Mar 21 2014 - 10:33am Peace in Palestine must remain a priority
March 21, 2014

The Obama administration should continue to pay attention to it, no matter how long it takes to bring about a satisfactory solution and no matter how many conflicts erupt elsewhere in the region or abroad.

Mar 21 2014 - 10:21am The Palestinian Authority is on the brink of collapse, study says
March 21, 2014

The breakdown of the Palestinian Authority would turn the West Bank into a violent, criminal, chaotic, disease-ridden place.

Mar 21 2014 - 10:18am Israel promotes plans for 2,372 settler homes in the West Bank
March 21, 2014

Israel has promoted building plans for 2,372 homes in eight Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in the past month, on land the Palestinians want for a future state, an anti-settlement watchdog has said.

Mar 20 2014 - 1:34pm Are Kerry and Obama Working With or Against Each Other?
March 20, 2014

We hear it constantly: Pres. Obama is weak, disengaged, or apathetic. Worse, they say, he is undermining Sec. Kerry’s diplomatic initiatives.

Mar 20 2014 - 1:28pm Poll shows most Palestinians dissatisfied with peace process
March 20, 2014

An absolute majority among the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip believe that things are heading in the wrong direction, a public opinion survey showed Wednesday. Picture of the West Bank

Mar 20 2014 - 1:26pm PLO: 56 Palestinians killed, 897 injured since peace talks began
March 20, 2014

Israeli military forces have killed 56 Palestinians and injured 897 since the resumption of peace negotiations with Israel in July, the Palestine Liberation Organization said Tuesday. Picture: of Pres. Abbas with Sec. Kerry and Tzipi Livni

Mar 19 2014 - 6:59pm Video: ATFP Pres. Ziad Asali says the US Seeking to Salvage Peace Talks
March 19, 2014

Speaking to Al-Arabiya TV, Asali emphasized that current Israeli demands ask more than Pres. Abbas can deliver based on Palestinian public opinion.

Mar 19 2014 - 4:59pm Video of ATFP's Gaith Al-Omari on Israeli-Palestinian Talks
March 19, 2014

Today, ATFP's Executive Director Ghaith Al-Omari discussed prospects for peace between the Palestinians and Israel at an event at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He was joined by Amb. Daniel Kurtzer, Princeton University, & former Obama Admin official Steven Simon of IISS

Mar 19 2014 - 10:55am A Language of Conflict, and Peace
March 19, 2014

This is part of what I have come to call “conflict code”: words whose plain English meanings are politicized, distorted or undermined in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, which is much more a clash of narratives than a tussle over territory.​

Mar 19 2014 - 10:48am Washington officials targeting Israeli defense minister over his political stance, associates claim
March 19, 2014

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon has been marked as a problem by certain elements in Washington because of his positions on the Palestinian issue, said sources near him, hence the sharp counterattack following the minister's comments on "American weakness" around the world.


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