Press Releases | The American Task Force on Palestine

ATFP Gala Featuring PM Fayyad Highlights Quest for Peace, Palestinian-American Achievements
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - October 19, 2011 - 11:00pm

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad delivered the keynote address at the Sixth Annual Gala of the American Task Force on Palestine in Washington, DC on Oct. 19 (To view video of his speech click here).

ATFP Condemns Reported Attacks on Syrian and Palestinian Civilians in Latakia
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - August 14, 2011 - 11:00pm

ATFP Urges US Government to Help Curb Proposed Israeli Settlement Expansions
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - August 14, 2011 - 11:00pm

Audio recording and transcript now available: Owning a Piece of Palestine: Syria’s Assad Regimes and the Palestinian Question
Press Release - July 28, 2011 - 11:00pm

On Wednesday July 27, 2011, The American Task Force on Palestine co-sponsored with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace the event entitled “Owning a Piece of Palestine: Syria’s Assad Regimes and the Palestinian Question.”

Leading Palestinian and Jewish American Groups Announce Joint Internship Program
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - June 29, 2011 - 11:00pm

The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and Americans for Peace Now (APN) are today starting their joint summer internship program. ATFP is hosting an Israeli student, and APN is hosting a Palestinian student. This is the third time that ATFP and APN, a pro-Palestinian organization and a pro-Israeli organization, are cooperating on a joint internship program, making it a tradition intended to underscore that Americans who care about Middle East peace - be they Arab or Jewish - have more in common than what sets them apart.

ATFP Urges Support for President Obama
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - May 22, 2011 - 11:00pm

ATFP expresses its support for President Obama’s call for the establishment of two states, Palestine and Israel with borders based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed upon swaps. ATFP has always advocated a negotiated two-state solution as an American national interest. ATFP urges Members of Congress and all Americans to work intensively with the President to achieve this goal. ATFP also calls upon the Palestinians and Israelis to engage with the President in reaching peace for the benefit of their peoples and the region.

ATFP Deplores Violence, Warns Against Escalation of Conflict
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - March 22, 2011 - 11:00pm

Washington, DC, March 23 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) has been following the escalating violence between Palestinians and Israel over the recent weeks with growing alarm. ATFP reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of all forms of terrorism and the killing of innocent civilians no matter who the perpetrators or the victims might be and no matter in what cause such actions are rationalized. The particularly indefensible and contemptible killing of children must especially be condemned without reservation.

Miral, a New Film about the Palestinian Experience, Screens in NY, LA, DC and Other Select Cities!
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - March 21, 2011 - 11:00pm

Miral, a New Film about the Palestinian Experience, Screens in NY, LA, DC and Other Select Cities!

A Two State Peace: Defining the Border
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - March 13, 2011 - 11:00pm

Ghaith al-Omari Carnegie Endowment for International Peace A Two State Peace: Defining the Border March 11, 2011 - 1:00am On March 11, 2011, ATFP Advocacy Director Ghaith Al-Omari participated in a panel on “A Two State Peace: Defining the Border” along with Geoffrey Aronson. The event was organized by the American Task Force on Palestine, Foundation for Middle East Peace, the Middle East Institute and Churches for Middle East Peace and held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

ATFP Expresses Grave Concerns over Demolition of Shepherd Hotel
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - January 10, 2011 - 12:00am

Washington DC, Jan. 10 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today expressed grave concerns about the effects of Israel's demolition of the historic Shepherd Hotel in occupied East Jerusalem on prospects for peace.

Recent Press Releases


ATFP Gala Featuring PM Fayyad Highlights Quest for Peace, Palestinian-American Achievements	October 20, 2011
ATFP Condemns Reported Attacks on Syrian and Palestinian Civilians in Latakia	August 15, 2011
ATFP Urges US Government to Help Curb Proposed Israeli Settlement Expansions	August 15, 2011
Audio recording and transcript now available: Owning a Piece of Palestine: Syria’s Assad Regimes and the Palestinian Question	July 29, 2011
Leading Palestinian and Jewish American Groups Announce Joint Internship Program	June 30, 2011
ATFP Urges Support for President Obama	May 23, 2011
ATFP Deplores Violence, Warns Against Escalation of Conflict	March 23, 2011
Miral, a New Film about the Palestinian Experience, Screens in NY, LA, DC and Other Select Cities!	March 22, 2011
A Two State Peace: Defining the Border	March 14, 2011
ATFP Expresses Grave Concerns over Demolition of Shepherd Hotel	January 10, 2011
Honesty and Hypocrisy in Facing Terrorism Appears in Arabic in An-Nahar	January 10, 2011
Tony Blair Urges Support for Palestinian State-Building at ATFP Event	December 15, 2010
ATFP Condemns East Jerusalem Settlement Expansion Plan, Calls on US to Act	November 9, 2010
At ATFP Gala, Sec. Clinton Vows Administration “Will Not Turn Our Backs” on Palestinians, Israelis	October 21, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Give Keynote Address at ATFP Gala	October 14, 2010