Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # FPA ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://foreignpressassociation.online/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [FPA Statements 2022 blog](https://foreignpressassociation.online/fpa-statements-2022/) - [FPA Deeply Disappointed in Supreme Court’s Postponement of Gaza Press Ruling [January 28, 2026]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2026/01/28/fpa-deeply-disappointed-in-supreme-courts-postponement-of-gaza-press-ruling-january-28-2026/) - The Foreign Press Association is deeply disappointed that the Israeli Supreme Court has once again postponed ruling on our petition for free, independent press access to Gaza. All the more concerning is that the court appears to have been swayed by the state’s classified security arguments, which were presented behind closed doors and without the - [The FPA Condemns Killing of Journalists in Gaza [January 23, 2026]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2026/01/28/the-fpa-condemns-killing-of-journalists-in-gaza-january-23-2026/) - The Foreign Press Association strongly condemns the killing of three Palestinian journalists in central Gaza on Wednesday. Once again, journalists were killed by Israeli military strikes while carrying out their professional duties. Abdul Raouf Shaat, a regular contributor to Agence France-Presse (AFP), was killed alongside Anas Ghneim and Mohammed Salah Qashta. The Israeli army *claimed - [FPA Statement on the Latest Government Response to the FPA Petition [January 6, 2026]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2026/01/06/fpa-statement-on-the-latest-government-response-to-the-fpa-petition-january-6-2026/) - The Foreign Press Association expresses its profound disappointment with the Israeli government's latest response to our appeal for full and free access to the Gaza Strip. Instead of presenting a plan for allowing journalists into Gaza independently and letting us work alongside our brave Palestinian colleagues, the government has decided once again to lock us - [FPA Statement on Supreme Court’s Final Deadline [December 21, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/12/21/fpa-statement-on-supreme-courts-final-deadline-december-21-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision to set a final deadline for the state of Israel to respond to our petition for independent press access to Gaza. After two years of the state’s delay tactics, we are pleased that the court’s patience has finally run out. The state must now present its - [FPA Statement on the Continued Ban on Access to Gaza [December 9, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/12/09/fpa-statement-on-the-continued-ban-on-access-to-gaza-december-9-2025/) - Israel’s Supreme Court has once again granted the Israeli government’s request for an extension in responding to our request for full, unhindered access to Gaza. This is the ninth such delay since we filed our petition in September 2024. This situation is beyond absurd. We are dismayed that the government keeps stalling, and deeply disappointed - [FPA Calls for No More Delays on Journalists Access to Gaza [November 24, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/11/24/fpa-calls-for-no-more-delays-on-journalists-access-to-gaza-november-24-2025/) - The FPA is dismayed to learn that the Israeli Supreme Court has once again granted an extension to the Israeli government to respond to our petition for free and independent access to Gaza. We have grown accustomed to such delays in the last 14 months since this petition has been filed. The Israeli government has - [The Foreign Press Association on Settler Attacks Against Journalists [November 10, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/11/10/the-foreign-press-association-on-settler-attacks-against-journalists-november-10-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association is appalled by recent attacks by Israeli settlers against journalists while reporting in the occupied West Bank and calls on Israeli authorities to halt this violence immediately. Journalists, both local and foreign, have proven to be a clear target as they document an unprecedented level of unchecked violence against Palestinians during - [The Foreign Press Association on Supreme Court Hearing [October 23, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/10/23/the-foreign-press-association-on-supreme-court-hearing-october-23-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association is disappointed in the Israeli Supreme Court's decision to grant the State of Israel yet another delay regarding the independent entry of journalists into Gaza. We recognize that the court has directed the government to present a clear position within 30 days and hope that the court will stand firmly against - [The Foreign Press Association Calls for Immediate Press Access to Gaza [October 10, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/10/11/the-foreign-press-association-calls-for-immediate-press-access-to-gaza-october-10-2025/) - The FPA welcomes the agreement between the warring parties on a ceasefire in Gaza. With the halt in fighting, we renew our urgent call for Israel to open the borders immediately and allow international media free and independent access to the Gaza Strip. For the last two years, the FPA and its members have asked, - [The Foreign Press Association