September 3, 2010 - 7:26am Contested Settlement
September 3, 2010

Hussein Ibish: Obama is trying to broker a quiet compromise on the issue of Israeli settlement construction -- but it doesn’t seem that the Israeli far right is willing to play ball.

September 3, 2010 - 8:05am Camp David Redux: A Look Back At Lessons Learned
September 3, 2010

NPR talks to negotiators who were present at Camp David: Ghaith Omari of the American Task Force on Palestine; Gideon Grinstein of the Reut Institute; and Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson Center.

September 2, 2010 - 10:51am The Future Palestinian State Takes Root
September 2, 2010

Ibish and Weiss: Peace talks are making familiar headlines. The real news is state building and economic progress in the West Bank.

September 2, 2010 - 10:50am Netanyahu and Abbas to Begin Direct Mideast Peace Talks
September 2, 2010

“Normally, it’s been reliably easy to torpedo, or veto, any progress between Israelis and Palestinians,” said Ziad J. Asali, the president of the American Task Force on Palestine. “This means an incredible loss of a weapon.”

September 2, 2010 - 10:46am ATFP Advocacy Director joins panel on direct negotiations at WINEP
September 2, 2010

Ghaith Al-Omari joins David Makovsky, Abdel Monem Said and Robert Danin at the Washington Institute to discuss the start of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

September 1, 2010 - 8:46am Barak to Haaretz: Israel ready to cede parts of Jerusalem in peace deal
September 1, 2010

Defense Minister Ehud Barak says Jerusalem's Arab neighborhoods will be part of a Palestinian state; a 'special regime' to govern holy sites.

September 1, 2010 - 8:44am Abbas: We're committed to peace
September 1, 2010

The PLO's decision to return to direct negotiations with Israel reflects its commitment to peace, not fear of pressure from the international community, President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday.

Ziad Asali on Al Arabiya Aug 31 2010 Dr. Ziad Asali on Al Arabiya
August 31, 2010

ATFP President Dr. Ziad Asali discusses resumed negotiations between the Palestinians and Israeli and the recent attack on civilians in Hebron.

August 31, 2010 - 3:32pm ATFP Deplores Attacks on Israelis near Hebron
August 31, 2010

"This attack is not only a breach of the basic standards of humanity, it is also a political act aimed at sabotaging the negotiations," says ATFP President, Dr Ziad Asali.

August 31, 2010 - 11:07am Fayyad 'sorry' for response to anti-talk forum
August 31, 2010

"As I feel sorry when I say that, I feel confident that it will never be repeated," he said, calling "what happened on Wednesday... obviously a big error."


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