November 25th

ATFP Reiterates the Centrality of Jerusalem to Negotiations Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 25, 2009 - 1:00am Nov. 25, Washington, DC – The American Task Force on Palestine today reiterated its long-standing support for the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian permanent status negotiations on the basis outlined by President Barack Obama in his speech before the UN General Assembly addressing, “the permanent-status issues: security for Israelis and Palestinians; borders, refugees and Jerusalem.” Read more

November 17th

ATFP Expresses Deep Concern over Israeli Plans to Build 900 Units in Jerusalem Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - November 17, 2009 - 1:00am Washington, DC, Nov. 17 -- ATFP expressed deep concern over Israeli plans to build 900 additional housing units in East Jerusalem. These plans contradict the United States’ policy of seeking a freeze on settlement activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and gravely complicate the efforts to resume peace negotiations. Read more

November 2nd

ATFP Senior Fellow Moderates HCEF Conference Panel on Two-State Solution Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 24, 2009 - 1:00am On Saturday, October 24, ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish moderated a panel on the two state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at the 11th international conference of The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF). Panelists in the discussion were Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute (AAI), and Paul L. Scham, Esq., Executive Director of the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies at the University of Maryland and Adjunct Scholar at the Middle East Institute. Read more

ATFP Senior Fellow on Speaks on Palestinian Perspectives at J Street Conference Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 27, 2009 - 1:00am ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish participated in a panel discussion on "Palestinian Perspectives: Looking Forward" on Oct. 27, 2009, at the first annual conference of the pro-Israel, pro-peace group J Street in Washington, DC. The panel was moderated by Amjad Atallah, Co-Director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, and also included Nadia Bilbassy of the Middle East Broadcasting Center and Bassim Khoury, a former Minister of National Economy for the Palestinian Authority. Read more