Statement on the Continued Ban on Access to Gaza [September 11, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/09/11/the-foreign-press-association-statement-on-the-continued-ban-on-access-to-gaza-september11-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem notes with dismay that it has been a full year since it submitted its second petition to the Israeli Supreme Court for free and independent access to Gaza. Regrettably, there still is no resolution. Despite the urgency, the court has repeatedly agreed to the government's request for delays and - [The Foreign Press Association Statement Regarding Restrictions and Interference While Reporting During the Israel-Iran War [June 25, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/06/26/the-foreign-press-association-statement-regarding-restrictions-and-interference-while-reporting-during-the-israel-iran-war-june-25-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association has filed a complaint over the interference in reporting caused by unclear censorship rules and arbitrary restrictions imposed by Israeli police on foreign journalists. Throughout the recent war with Iran, some members of law enforcement, encouraged by confusing policy guidelines issued by the government, shut down or restricted members’ broadcasts, confiscated - [The Foreign Press Association Statement on the Fatal Attack on Palestinian Journalists in Gaza [August 11, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/08/11/the-foreign-press-association-statement-on-the-fatal-attack-on-palestinian-journalists-in-gaza-august-11-2025/) - The FPA is outraged by the Israeli military’s targeted killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza City last night. These colleagues were carrying out their duty as journalists and reporting on events as they occurred. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 179 journalists and media workers have been killed since October 7. This - [The Foreign Press Association Statement on Journalists Killed in Gaza [August 25, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/08/25/the-foreign-press-association-statement-on-journalists-killed-in-gaza-august-25-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association is outraged and in shock. A group of journalists from several major international news outlets – including Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera – have been killed together in Israeli military strikes. This is among the deadliest Israeli attacks on journalists working for international media since the Gaza war began. The strikes - [The Foreign Press Association Statement on the Situation in Gaza [July 25, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/07/25/the-foreign-press-association-statement-on-the-situation-in-gaza-july-25-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association joins the world’s largest news organizations in expressing our deepest concerns about the struggles of our colleagues in Gaza to feed themselves and their families. Access to food is the most basic human need, and the current crisis – fueled by a strict four-month Israeli blockade – has robbed Gaza’s journalists - [The Foreign Press Association Statement on Settler Violence in the West Bank [July 15, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/07/15/the-foreign-press-association-statement-on-settler-violence-in-the-west-bank-july-15-2025/) - On Sunday, July 13, 2025, a group of Israeli settlers attacked a CNN crew working near the village of Sinjil. Their car was heavily damaged, its rear window smashed by one of the assailants. This is the second settler attack on foreign journalists in Sinjil this month: On July 4, a Deutsche Welle team was - [The Foreign Press Association Statement for World Press Freedom Day [May 3, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/05/04/the-foreign-press-association-statement-for-world-press-freedom-day-may-3-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association (FPA) is shocked and saddened that 18 months into Israel's war against Hamas, Israel continues to impose an unprecedented ban preventing foreign journalists from entering Gaza. Never in Israel's history has the government imposed such sweeping restrictions on the media for such an extended period. This is a mark of shame - [The Foreign Press Association Calls for Immediate Access to Gaza for Journalists [January 23, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/01/23/the-foreign-press-association-calls-for-immediate-access-to-gaza-for-journalists-january-23-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association strongly urges the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions preventing foreign journalists from entering Gaza. For the past 15 months, these unprecedented restrictions have severely hindered independent reporting, robbing the world of a full picture of the situation in Gaza and placing an undue and dangerous burden on our Palestinian colleagues - [Statement by the Foreign Press Association on the suspension of Al Jazeera by the Palestinian Authority [January 2, 2025]](https://foreignpressassociation.online/2025/01/02/fpa-statement-on-the-suspension-of-al-jazeera-by-the-palestinian-authority-january-2-2025/) - The Foreign Press Association expresses its grave concern over the Palestinian Authority's decision to temporarily suspend Al Jazeera's broadcasting across the Palestinian territories. This action raises serious questions about press freedom and democratic values in the region. Al Jazeera has been a valuable source of information on the situation in the Palestinian territories, including Gaza. 