Is It A Budding Partnership? In Print by Ziad Asali - Gulf News (Opinion) - January 17, 2008 - 1:00am Even the most skeptical of us would have to concede that things are better now than they were a few months ago, as they hasten to add that we have been here before and that this too shall pass. Yes, things are better: Palestinian and Israeli officials are talking, and final status issues are being discussed, though they are not being resolved. » Read more

Bolstering Palestinian Moderates In Print by Ghaith al-Omari - The Washington Times (Opinion) - February 10, 2008 - 1:00am The recent breach of the Gaza-Egypt border was an avoidable setback to the newly revived Palestinian-Israeli peace process. It has shown what happens when grand political commitments — made by Israeli, U.S. and Arab leaders — fail to translate into concrete policies, structures and behavior. Had the situation been addressed in a timely fashion, control of the Gaza crossings to Egypt and Israel could have been a major political gain for the moderate government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. » Read more

Palestinian-American Experts Available for Comment on Bush Mideast Trip Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - December 3, 2007 - 1:00am Six weeks after the Annapolis meeting, the dynamics between Israelis and Palestinians are on the verge of falling back on familiar patterns of obstruction and finger pointing resulting in a faltering of the process of negotiations. Read more

Mideast Peace Prospects In Print by Ziad Asali - The Washington Times (Opinion) - April 20, 2008 - 12:00am Though I have been to the region many times, my most recent trip to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan confirmed the alarming new obstacles facing the quest for peace in the Middle East and the urgency with which they need to be addressed by all parties. » Read more

New Har Homa Settlement Expansion Undermines New Peace Efforts and Future Negotiations Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - December 5, 2007 - 1:00am Washington, DC, December 6 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) expressed grave concern today about reports that the Israeli government has invited bids to build more than 300 new housing units in the Har Homa settlement in occupied East Jerusalem. Read more

ATFP Board Member Partners With North Carolina State Investment Grant Worth $23 Million to Create 205 New Jobs Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - December 9, 2007 - 1:00am The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) is proud to announce that Mr. Adnan Mjalli, Ph.D, Chairman, President and CEO of TransTech Pharma, has partnered with the state of North Carolina to invest more than $23 million and create 205 jobs in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry fields during the next five years in High Point, North Carolina. The expansion was made possible in part by a state Job Development Investment Grant and was announced by North Carolina Governor Mike Easley. Read more

U.S.-Palestinian Partnership Concludes Trip to Palestine-Israel Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - January 14, 2008 - 1:00am A delegation of the newly-created U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership has just concluded its first trip to Palestine-Israel. The delegation was led by the Partnership chair and President and CEO of the Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson and included co-chairs ATFP president Ziad Asali and Case Foundation CEO Jean Case, Mickey Bergman and Toni Verstandig of the Aspen Institute, Ambassador Margaret Scobey and Andrea McDaniel from the Department of State, and George Laudato from USAID. Read more

ATFP calls for ceasefire in Gaza, lifting of siege Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - January 21, 2008 - 1:00am Washington, DC, Jan. 22 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today called for an urgent ceasefire between Israel and militia groups based in the Gaza Strip, and an end to measures that threaten to impose a humanitarian crisis on the population in Gaza. In particular, ATFP called for an immediate end to the latest moves by the government of Israel including cutting of fuel supplies for Gaza's only electricity plant, and other restrictions threatening international aid supplies of food and medicine. Read more

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad delivers major policy address at ATFP event Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - February 10, 2008 - 1:00am The American Task Force on Palestine today hosted Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad for a major policy address at the National Press Club. Delivering a speech entitled “Investing in Peace for Palestine,” Prime Minister Fayyad spoke about progress on Palestinian commitments to good governance, security, economic and political reform despite continued occupation. “I firmly believe that we have demonstrated our ability to do the job, if given the chance,” said Prime Minister Fayyad. Read more

ATFP reiterates call for end to violence in Gaza Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - March 2, 2008 - 1:00am Washington, DC, March 3 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today renewed its call for an end to armed hostilities between Israel and militia groups based in the Gaza Strip. The Task Force expressed grave concern for the wellbeing of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip – where over 100 people, many of them civilians, have been killed by Israeli forces in recent days – and for the population of Israeli towns, including Sderot and Ashkelon, within the range of rockets fired by militia groups in Gaza. Read more