October 30th

Investment Forum Brings Top Palestinian Businessmen to DC Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 26, 2008 - 12:00am The U.S.-Palestinian Partnership (UPP) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (UCC) held the Palestinian Business and Investment Forum (PBIF) on Tuesday, October 14. The PBIF, which was designed to take advantage of the momentum created earlier this year at the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem, featured keynote speeches by U.S. Read more

October 23rd

ATFP Joins Booz Allen Hamilton Panel on the Palestine Investment Conference Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 22, 2008 - 12:00am On October 15, Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) convened a panel to discuss the Palestine Investment Conference held in Bethlehem in May 2008. The purpose of the event was to discuss the process of organizing this unique conference including the roles played by BAH and the US-Palestinian Partnership.   Read more

October 17th

ATFP Holds Third Annual Gala Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 16, 2008 - 12:00am On Sunday, October 12th, ATFP held its Third Annual Gala entitled "The Courage to Persist, the Will to Build". The Gala was attended by 650 guests, including Palestinian ministers and officials, a Palestinian business delegation, members of congress, Arab and European ambassadors, US officials and members of the media, as well as members of the Palestinian-American community. Read more

October 14th

ATFP Senior Fellow to Participate in Oct. 20 Panel on McCain, Obama, and the Middle East Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 13, 2008 - 12:00am ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish will participate in a panel discussion at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, Mon., Oct. 20.  The event will also be broadcast on a live webcast via the Wilson Center website. Event Details:McCain, Obama, and the Middle East: The influence of Domestic Politics on U.S. Policy.  October 20, 2008: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Speakers: Graeme Bannerman,Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute and Former Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Read more

October 13th

Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad Reaffirms Commitment to Self-Empowerment, Peace at ATFP Gala Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 12, 2008 - 12:00am Washington, DC, Oct 13 – While strongly criticizing Israel’s occupation policies, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the audience at the Third Annual American Task Force on Palestine Gala on Oct. Read more

October 7th

ATFP Hosts Palestinian Stone and Marble Delegation Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 6, 2008 - 12:00am The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) held a reception on Monday, Oct. 6th to welcome a delegation of Palestinians from the Stone and Marble Industry. The reception, held at the Capital Hilton, brought the 15-person delegation together with ATFP Board Members and staff, as well as leaders from the Arab-American community, including PLO Mission Charge’ d’ affaires Dr. Nabil Abuznaid and Commercial Attache Ramzi Issa. Read more