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In just over a week, border police officers have carried out at least four attacks on journalists working for international media organizations, - [statements 2012](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2012/) - FPA Statements 2012 December 14, 2012 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The FPA condemns in the strongest terms the assault by Israeli soldiers of two of our members in Hebron earlier this week. As in previous times of military engagement in the region, IDF Spokesman’s offices know where the media is based as it - [statements 2009](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2009/) - FPA Statements 2009 July 15, 2009 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The Foreign Press Association is deeply concerned at the announcement by the Palestinian Authority that it intends to suspend the operation of Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah. We urge the PA to reconsider and are urgently seeking a resolution in line with the - [statements 2010](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2010/) - FPA Statements 2010 November 11, 2010 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The FPA is very concerned at recent reports from members in Gaza concerning the local government’s demand for substantial payments for the operation of broadcast and transmission equipment in Gaza.We strongly protest the manner in which a number of our members have been - [statements 2002](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2002/) - FPA Statements 2003 November 18, 2003 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The Foreign Press Association notes with concern that numerous journalists were prevented from entering Bethlehem today. The decision to keep journalists out without declaring the area a closed military zone appears aimed at avoiding criticism over an explicit ban – but it is no less - [statements 2006](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2006/) - FPA Statements 2006 December 17, 2006 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The FPA strongly protests the arrest at gunpoint of a France 2 cameraman in Gaza this morning. The Hamas security detail seized both the camera and cassette and the cameraman was taken to the Ministry of Internal security. The cameraman was later released - [statements 2007](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2007/) - FPA Statements 2007 December 7, 2007 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The FPA wishes to condemn today’s harassment by IDF forces of journalists covering a demonstration near the village of Umm Salmona near Bethlehem. During the course of this demonstration against the West Bank separation barrier, television cameramen working for APTN and Reuters were arrested - [statements 2015](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2015/) - FPA Statements 2015 Statement by the Foreign Press Association On Friday, October 30th, Israeli border police officers physically assaulted several members of the Palestinian and international press, including members of the Foreign Press Association, as they attempted to cover clashes between Palestinian stone throwers and Israeli forces at Beit El, near Ramallah. Several cameramen, a TV - [statements 2008](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2008/) - FPA Statements 2008 December 29, 2008 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The FPA protests in the strongest terms the army’s imposition of ‘closed military zone’ on everything along the Gaza Strip border inside Israel.The Foreign media should have unrestricted access to all Israeli villages and towns under attack and the freedom to cover all - [statements 2005](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2005/) - FPA Statements 2005 December 7, 2005 Statement by the Foreign Press Association PROTEST:The FPA would like to protest against the continuing restriction being placed on its members with Israeli i.d. to Gaza via the Erez crossing.Its has been ten days since the restriction was imposed and this represents a significant infringement of our member’s ability - [statements 2004](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2004/) - FPA Statements 2004 October 11, 2004 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The board of the FPA notes with alarm that several of our members have been recently targeted with live rounds of ammunition while covering the current clashes in Gaza. In some cases it has not been clear which side has been responsible for - [statements 2003](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2003/) - FPA Statements 2003 November 18, 2003 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The Foreign Press Association notes with concern that numerous journalists were prevented from entering Bethlehem today. The decision to keep journalists out without declaring the area a closed military zone appears aimed at avoiding criticism over an explicit ban – but it is no less - [statements 2023](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2023/) - FPA Statements 2023 December 19, 2023 Statement by the Foreign Press Association regarding entry to Gaza for journalists The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Jerusalem filed a petition on Monday with the Israeli Supreme Court seeking immediate access to the Gaza Strip for the international media. This step comes after multiple official requests to the - [statements 2019](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2019/) - FPA Statements 2019 August 4, 2019 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The Foreign Press Association is deeply concerned by a wanton act of violence by a border police officer against an accredited and clearly identified reporter covering a protest in Wadi al Hummus on Friday, August 2. 