Palestinian Leader Says Time ‘Not Ripe’ for Mideast Peace Talks Media Mention of ATFP In Bloomberg - October 21, 2011 - 12:00am Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said there is little chance for a prompt renewal of peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis that the Obama administration seeks. “My own assessment” is that “conditions are not ripe at this juncture for a meaningful resumption of talks,” Fayyad told a Washington audience yesterday. He made his remarks as the U.S. and its allies in the so- called Quartet -- the United Nations, the European Union and Russia -- are trying to restart talks between the two sides to head off a Palestinian push for statehood recognition at the UN. » Read more

Conditions not ripe for dialogue with Israel: Fayyad Media Mention of ATFP In FOCUS News Agency - October 21, 2011 - 12:00am The Palestinians are not ready to resume dialogue with Israel as sought by the Mideast diplomatic Quartet, Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad said Wednesday, AFP reported. "Our own assessment is that the conditions are not ripe at this juncture for a meaningful resumption of talks," he said at the annual gala for the American Task Force on Palestine, a pro-Palestinian lobby. » Read more

Palestinian PM Fayyad: Time is not right for serious peace talks Media Mention of ATFP In Haaretz - October 21, 2011 - 12:00am Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Thursday that Palestinian-American relations are currently strained, and that many Palestinians are very disappointed with the yields of diplomacy, but he stressed that the Palestinians are committed to the peace process. "We want to see an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967. We want the Palestinian people to live with dignity. Fayyad said the Palestinians are committed to resolving the conflict, but that "the conditions are not right to resume talks." » Read more

Inside the tiny Washington group that is 'mainstreaming Palestine' Media Mention of ATFP In Foreign Policy - October 21, 2011 - 12:00am Tonight, when Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad comes to Washington to speak at the annual gala of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP), he will be endorsing an organization that is punching well above its weight in the U.S. policy debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. » Read more