May 28th

ATFP Welcomes President Obama’s Strong Support for Palestinian Statehood, Israeli Settlement Freeze Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 29, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, May 28 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today welcomed President Barack Obama’s statements of strong support for Middle East peace based on the creation of a Palestinian state to live alongside Israel and for a complete freeze to all Israeli settlement activity. President Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met privately at the White House this afternoon before being joined by their delegations, and spoke briefly with reporters afterwards. Read more

ACP Begins Delivery of $200,000 Worth of Laptop Computers to Palestinian Schools Press Release - Contact Information: Mohammed Maraqa - May 28, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, May 28 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) is proud to announce that its sister organization, American Charities for Palestine (ACP), has initiated the delivery of laptop computers to schools in Palestine. This project has been coordinated with One Laptop Per Child, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Palestinian Ministry of Education. Read more

May 21st

Breakthrough or Breakdown: The Obama Administration and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - May 21, 2009 - 12:00am On May 11th, 2009 ATFP Advocacy Director Ghaith Al-Omari took part in a panel at the Woodrow Wilson Center entitled "Breakthrough or Breakdown: The Obama Administration and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process". Mr. Al-Omari mapped the current Palestinian political scene, focusing on the schism between Hamas and Fatah, the efforts to form a new PA government, and internal Fatah dynamics. He also laid out steps necessary to move the peace process forward. Read more

May 18th

ATFP Strongly Welcomes President Obama’s Remarks and Commitment to a Palestinian State Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 18, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, May 18 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today expressed strong support for comments made by President Barack Obama following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

May 1st

ATFP Backs UN Call for End to Home Demolitions in Jerusalem Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 1, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, May 1 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today voiced strong support for a report from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs calling for an end to Israel’s demolitions of Palestinian homes and other restrictions on Palestinian living conditions in occupied East Jerusalem. Read more