61-year-old AP cameraman Eyad Moghrabi was viciously - [statements 2018](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2018/) - FPA Statements 2018 Statement by the Foreign Press Association On Monday afternoon, November 19, an Associated Press cameraman was shot in the leg, apparently by the Israeli military, as the weekly beach demonstration in northern Gaza was ending. According to his colleagues, the cameraman was situated some 600 meters from the border fence, far away - [statements 2017](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2017/) - FPA Statements 2017 December 18, 2017 Statement by the Foreign Press Association On Friday, December 15, a young Palestinian male stood alongside a group of photographers shortly before stabbing an Israeli border policeman in Ramallah. Border police subsequently shot and killed him.The FPA condemns attempts by any party to either disguise oneself as a journalist - [statements 2016](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2016/) - FPA Statements 2016 October 10, 2016 Statement by the Foreign Press Association During an Israeli arrest raid Sunday in the West Bank village of al-Ram, Associated Press photographer Majdi Mohammed was hit by a rubber-coated bullet fired by Israeli forces from very close range. Majdi had been ordered to leave the scene and was walking - [statements 2013](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2013/) - FPA Statements 2013 December 2. 2013 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The FPA replies to the IDF response from last night:The Foreign Press Association feels the IDF statement regarding the Nov. 29 incident at the Qalandiya crossing to be misleading and unsatisfactory.During the incident, troops fired rubber bullets and threw stun grenades directly at - [statements 2011](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2011/) - FPA Statements 2011 October 4, 2011 Statement by the Foreign Press Association The Foreign Press Association demands that Israeli Authorities immediately cease undressing foreign and Arab journalists at official events. This outrageous policy is an affront to common sense, an assault on human dignity and a blight upon the state of Israel. It simply must stop.The - [statements 2024](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2024/) - FPA Statements 2024 November 27, 2024 Statement by the Foreign Press Association on Freedom of the Press The Israeli government continues to undermine press freedom. Following the ban on Al-Jazeera and an attempt to shut down an Associated Press video feed, it now targets Israeli outlets, with a resolution cutting state ties to Ha’aretz newspaper - [Useful Info](https://foreignpressassociation.online/useful-info-2/) - [Archive](https://foreignpressassociation.online/archive-2/) - [About](https://foreignpressassociation.online/about/) - [login](https://foreignpressassociation.online/login/) - Log in Username or Email Password Remember me Lost your password? how to access the restricted section of the fpa website? The restricted area of the FPA website provides contact info for virtually all members of the FPA.FPA members are provided with their unique ID and password to access these listings. If you, as an - [Guillaume Lavallée](https://foreignpressassociation.online/guillaume-lavallee/) - Guillaume Lavallée Chairman FPA 2022-2023 Guillaume Lavallée, a Canadian national, is the bureau chief of AFP for Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Before Jerusalem, he was based in Paris, Islamabad, Khartoum and taught two years journalism at the Quebec university in Montreal (UQAM). He is also the co-founder of the Quebec Fund for International Journalism - [Maintenance Page](https://foreignpressassociation.online/maintenance-page/) - Website is under maintenance We are doing some updates on our site, and we need to be offline for a while. We will be back with you shortly! 