Israel’s rhetoric exposes some disturbing moral grey areas
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The National - July 27, 2014 - 12:00am

Israel’s rhetoric exposes some disturbing moral grey areas


MSNBC's Last Word interview with ATFP President Ziad Asali
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In MSNBC - July 18, 2014 - 12:00am

Who supports Hamas? Nearly 300 Palestinians have died in the conflict between Hamas and Israel as both sides trade rockets and the blame. But who supports Hamas? Ziad Asali discusses.


Why Hamas' military wing scuttled a ceasefire with Israel
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In - July 15, 2014 - 12:00am

Why Hamas' military wing scuttled a ceasefire with Israel


Rocket explodes in Israel, first attack from Gaza since truce
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Allyn Fisher-Ilan - February 26, 2013 - 1:00am


A rocket exploded in southern Israel on Tuesday in the first such attack by militants in the Hamas Islamist ruled Gaza Strip since a truce ended a week of cross-border fighting in November, Israeli police said. The rocket caused some damage to a road near the city of Ashkelon but no injuries, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. "An explosion was heard in the Ashkelon region experts searched areas experts and found one rocket that struck, damaging a road but causing no injuries," Rosenfeld said.


Israel closes Gaza border crossings after rocket strike
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
February 26, 2013 - 1:00am


Israeli authorities closed the Erez and Kerem Shalom border crossings with Gaza on Tuesday, after a rocket was fired from the coastal territory, a Palestinian border official said. Nazmi Muhanna, head of the crossings committee in Gaza, told Ma'an that Israel closed the borders as a security measure after a rocket landed near Ashkelon. Humanitarian cases will still be processed, he added.


Kerry: Obama plans to 'listen', not present peace plan
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
February 26, 2013 - 1:00am


US President Barack Obama will not bring a peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict next month, but rather intends to listen, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. Obama's plan to visit has raised speculation of a new US push to revive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, stalled since 2010 in a dispute over Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. But Kerry, speaking to German students during his first foreign trip as Washington's top diplomat, played down expectations.


Hamas gov't says no rockets fired from Gaza
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from
February 26, 2013 - 1:00am


Gaza's Hamas rulers denied Tuesday what they called "Israeli claims" that a rocket was fired into southern Israel. "No known party has claimed responsibility for firing the rocket and we are still following up on the matter," said Ihab Al- Ghussein, head of Hamas government media office.


Gazans say "Thank you Iran" after Israel conflagration
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Nidal al-Mughrabi - November 27, 2012 - 1:00am


GAZA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Gazans offered very public thanks to Iran on Tuesday for helping them in this month's fight against Israel, when Iranian-made missiles were fired out of the Palestinian enclave towards Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.


Iran denies supplying Fajr-5 rockets to Gaza militants-report
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
November 18, 2012 - 1:00am


DUBAI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian lawmaker denied his country had supplied Palestinian Islamist militants in Gaza with missiles capable of hitting Israel's commercial centre, Iran's Arabic-language Al Alam television reported.


Southern Israel residents scared but determined
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Aron Heller - November 18, 2012 - 1:00am


BEERSHEBA, Israel — After days of incessant rocket fire, the largest city in southern Israel has been turned into a ghost town. Schools are closed, stores are shuttered and normally bustling streets are empty.



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