A Paradigm Shift In Print by Ziad Asali - Common Ground News Service (Opinion) - May 2, 2007 - 12:00am A recurrent excuse that has acted as an obstacle to the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over the years is that of either the political weakness of the Israeli leader or the political irrelevance of the Palestinian leader, whomever they may be. The underlying assumption of these excuses is that the Israeli and Palestinian publics would not support the peace overtures of a weak Israeli or Palestinian leader. Such an assumption, however, could not be further from the truth. » Read more

Parallel Policies: Advocating Peace in the Middle East for the Next Generation Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 15, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, DC, July 16 - The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP), Americans for Peace Now (APN), and the Middle East Institute (MEI) held a briefing today at the Rayburn House Office Building entitled “Parallel Policies: Advocating Peace in the Middle East for the Next Generation”. Read more

ATFP Welcomes $228 Million Middle East Investment Program Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 24, 2007 - 12:00am Ramallah, West Bank —The American Task Force on Palestine today welcomed the launch of the Middle East Investment Initiative Program, which will generate $228 million dollars in loans to small and medium-sized Palestinian businesses.  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, U.S. Under Secretary for Public Affairs Karen Hughes and President of the American Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Rob Mosbacher, Jr. today put into motion the plans approved by President George W. Read more

ATFP Welcomes Mr. Ghaith Al-Omari as New ATFP Advocacy Director Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 31, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., August 1 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) is happy to announce the appointment of Mr. Ghaith Al-Omari as the new ATFP Advocacy Director. Mr. Al-Omari and the newly established ATFP Advocacy Department will focus on further developing and institutionalizing contacts and networks within the U.S. official and unofficial policy community and will be part of the policy formation process in ATFP. Read more

ATFP, APN Launch Joint Internship Program for 2008 Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - August 21, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C.—The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and Americans for Peace Now (APN) today announced the initiation of a new joint internship program that will offer students a unique perspective of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – from two leading advocacy organizations – that spans borders, dispels prejudice, and promotes a two-state solution. Students who take part in the internship program will divide the term of their internships Read more

ATFP Carnegie Briefing Explores Issues of Palestinian Unity, Hamas and Fall Mideast Meeting Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 2, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., October 3 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) held a briefing today at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The briefing, moderated by Ambassador Samuel Lewis, was titled "Palestinian Unity: The Question of Hamas". ATFP Advocacy Director Mr. Ghaith Al-Omari and Dr. Read more

ATFP Expresses Deep Concern about Proposed New Jerusalem Road Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 11, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., October 12 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today voiced deep concern regarding reported plans by the government of Israel to construct a new road that would connect occupied East Jerusalem with the West Bank city of Jericho. The new road would set the stage for the development of a new area of settlement known as “E-1” that could cut off Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank. Read more

Undersecretary Burns Stresses Key U.S. Interest in Palestinian State at ATFP Annual Gala Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 17, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., October 18 –– President George W. Read more

Capitol Hill Briefing Attributes Dwindling Palestinian Christian Population to the Effects of the Israeli Occupation Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 31, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., November 1, 2007 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) held a Capitol Hill briefing this week featuring four Christian mayors of Palestinian towns in the West Bank. Read more

The Palestinian Plight In Print by Ziad Asali - The Washington Times (Opinion) - June 17, 2007 - 12:00am Forty years ago this month, Israel stunned the Arab states in six days of war whose consequences are yet to be resolved. Hamas' version of its own six-day war has created new political realities that may be with us for some time to come. Negotiations, conferences and meetings of diplomats and pundits flying around the world will do very little to undo the new realities if we dither and lose the opportunity this crisis presents. » Read more