It is with the heaviest of hearts that APN today grieves the loss of our dear friend and longtime APN Board Member Leonard “Leibel” Fein.  We know that Leibel will be mourned by the countless people he touched through his writings and his personal contacts across a life that spanned eight decades of extraordinary professional accomplishments, including as a writer, a teacher, and a prolific columnist; as the founder of Moment Magazine; as the founder of Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger; and as the founder of the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy.

Q. Last week, Israelis appeared to think the Gaza war was over. Now we seem to have entered a cycle of ceasefires and negotiations. Has a new dynamic emerged?

A. Yes. Roughly speaking, it breaks down as follows. Both sides are now completely dependent on Egyptian mediation: Israel willingly, because Egypt is more hostile than ever to Hamas and is strategically friendly to Israel; and Hamas unwillingly, having lost any capacity to recruit its supporters Turkey and Qatar to mediate and having accepted that the West Bank-based PLO and Palestinian Authority represent it.

Jerusalem expert Danny Seidemann spoke with APN on August 11, 2014, to describe the impact of the Gaza war on Jewish-Arab relations in Jerusalem. "Hatred has been personalized and intensified to an unprecedented level," he said. "Today, Jerusalem is more divided than ever. The virtual borders are impenetrable." 

Los Angeles Jewish Journal - August 4, 2014
APN's David Pine quoted in story on LA's reaction to Gaza war
http://www.jewishjournal.com/cover_story/article/los_angeles_reaction_to_gazan_fighting_ranges_from_anxiety_to_empathy

Los Angeles Jewish Journal - August 6, 2014
APN's David Pine participates in panel on Gaza war
http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/los_angeles_community_reacts_to_violence_in_the_gaza_war

The New York Jewish Week - August 6, 2014
APN Board Member Michael Walzer, on APN briefing call, quoted re: Gaza war
http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/israel-news/what-now-long-term-solution-hamas-unlikely

Haaretz - August 7, 2014
APN Board Member Jo-Ann Mort's op-ed: I'm not walking away from Israel
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.609445

Voice of America - August 7, 2014
APN's Ori Nir: Pivot to two-state negotiations with PLO
http://www.voanews.com/content/will-gaza-crisis-force-israelis-palestinians-back-to-lasting-peace-talks/2406499.html

Herald Globe (VOA story) - August 7, 2014
>APN's Ori Nir: Pivot to two-state negotiations with PLO
http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/224538821