September 22nd

ATFP Welcomes UN Meeting, Supports Pres. Obama’s Peace Efforts Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - September 22, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, Sept. 22 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) welcomed today’s trilateral meeting at the UN General Assembly between President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ATFP reiterated its strong support for President Obama’s Middle East peace initiative, and urged the administration to continue to spare no effort in pressing for an Israeli settlement freeze in the occupied territories and the resumption of permanent status negotiations. Read more

ATFP Joins Letter of Support for Obama Peace Initiative Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - September 22, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, Sept. 22 – Ziad J. Asali, President of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP), joined over 30 ethnic and religious leaders in a statement supporting President Obama’s initiative to secure a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The full text of the statement is reproduced below: Letter in Support of a Comprehensive Middle East Peace: An American National Interest Imperative Read more

September 4th

ATFP Welcomes White House Statement on Israeli Settlement Activity Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - September 4, 2009 - 12:00am Washington, DC, Sept. 4 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) welcomed today's statement issued by the office of the White House Press Secretary stating the United States government's position that Israeli settlement activity should stop. The White House states that, "We regret the reports of Israel's plans to approve additional settlement construction," which importantly allows for the possibility that news reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to approve several hundred new settler homes in the occupied West Bank may be inaccurate. Read more

September 2nd

ATFP Senior Fellow Remarks at Middle East Peace Civic Forum Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - September 1, 2009 - 12:00am ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish speaking at an August 5, 2009 press conference at the National Press Club organized by the Middle East Peace Civic Forum, a group that promotes Israeli - Palestinian conflict resolution through an interfaith alliance of peace leaders in the U.S. and the Middle East. Read more