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Ghaith al-Omari - Al-Arabiya - Mar 15 2010
On the Air - Ghaith al-Omari - Al-Arabiya - March 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Ghaith al-Omari discusses the current tension between the US and Israel following US Vice President Joe Biden's recent trip.

Ziad Asali - Al Arabiya - Mar 15 2010
On the Air - Ziad Asali - Al-Arabiya - March 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Dr. Ziad Asali comments on US-Israeli relations after both a trip to the region by Special Envoy George Mitchell and US Vice President Joe Biden and a phone call to PM Netanyahu by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Ziad Asali - Al-Arabiya - Mar 14 2010
On the Air - Ziad Asali - Al-Arabiya - March 14, 2010 - 1:00am

Dr. Ziad Asali discusses Vice President Joe Biden's recent trip to Israel.

Ziad Asali - Al Jazeera English - Mar 14 2010
On the Air - Ziad Asali - Al-Jazeera English - March 14, 2010 - 1:00am

Dr. Ziad Asali discusses US Vice President Joe Biden's recent trip to Israel and the controversy that ensued.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's harsh words stun Israel
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In The Los Angeles Times - March 14, 2010 - 1:00am

Beginning as a spat over a single housing project, a dispute this week between the Obama administration and Israel has ballooned into the biggest U.S.-Israeli clash in 20 years, adding to months of strain between Washington and one of its closest allies. Israel's decision to move ahead with 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, announced during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden, drew criticism from Washington in language rarely directed at even Iran or North Korea. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Israel's announcement "was an insult to the United States."

Washington is the indespensible partner for a settlement
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In The Daily Star - March 12, 2010 - 1:00am

The situation facing Israel, the Palestinians and all other interested parties, especially the United States, is difficult, but it also presents important new opportunities. Negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians may resume soon, although continued disagreements over Israeli settlement building may yet derail this.

Joe Biden delivers 'hardest truth' in Israel
Media Mention of ATFP In Politico - March 12, 2010 - 1:00am

Vice President Joe Biden departed from Israel Thursday leaving behind a raging controversy over the consequences of what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists was the unintentional embarrassment of the highest-ranking member of the Obama administration to visit his country.

ATFP Senior Fellow joins Boston College panel on US-Israel Relations
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - March 11, 2010 - 1:00am

An audience of more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Corcoran Commons Heights Room at Boston College on February 22, 2010 to hear a panel discussion on relations between Israel and the United States. Speaking were ATFP senior fellow Hussein Ibish; Shai Feldman, director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University; and Aaron David Miller, a former state department analyst and negotiator, now a public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

New talks may be Mitchell's moment
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Politico - March 8, 2010 - 1:00am

For much of the past year as he has shuttled dozens of times to the Middle East and Europe quietly trying to persuade Israelis and Palestinians back to the peace table, U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell has borne the brunt of criticism of both those offended by the Obama administration’s early pressure on Israel to halt new settlements on the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and others disappointed that Obama failed to follow through when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to stop the new construction as a precondition for negotiations.

ATFP President Emphasizes Convergence Between Diplomacy, State-Building at Senate Hearing
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - March 4, 2010 - 1:00am

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