Is Just Like ISIS
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Daily Beast - June 30, 2014 - 12:00am




Has Netanyahu closed the door on peace?
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In NOW Lebanon - July 15, 2014 - 12:00am

Did Netanyahu close the door on peace?


Asali Appears on Charlie Rose Show to discuss Kerry Peace Initiative
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Charlie Rose - July 30, 2013 - 12:00am

President Asali calls for the improvement of Palestinian living conditions in the West Bank and Gaza at the outset of Israeli-Palestinian talks.


Asali: The US is an Indispensible Partner for the Palestinians
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Al-Arabiya - August 1, 2013 - 12:00am

President of ATFP, Ziad Asali, warns that the on-going Palestinian-Israeli peace talks may face real threat from the extremist factions on both sides that oppose any peace deal. Asali, while speaking to Alhurra Arabic TV, praised Secretary Kerry for showing remarkable commitment on this issue.


News:

UNSG Ban and Sec. Kerry are heading to Cairo to push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.(AP/AFP/Times of Israel/The National)

The Palestinian death toll rises to 500. (Washington Post/PNN/AFP)

Israeli forces kill over 50 Palestinians in Gaza. (Ma’an)

Israeli airstrikes target a hospital in Gaza, killing four. (Daily Star)

Hamas’ armed wing says it has captured an Israeli soldier. (Reuters/Ma’an/PNN/The National)

Israel kills 10 Palestinian militants entering from Gaza. (Reuters/New York Times/JTA)

The Iron Dome intercepts rockets over the Tel Aviv region. (Jerusalem Post/Ynet)

PM Netanyahu says there is “very strong” international support for Israel’s offensive in Gaza. (AFP/Ha’aretz)

Israeli cabinet ministers say the Israeli military may have to reconquer all or part of Gaza to ensure security. (Jerusalem Post)

The UNSC holds an emergency meeting on Gaza. (AP/The National)

Kerry is overheard expressing what appears to be pointed concern over the deaths of civilians in Gaza. (Reuters/New York Times/AFP)

Yesterday was the deadliest day for both Palestinians and Israelis in Gaza. (New York Times/Washington Post/Ma’an)

Safe havens where Palestinian civilians in Gaza can seek refuge are rare. (New York Times/The National)

In hospitals across Gaza there are scenes of chaos and grief. (New York Times)

Two American citizens are among the Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza. (AP/JTA)

Former Israeli Amb. to the US Oren says Israel would prefer Egyptian to American mediation. (Times of Israel)

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows to support the “resistance” in Gaza. (Jerusalem Post)

Jordanians stage a pro-Gaza rally near the Israeli embassy. (Reuters/Jordan Times)

The French government condemns what it calls anti-Semitic violence at a rally. (Reuters/Times of Israel)

Palestinian-American teenager Tariq Abu Kheir, who was beaten by Israeli police, talks about his experience. (AP/Times of Israel)

FM Lieberman urges Israelis to boycott the businesses of striking Palestinian citizens of Israel. (Ha’aretz)

Overnight attacks in two Iraqi cities kill 16. (AP)

Iraqi Christians flee Mosul after IS issues them an ultimatum. (AP/Washington Post/The National)

The head of the Iraqi Catholic Church says IS militants are worse than Mongol leader Genghis Khan. (Reuters)

PM Maliki condemns IS’s targeting of Christians. (AP)

Commentary:

Hussein Ibish says neither Israel nor Hamas can win in Gaza, but the biggest loser could be the PA. (Foreign Policy)

Hussein Ibish says the Gaza crisis reveals regional splits. (The National)

Ben Birnbaum and Amir Tibon explain how Kerry’s peace initiative crumbled. (New Republic)

The Daily Star says Israel’s policy of “slaughtering innocent Palestinians” is generating higher levels of anger and outrage around the world. (Daily Star)

Amer Al Sabaileh says the events in Gaza are inextricably linked to the dynamic regional shifts.  (Jordan Times)

H.A. Hellyer asks if Egypt’s ceasefire proposal will gain traction. (Al Arabiya)

Colum Lynch says Palestinians are turning to the UNSC for help. (Foreign Policy)

Jackson Diehl says the crisis in Gaza is not making Pres. Abbas weaker or Hamas stronger. (Washington Post)

Ben Caspit says Israeli Cabinet members are blaming the US for a failed ceasefire. (Al-Monitor)

David Horovitz says Hamas is drawing Israel ever deeper into Gaza. (Times of Israel)

Rami Khouri says Israel’s chronic use of force is failing. (Daily Star)

Gideon Levy asks what Hamas really wants. (Ha’aretz)

Nathan Brown addresses five myths about Hamas. (Washington Post)

Nafeez Ahmed says Netanyahu’s goal is to end Palestinian sovereignty. (Al Arabiya)

The National says Palestinians in Gaza must use media in their “war for freedom.” (The National)

Brian Lurie says Israel’s human rights community must stand up for human rights even under fire. (Ha’aretz)

Taylor Luck says IS finds that politics is much harder than power grabs. (The National)

The Jordan Times says this is no time to remain silent in the face of IS’s atrocious attack on the few thousand Christians still remaining in Iraq. (Jordan Times)

Antoine Safer and Zuhair Al-Harthi debate whether Gulf states could participate in the Iranian nuclear talks. (Asharq al-Awsat)

Asali: Independent Palestinian State will End the Middle East Conflict
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In USA Today - August 15, 2013 - 12:00am

Ziad Asali, president and founder of the American Task Force for Palestine, a think tank and advocacy group in Washington, says an independent Palestinian state would end the conflict, so Israel need not worry about security.


Palestine and Israel in the New Regional Context
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In - September 11, 2013 - 12:00am

The United States is striving to achieve Palestinian-Israeli peace amid a backdrop of increasing unrest in the Arab world. To borrow an image from quantum physics, we are speeding up to try to protect the peace process from the powerful gravitational pull of a developing Middle East black hole.


Asali to CCTV: Peace Talks Require Change of Attitudes by Both Parties
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In - September 13, 2013 - 12:00am




The high price of letting Israel's extremists flourish
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Haaretz - December 15, 2013 - 1:00am

Violent assaults, desecrating mosques and churches, uprooting trees, destroying cars, and damaging property - these are all examples of "price tag" attacks carried out by extremist Israeli hooligans against Palestinians, mainly in the occupied territories.



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