November 5th, 2009

U.S. Eases Pressure on Israel, Leans On Palestinians Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The Jewish Daily Forward - November 5, 2009 - 1:00am Washington — Relations between Washington and Jerusalem are warming, as months-long tensions over West Bank settlements and other issues have gradually eased. » Read more

Administration missteps hamper Mideast efforts Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The Washington Post - November 5, 2009 - 1:00am President Obama came into office insisting that his administration would press hard and fast to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But after nine months, analysts and diplomats say, the administration's efforts have faltered in part because of its own missteps. As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made clear during her Middle East trip, which ended Wednesday, U.S. officials are now promoting new tactics -- what they called the "baby steps" of lower-level talks -- to bring the Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for direct talks. » Read more

November 2nd

Hillary Clinton to Embark upon Uphill Mideast Mission Media Mention of ATFP In Xinhua - October 29, 2009 - 12:00am U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to visit Israel and the West Bank this weekend. This will be her second visit to the region since Barack Obama entered office as U.S. president some 10 months ago. Coming at a time when relations between Israel and the Palestinians show no outward sign of improvement, analysts see Hillary's visit to be a tough mission and do not expect it to achieve much. A NEGATIVE BACKDROP » Read more

Clinton's Middle East message seems to misfire Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Politico - November 2, 2009 - 1:00am Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's message on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks this weekend was not notably different from what President Barack Obama himself said in New York in September at a meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. But the prevailing perception and coverage in the wake of Clinton's meetings in Israel and Abu Dhabi Saturday are that the U.S. » Read more

Fayyad condemns "terrorist" settler violence Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Ma'an News Agency - November 2, 2009 - 1:00am Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Saturday condemned an attack during which Israeli settlers shot a Palestinian and injured four others in occupied East Jerusalem. Five relatives, three of them over 60 years old, were hospitalized after right-wing Israelis attacked the Salah family, shooting one, in a bid to take over their home in the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Safafa on Friday. » Read more

October 29th

Hillary Clinton to Embark upon Uphill Mideast Mission Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Xinhua - October 29, 2009 - 12:00am U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to visit Israel and the West Bank this weekend. This will be her second visit to the region since Barack Obama entered office as U.S. president some 10 months ago. Coming at a time when relations between Israel and the Palestinians show no outward sign of improvement, analysts see Hillary's visit to be a tough mission and do not expect it to achieve much. A NEGATIVE BACKDROP » Read more

Israel is unlikely to yield Media Mention of ATFP In Gulf News - October 29, 2009 - 12:00am Top aides of the Obama administration have this month been quietly stoking the peace process fire, raising expectations that the American president, whose popularity remains relatively high, may now be willing to go beyond gentle rapping Israeli knuckles. The ball started rolling when Barack Obama's National Security Advisor General James L. Jones addressed the Fourth Annual Gala of the American Task Force on Palestine on October 15. » Read more

October 28th

Jones Signals White House Support for J-Street Cause Media Mention of ATFP In The Washington Independent - October 28, 2009 - 12:00am Granting recognition to a new American Jewish lobby group pressing for peace between Israel and the Arab world, ret. Gen. James Jones, President Obama’s national security adviser, said that resolving the 60-year conflict was the crisis that the Obama administration would prioritize if it could “solve any one problem.” » Read more

October 26th

Israel conference to open amid controversy Media Mention of ATFP In The Washington Post - October 25, 2009 - 12:00am Liberal J Street's gathering sets off debate on U.S. relations By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 25, 2009 » Read more

Israel Ever-Present at US-Iranian Negotiations Media Mention of ATFP In Dar Al-Hayat - October 23, 2009 - 12:00am Raghida Dergham » Read more