Dr Asali Testifies ATFP to Testify at Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing
March 1, 2010

On Thursday March 4 ATFP President Ziad Asali will join Amb. Daniel Kurtzer, Dr. Robert Malley and Dr. David Makovsky for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on the Israeli-Palestinian issue

February 25, 2010 - 2:45pm Palestine's strongest weapon is peace
February 25, 2010

We cannot pretend occupation doesn't exist, but we can continue to build the institutions of state without violence

February 25, 2010 - 2:44pm US slams Israel over designating heritage sites
February 25, 2010

As Clinton works to relaunch peace talks, State Department officials come out against Israel's inclusion of revered West Bank religious sites on Israel's national heritage site list.

'Iran and the Arab World: New Horizons' flier ATFP Senior Fellow Addresses Conference on Iran and the Arab World at Rutgers
February 24, 2010

The Iranian government has been extremely adroit at exploiting the Palestinian issue, outbidding everyone else with Holocaust denial, issuing frequent obituaries for Israel, and posing as the champions of Al Quds at every possible opportunity.

February 24, 2010 - 12:59pm With talks stalled, Mideast "alternatives" aired
February 24, 2010

Polls generally show majorities on both sides in favour of a two-state solution of some kind. But leaders in either camp fear a backlash if they make the concessions the other side wants.

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad We are Building a State While Under Occupation to End the Occupation
February 23, 2010

By turning their attention to establishing the administrative and infrastructural framework of such a state, responsible Palestinians are doing their part to build the infrastructure of peace.

February 23, 2010 - 1:29pm Netanyahu's weakness for Jewish heritage costs lives
February 23, 2010

If the indirect contacts reach a dead end, will the U.S. agree to convene the Quartet to assign blame for the failure to the responsible party? And in the absence of an agreement will Washington declare the basis to be the 1967 borders, including East Jerusalem?

February 19, 2010 - 3:11pm ATFP Senior Fellow Gives Graduate Seminar at Georgetown
February 22, 2010

Ibish explains the evolution of Islamophbia in the United States and discusses ways of addressing the problem.

February 22, 2010 - 1:10pm We shouldn't rush into negotiations
February 22, 2010

It is preferable that we continue to work on preparing the ground for successful negotiations, including increasing efforts to secure a complete settlement freeze in addition to setting agreed terms of reference.

February 19, 2010 - 2:59pm Palestinians guilty again?
February 19, 2010

When Palestinians act in a legitimate, non-violent way, it deprives Israel of the security excuse that Israeli governments have always used, and ruins its effective campaign of dehumanizing and demonizing Palestinians.


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