Crisis in Iraq Risks Regional Conflagration
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Al-Hayat - June 11, 2014 - 12:00am

Crisis in Iraq Risks Regional Conflagration


ATFP Calls for De-Escalation between Israel and the Palestinians
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - July 8, 2014 - 12:00am

ATFP Calls for De-Escalation between Israel and the Palestinians


BBC Video of ATFP Pres. Asali on the Violence in Palestine & Israel
Video on July 2, 2014

ATFP President Dr. Zaid Asali spoke today on BBC America TV about the upsurge in violence in Palestine and Israel. A Palestinian boy in East Jerusalem was kidnapped and murdered in an apparent act of vengeance two days after the bodies of three kidnapped and murdered Israeli teenagers were discovered in the occupied West Bank. 


ATFP Hopes New Palestinian Government is First Step Toward Genuine Reunification
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - June 2, 2014 - 12:00am

ATFP Hopes New Palestinian Government is First Step Toward Genuine Reunification


Experts Outline Challenges, Propose Solutions for Gaza at ATFP-UNRWA Briefing
Video on May 19, 2014

A group of prominent experts identified a number of key challenges facing the Gaza Strip and its Palestinian residents, and ways to address them, at a briefing jointly hosted by the American Task Force on Palestine (


ATFP Partners with Starkey Foundation to Offer Gift of Hearing to 2300 Patients in Palestine and Jordan
Press Release - May 7, 2014 - 12:00am

The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) is proud to have partnered with the 


ATFP Pres. Ziad Asali’s Statement at the UN Conference on the Question of Palestine in Ecuador
Press Release - March 26, 2014 - 12:00am

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE March 25, 2014 Quito, Ecuador ATFP Pres. Ziad Asali’s Statement at the Conference Advancing Peace between Israelis and Palestinians: Obstacles and Opportunities  Introduction:


Check out the video we found as Dr. Asali's birthday present
Press Release - February 28, 2014 - 1:00am

Dear friends:


ATFP Hopes Iran Deal Will Enhance Middle East Stability and Security
Press Release - November 26, 2013 - 1:00am

Nov. 26, Washington DC -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today praised the efforts of the international community, led by the United States, and welcomed the interim "first step" agreement with Iran to prevent that country from developing nuclear weapons. In addition to its importance in preventing nuclear proliferation, the Task Force believes that this agreement has the potential to initiate major and historic changes in the Middle East.


French ‘hawkishness’ on show from Africa to the Middle East
Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In - November 18, 2013 - 1:00am

On the frontline in Libya and Mali, hawkish on Syria, uncompromising on Iran: France, long critical of the US’ role as the world’s policeman, is emerging as the most interventionist of Western states. France’s uncharacteristically aggressive stance on the international scene comes at a time of apparently diminished influence,



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