Netanyahu, Obama, Abbas meet ATFP Welcomes UN Meeting, Supports Pres. Obama’s Peace Efforts
September 22, 2009

ATFP welcomed today’s trilateral meeting at the UN General Assembly between President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

September 22, 2009 - 1:53pm ATFP Joins Letter of Support for Obama Peace Initiative
September 22, 2009

ATFP joins over 30 ethnic and religious leaders in a statement supporting President Obama’s initiative to secure a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

Bombings in Gaza Who's Being Unfair?
September 22, 2009

Judge Richard Goldstone: "The recognition of the humanity of all people - the recognition of Israel by Hamas and the recognition of the Palestinian right to self-determination - are both pre-requisites for peace."

September 21, 2009 - 12:08pm Obama to Meet With Mideast Leaders
September 21, 2009

“This is the next step in a determined diplomatic process that started on Day 1 of this administration,” said Tommy Vietor, a White House spokesman.

September 18, 2009 - 11:43am Mitchell extends Middle East trip
September 18, 2009

At the Iftar dinner hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department on Tuesday at the head table were the American Task Force for Palestine’s Ziad Asali and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a professor at George Washington University.

September 15, 2009 - 11:48am Changing our campuses from polarized to pro-peace
September 15, 2009

"In dealing with the charged campus environment, we find the most effective and meaningful approach is to advocate a stance that is at once pro-Israel and pro-Palestine in that it advances the ambitions of both peoples to live in peace and security."

September 14, 2009 - 12:17pm 'Urgency' in US Middle East talks
September 14, 2009

Mitchell: "It is our intention to conclude this phase of our discussions in the very near future. This will enable us to move on to the next and really the more important phase."

Satellite image of Israel and the occupied territories The hollowness of the one-state agenda
September 8, 2009

One-state proponents have an obligation to explain how exactly they think they can achieve the extraordinary task of compelling or convincing Israel to effectively dissolve itself.

September 4, 2009 - 12:12pm ATFP Welcomes White House Statement on Israeli Settlement Activity
September 4, 2009

ATFP welcomed today's statement issued by the office of the White House Press Secretary stating the United States government's position that Israeli settlement activity should stop.

September 4, 2009 - 3:31pm If you build it, the state will come
September 4, 2009

Salam Fayyad is saying that if Palestinians build governing and civil society institutions, Palestine can become a state in reality, whether negotiations are moving forward or not.


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