July 15th

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

ATFP Expressed Deep Concern Over Palestine Split, Urges Preserving of Palestinian Unity and Statehood Goal Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - June 21, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., June 22 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today expressed deep concern over the serious implications from the military take-over in Gaza. ATFP declares its full support for President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad as they pursue Palestinian unity, independence and statehood. ATFP urges the Bush administration to initiate prompt implementation of political and economic policies that help lay the foundation of a future state of Palestine. Read more

Palestinian-Americans Gather to Provide U.S. Perspective on Palestinian Political Situation Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - June 29, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., June 30 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) participated on June 28 in a Town Hall Meeting on Palestine at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with representatives of the Greater D.C.-area Palestinian-American community. Read more

ATFP Welcomes Presdential Speech on Palestine, Emphasizes Importance of Implementing Assistance Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 15, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., July 16 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today welcomed the speech by U.S. president George Bush in which he reiterated U.S. support for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Following his speech, President Bush and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas spoke by telephone in a half hour conversation about U.S. steps meant to strengthen Palestinian moderates and the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Read more

Parallel Policies: Advocating Peace in the Middle East for the Next Generation Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 15, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, DC, July 16 - The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP), Americans for Peace Now (APN), and the Middle East Institute (MEI) held a briefing today at the Rayburn House Office Building entitled “Parallel Policies: Advocating Peace in the Middle East for the Next Generation”. Read more

ATFP Welcomes $228 Million Middle East Investment Program Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 24, 2007 - 12:00am Ramallah, West Bank —The American Task Force on Palestine today welcomed the launch of the Middle East Investment Initiative Program, which will generate $228 million dollars in loans to small and medium-sized Palestinian businesses.  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, U.S. Under Secretary for Public Affairs Karen Hughes and President of the American Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Rob Mosbacher, Jr. today put into motion the plans approved by President George W. Read more

ATFP Welcomes Mr. Ghaith Al-Omari as New ATFP Advocacy Director Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 31, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C., August 1 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) is happy to announce the appointment of Mr. Ghaith Al-Omari as the new ATFP Advocacy Director. Mr. Al-Omari and the newly established ATFP Advocacy Department will focus on further developing and institutionalizing contacts and networks within the U.S. official and unofficial policy community and will be part of the policy formation process in ATFP. Read more

ATFP, APN Launch Joint Internship Program for 2008 Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - August 21, 2007 - 12:00am Washington, D.C.—The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and Americans for Peace Now (APN) today announced the initiation of a new joint internship program that will offer students a unique perspective of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – from two leading advocacy organizations – that spans borders, dispels prejudice, and promotes a two-state solution. Students who take part in the internship program will divide the term of their internships Read more