ATFP Welcomes President Obama’s Strong Support for Palestinian Statehood, Israeli Settlement Freeze Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 29, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, May 28 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today welcomed President Barack Obama’s statements of strong support for Middle East peace based on the creation of a Palestinian state to live alongside Israel and for a complete freeze to all Israeli settlement activity. President Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met privately at the White House this afternoon before being joined by their delegations, and spoke briefly with reporters afterwards. Read more

ACP Begins Delivery of $200,000 Worth of Laptop Computers to Palestinian Schools Press Release - Contact Information: Mohammed Maraqa - May 28, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, May 28 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) is proud to announce that its sister organization, American Charities for Palestine (ACP), has initiated the delivery of laptop computers to schools in Palestine. This project has been coordinated with One Laptop Per Child, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Palestinian Ministry of Education. Read more