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Dr. Sari Nusseibeh discusses his new book Once Upon a Country, A Palestinian Life Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - April 25, 2007 - 12:00am Washington D.C., April 26 – Today the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) cosponsored a discussion with Dr. Sari Nusseibeh on his new book Once Upon a Country, A Palestinian Life. The event at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was cosponsored by The Foundation for Middle East Peace and the Middle East Institute. Read more

On Solid Ground In Print by Ziad Asali - Al-Jazeera English (Opinion) - March 14, 2007 - 12:00am Guess which is the only Arab government that does not accept the Arab League peace initiative on Palestine? For more than a year now, it has been the government in Palestine. Needless to say, Israel has yet to accept it either. » Read more

New Beginnings from Old Realities: The Arab Peace Initiative as the Basis for Peace Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 16, 2007 - 12:00am Washington D.C., May 17th -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) cosponsored a briefing today at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s Negotiations Affairs Department Negotiations Support Unit (NAD-NSU). The briefing was titled “New Beginnings from Old Realities: The Arab Peace Initiative as the Basis for Peace”. The three NSU members featured were Ms. Zeinah Salahi NSU Legal Advisor for Borders, Mr. Read more

Accepting The Other In Palestine In Print by Ziad Asali - The Daily Star (Opinion) - April 30, 2007 - 12:00am Drums of war were beating in early June 1967 in the waning days of my internship at the American University of Beirut hospital. We were excited at the prospect of a just war that would liberate Palestine, allowing those of us who became refugees in 1948 to go back to our homes. We were also fully confident of victory against the small Israeli Army. » Read more

ATFL, ATFP Condemn Fatah Al-Islam Assualt on Lebanese Sovereignty, Endangering of Refugees Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 22, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., May 23, 2007 - The American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) and the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today expressed support for Lebanon and condemned the ?Fatah al-Islam? group in the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon for their assault on Lebanese sovereignty, stability and security, and for endangering of the lives of the innocent Palestinian camp refugees. ATFL and ATFP also urged that precautions be taken to minimize civilian casualties and to ensure the safety of innocent Lebanese and Palestinians, in line with international humanitarian law. Read more

Worldwide Appeal for Donations Issued ATFP Fund to Aid Palestinian Nahr El-Bared Refugees Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 24, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., May 25 ? The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and American Charities for Palestine (ACP) today issued a worldwide appeal for donations to assist the Palestinian refugees affected by the fighting in the Nahr El-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon. ATFP and ACP have partnered with the United Nations Relief and Works Organization (UNRWA) to direct donated monies specifically to the Nahr El-Bared refugees. Read more

ATFP, APN and FMEP Hold Capitol Hill Briefing on Jerusalem and Challenges to a Two-Solution Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - June 3, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., June 4 -- The American Task Force on Palestine, in conjunction with Americans for Peace Now and the Foundation for Middle East Peace, today hosted a congressional briefing featuring two experts on Jerusalem and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict. The Capitol Hill briefing entitled Jerusalem on the 40th Anniversary of the 6-Day-War: Challenges to the Viability of a Two State Solution explored in detail the complex forces that define the ancient city of Jerusalem in a time of conflict. Read more

ATFP Welcomes Feinstein/Lugar Resolution for Middle East Peace, Call for Appointment of Mideast Envoy Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - June 7, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., June 8 -- The American Task Force on Palestine today welcomed a Congressional resolution that reaffirms the United States? commitment to Israeli-Palestinian peace in the context of a two-state solution to the conflict. Read more

ATFP Panel on 40th Anniversary of June 1967 Offers Perspectives on Advancing Peace Process Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - June 12, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., June 11 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) held a briefing today at the Carnegie Endowment on International Peace titled “40 Years After 1967: Where Do We Go From Here?” and offering a variety of perspectives on how to advance the quest for Mideast peace forty years after the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Read more

ATFP and other Arab American Organizations Meet with Secretary Condi Rice Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - June 10, 2007 - 12:00am ATFP president Ziad Asali was a member of an eight person delegation of Arab American leaders who met today with Secretary Rice for one hour and fifteen minutes today. Other delegation leaders included representatives of the AAI, ADC, American Task Force on Lebanon and American Chaldean Council, ACCESS, Ramallah Federation and Al-Bireh Society. Read more