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Undersecretary Burns Stresses Key U.S. Interest in Palestinian State at ATFP Annual Gala Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 17, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., October 18 –– President George W. Read more

Capitol Hill Briefing Attributes Dwindling Palestinian Christian Population to the Effects of the Israeli Occupation Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 31, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., November 1, 2007 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) held a Capitol Hill briefing this week featuring four Christian mayors of Palestinian towns in the West Bank. Read more

The Palestinian Plight In Print by Ziad Asali - The Washington Times (Opinion) - June 17, 2007 - 12:00am Forty years ago this month, Israel stunned the Arab states in six days of war whose consequences are yet to be resolved. Hamas' version of its own six-day war has created new political realities that may be with us for some time to come. Negotiations, conferences and meetings of diplomats and pundits flying around the world will do very little to undo the new realities if we dither and lose the opportunity this crisis presents. » Read more

New ATFP Director of Institutional Development Inaugurates Schooner Foundation Matching Grant Program Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 20, 2007 - 1:00am The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and new Director of Institutional Development Mr. Fadi Elsalameen are proud to announce ATFP’s new partnership with the Schooner Foundation with the establishment of a matching grant and donation program. The Schooner Foundation is a private foundation with a focus on peace & security, human rights and economic opportunities. The new program will match all donations to the American Task Force on Palestine up to the amount of $50,000. Read more

Let's Conspire To Defuse Religious Conflict In Print by Ziad Asali - The Daily Star (Opinion) - August 9, 2007 - 12:00am Those who define the war on terrorism as a religious conflict between Islam on the one hand and Christianity and Judaism on the other play right into the hands of Al-Qaeda and the present leadership of Iran. The ultimate success of the planners of the September 11, 2001, attacks was to initiate such a religious conflict and to define themselves as the true Muslims fighting the "infidels," in other words Christians and Jews. A Holy War is what Al-Qaeda wanted in order to achieve power and a Holy War is what it should be denied. Its adherents should be isolated, discredited and defeated. » Read more

Palestinian-American Experts Available for Comment on Annapolis Meeting Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 21, 2007 - 1:00am The American Task Force on Palestine, a not-for-profit organization that advocates to the American people the national security interests of the United States in establishing a Palestinian state, has a number of experts available to the media for commentary on the recently announced Annapolis meeting and the broader context of the current Arab-Israeli peace initiative. For more details or to book any of our Washington based experts please call ATFP at 202-887-0177. Read more

ATFP Co-Sponsor Capitol Hill Briefing on Annapolis with Coalition of Mideast Peace Organizations Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 29, 2007 - 1:00am Washington, D.C., November 30 –– The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) co-sponsored yesterday a standing-room only Capitol Hill Briefing entitled ‘Digesting Annapolis: What Happened, What It Means, and What Happens Next?’ In addition to ATFP, the other co-sponsoring organizations were Americans for Peace Now (APN), Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, the Israel Policy Forum, the Arab American Institute, Churches for Middle East Peace, and the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Read more

Secretary Rice Announces Launch of US-Palestinian Public Private Partnership to Benefit Palestinian People Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - December 2, 2007 - 1:00am Washington, D.C., December 3 –– Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today announced the launch of the U.S. Palestinian Public-Private Partnership promoting economic and educational opportunities for the Palestinian People with the goal of improving the Palestinian economy, building institutions and helping to educate Palestinian youth in good governance and good citizenship. Read more

Challenges Facing The Palestinian-american Community In Print by Ghaith al-Omari - The Jordan Times (Opinion) - September 23, 2007 - 12:00am As Palestinians struggle with the implications of the recent Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian-American community must decide for itself the vision for a future Palestine it embraces, and the way it seeks to partake in its achievement. » Read more

Engaging Hamas: The When And The How In Print by Ghaith al-Omari - The Orlando Sentinel (Opinion) - October 10, 2007 - 12:00am The Hamas takeover of Gaza in June and the resulting West Bank-Gaza split has raised serious questions. What are the short-term prospects for reunification? Can serious political progress be made with Israel without Palestinian reconciliation? What are the elements of a successful and lasting future reconciliation? » Read more