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Previous assignments included lengthy spells as chief - [statements 2020](https://foreignpressassociation.online/statements-2020/) - FPA Statements 2020 >> fpa statements | archive - [Art Kent](https://foreignpressassociation.online/art-kent/) - Art Kent Chairman FPA 1981 Arthur Kent Jr. (Art Kent) was born in New York City on Feb. 11, 1933, to Arthur Louis Capurro and Julia Ruether Capurro. Five years later, Arthur’s father changed the family name to Kent, the year before he won the national competition, Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air, and became - [Nicolas B. Tatro](https://foreignpressassociation.online/nicolas-b-tatro/) - Nicolas B. Tatro Chairman FPA 1995-1999 Veteran journalist with more than four decades of experience as a reporter, foreign correspondent, editor and manager at The Associated Press. Led coverage of the 1982 war in Lebanon, the Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip 1987-88, the U.S. landing in Somalia 1993 and the Islamic - [Alvin Rosenfeld](https://foreignpressassociation.online/alvin-rosenfeld/) - Al Rosenfeld Chairman FPA 1961-1963 After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Washington University in 1941 and his master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of Journalism in 1942, Alvin Rosenfeld went to work for the International News Service (INS) in Washington, D.C. for one year and then on to the United Press (UP) in New York - [Samer Shalabi](https://foreignpressassociation.online/samer-shalabi/) - Samer Shalabi Chairman FPA 2014-2015 Samer Shalabi began working in journalism 1991 first as a fixer then as a soundman, finally rising to cameraman and editor with MBC. In 1997, he moved to CTV and since 2000 he has been working as cameraman for CBC TV News, covering Israel, the PA, Jordan, Egypt etc. During - [Francis Ofner](https://foreignpressassociation.online/francis-ofner/) - Francis Ofner Chairman FPA 1957-1959 Diplomat, scholar, journalist: He was Axel Springer’s man in Israel. Ofner was born in 1913 in the erstwhile Hungarian town of Ujvidék, which – as Novi Sad – is now the capital of the Serbian province Vojvodina. The lawyer, who had studied in Zagreb, Besançon and Lausanne, was – after - [Jay Bushinsky](https://foreignpressassociation.online/jay-bushinsky/) - Jay Bushinsky Chairman FPA 1968-1971 Jay Bushinsky has served as a foreign correspondent based in Israel since 1966. He opened the Chicago Daily News‘ first continuous file in October of that year and in April, 1967, was engaged by Group-W, the Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., as its Tel Aviv bureau chief. In the ensuing years he - [Arie Wallenstein](https://foreignpressassociation.online/arie-wallenstein/) - Arie Wallenstein Chairman FPA 1967-1968 Arie Wallenstein acted for 25 years as chief of the Reuters bureau in Israel. He died at the age of 55 of a heart attack during a vacation in Switzerland, 1975.Wallenstein, known to his friends as “Wally,” was a fifth generation Jerusalemite. He graduated from the Hebrew Gymnasium and went - [Eliav Simon](https://foreignpressassociation.online/eliav-simon/) - Eliav Simon Chairman FPA 1965-1967 chairpersons gallery (past-present) - [Michael Elkins](https://foreignpressassociation.online/michael-elkins/) - Michael Elkins Chairman FPA 1963-1965 Michael Elkins (1917-2001) began his radio career with CBS in September, 1956. The outgoing correspondent announced that he was returning to the United States because “nothing ever happens in Israel.” A month later Britain and France invaded Suez and Israeli tanks rolled into Sinai. From war to war, Elkins covered Israel, - [Donald Neff](https://foreignpressassociation.online/donald-neff/) - Donald Neff Chairman FPA 1977 Donald Neff joined Time magazine in 1965, and, based in Saigon, covered the Vietnam War for two years. He was then appointed Time‘s bureau chief in Houston (where he covered the Apollo moon landing). He worked as Time magazine’s Jerusalem Bureau Chief before leaving the magazine in 1979. He wrote - [Gideon Berli](https://foreignpressassociation.online/gideon-berli/) - Gideon Berli Chairman FPA 1978-1980 / 1982-1984 Gideon Berli was born 1938 in Transylvania. His first years were spent in constant migration in an attempt to escape persecution during World War Two. Arriving in Haifa in 1947, Berli completed his high school and army service, then went back to Europe. In Germany he studied and - [Eric Silver](https://foreignpressassociation.online/eric-silver/) - Eric Silver Chairman FPA 1975 Eric Silver was born in Leeds in 1935. After studying philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford and working in provincial journalism, he joined The Guardian in 1960. He served successively as copy editor, reporter, industrial correspondent and gossip columnist and covered sports at the weekend. In 1967, he came to - [Marlin Levin](https://foreignpressassociation.online/marlin-levin/) - Marlin Levin Chairman FPA 1973-1974 Marlin Levin arrived in Jerusalem in September, 1947, with his bride, Betty. Among the first in Palestine to have a university (Temple) degree in journalism, Marlin was hired by Gershon Agron as an editor for The Palestine Post, later seved The Jerusalem Post as News Editor and Diplomatic Editor. He also - [Dan Bloom](https://foreignpressassociation.online/dan-bloom/) - Dan Bloom Chairman FPA 1971-1972 Dan Bloom was appointed managed of the CBS News bureau in Tel Aviv in November 1970. He had previously served as producer at the CBS News bureau in London, then headed the CBS News bureaus Chicago (1965-1967) and in Saigon in 1967-1968). Bloom became Managing Editor of CBS News in - [Robert Slater](https://foreignpressassociation.online/robert-slater/) - Robert Slater Chairman FPA 1987-1990 Robert Slater was born in New York City on October 1, 1943, and grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1962 and graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, where he majored in political science. He received a masters of - [Peter Allen-Frost](https://foreignpressassociation.online/peter-allen-frost/) - Peter Allen-Frost Chairman FPA 1984-1987 Peter Allen-Frost was born in 1942 in Nottingham, England and arrived in Israel for a summer’s visit in 1963. He stayed until his death in 1996. As the radio correspondent for the American network ABC, he was well known as a larger-than-life reporter, following his trademark pointed beard into news - [David Aikman](https://foreignpressassociation.online/david-aikman/) - David Aikman Chairman FPA 1982 FPA Chairman 1982. Went on to be TIME bureau chief in Beijing (1983-1985), correspondent and senior correspondent in the Washington bureau (1985-1994), left time to pursue writing and TV projects. Narrated and interviewed for documentary on the Oslo process, called Vanishing Peace: The Aftermath of Oslo in August 1999. Run world-wide - [Conny Mus](https://foreignpressassociation.online/conny-mus/) - Conny Mus Chairman FPA 1990-1995, 2009-2010 Conny Mus was born on October 21, 1950 in Amsterdam, Holland. He attended the Amsterdam Free University. In 1982 he started out as a freelance reporter/producer for public broadcasters & the Holland Media Group. In 1990, he became the Middle East Correspondent for RTL4 News – Holland Media Group - [James Stephenson](https://foreignpressassociation.online/james-stephenson/) - James Stephenson Chairman FPA 2009 James Stephenson was Chairman of the FPA in 2009 and was the BBC’s Middle East Bureau Chief from 2007 to 2009, responsible for seven offices across the region. In September 2009, he became Editor of the BBC’s main evening TV news bulletins, the News at Six and the News at - [Steven Gutkin](https://foreignpressassociation.online/steven-gutkin/) - Steven Gutkin Chairman FPA 2008-2009 Steve Gutkin, formerly the Associated Press bureau chief for Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Prior to this posting, Gutkin served as an AP bureau chief in Caracas, Singapore and Jakarta. Working more than a decade in Venezuela and Colombia in the 80s and 90s, Gutkin covered the rise and fall - [Simon McGregor-Wood](https://foreignpressassociation.online/simon-mcgregor-wood/) - Simon McGregor-Wood Chairman FPA 2005-2008 Bureau Chief for ABC News in Jerusalem since January 2002. Joined ABC News in London in 1988, previously worked for Reuters TV and ITN, London. Currently the Europe correspondent for TRT Turk. chairpersons gallery (past-present) - [Andrew Steele](https://foreignpressassociation.online/andrew-steele/) - Andrew Steele Chairman FPA 2004-2005 Andrew Steele was the BBC’s Middle East Bureau Editor from 2001 to 2005. A graduate of modern languages from Aberdeen University in Scotland, Andrew worked in Scottish newspapers before moving to the BBC in Edinburgh as a TV reporter. He joined Reuters in 1984 and spent 16 years in a - [Dan Perry](https://foreignpressassociation.online/dan-perry/) - Dan Perry Chairman FPA 2001-2004 Dan Perry, former Middle East Editor at AP. He worked for the Associated Press from 1990 till 2018. His various AP postings included London, where he was Europe & Africa Editor from 2004-2010, chief of bureau in Jerusalem, chief of bureau for the Caribbean based in Puerto Rico, and correspondent in Romania - [Luke Baker](https://foreignpressassociation.online/luke-baker/) - Luke Baker Chairman FPA 2015-2016 Luke Baker was Reuters bureau chief for Israel and the Palestinian Territories from July 2014 to July 2017. He is currently Reuters bureau chief in Paris. Baker has worked with the news agency since 1997, reporting from more than 30 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and parts of - [Paul Danahar](https://foreignpressassociation.online/paul-danahar/) - Paul Danahar Chairman FPA 2012-2013 Paul Danahar is currently BBC News Bureau Chief in Washington DC. Previously Middle East Bureau Chief based in Jerusalem until April 2013. Together with Paul Wood and Richard Colebourn and the BBC Middle East team won the 34th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award for their coverage of Syria in - [Joe Federman](https://foreignpressassociation.online/joe-federman/) - Joe Federman Chairman FPA 2010-2012, 2016-2019 Josef Federman is currently bureau chief of The Associated Press in Israel and the Palestinian territories. He has been based in Jerusalem since 2003. His previous postings include Charleston, West Virginia, where he covered the statehouse, and New York City, where he was an editor on the AP’s international - [Andrew Carey](https://foreignpressassociation.online/andrew-carey/) - ANDREW CAREY Chairman FPA 2019-2022 CNN’s Jerusalem bureau chief, from July 2016-August 2022, with overall responsibility for all CNN’s coverage from Israel and the Palestinian territories. previous experience included a variety of field and desk positions for CNN in London and Berlin. chairpersons gallery (past-present) - [Archive](https://foreignpressassociation.online/archive/) - [FPA Statements 2022](https://foreignpressassociation.online/fpa-statements-2022/) - FPA Statements 2022 September 8, 2022 Statement by the Foreign Press Association on IDF investigation into the May 11 killing of Shireen Abu Akleh The recent IDF announcements about its investigation into the May 11 killing of Shireen Abu Akleh raise major questions about the military’s actions that day and serious doubts about its stated - [FAQ ](https://foreignpressassociation.online/faq-/) ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://foreignpressassociation.online/category/uncategorized/)