December 18th

ATFP needs your help! Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - December 17, 2012 - 1:00am   Read more

December 3rd

ATFP Asks US to Ensure No Israeli Building in E1 Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - December 3, 2012 - 1:00am   Read more

November 18th

ATFP Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire Between Israel and Gaza Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - November 18, 2012 - 1:00am ATFP Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire Between Israel and Gaza   Read more

ATFP Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire Between Israel and Gaza Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - November 18, 2012 - 1:00am ATFP Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire Between Israel and Gaza Read more

ATFP Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire Between Israel and Gaza Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - November 18, 2012 - 1:00am   ATFP Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire Between Israel and Gaza Read more

September 12th

ATFP Mourns Victims of Consulate Attack in Benghazi Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - September 12, 2012 - 12:00am The American Task Force on Palestine strongly condemns the heinous attack that claimed the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi yesterday, and extends its deepest condolences to the families of Ambassador Stevens and his colleagues. Read more

May 22nd

ATFP Expresses Alarm at Footage Showing Settlers Shooting at Palestinians in the Presence of Israeli Soldiers Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - May 22, 2012 - 12:00am Washington, DC, May 22 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) expressed deep alarm about a video released by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem that shows a group of armed settlers opening fire on Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank. Settlers, some of them masked and armed, reportedly entered the village of Asira al-Qibliya, near Nablus, on Saturday and began a confrontation by throwing rocks at the villagers. The Palestinians responded by throwing stones back at the settlers. Read more

May 4th

ATFP Expresses Grave Concern Over Condition of Hunger Striking Palestinian Prisoners, Urges Urgent Measures to Diffuse Tensions Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - May 4, 2012 - 12:00am   The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today expressed grave concern about the health of hundreds of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention, and the rapidly deteriorating condition of several of the detainees. The Task Force noted that the crisis is adding to tensions in an already volatile atmosphere on the ground in the occupied Palestinian territories, and calls for urgent measures to defuse the situation. Read more

April 12th

ATFP Praises Release of US Aid to the PA, Welcomes New Quartet Statement Press Release - April 12, 2012 - 12:00am Washington DC, April 12 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today welcomed the announcement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that the United States would be releasing a $147 million package in aid to the Palestinian people. The move overrides some remaining congressional holds on the US aid package to the Palestinians for fiscal year 2011 economic support. Read more

March 27th

World Must Act Urgently to Avert “Crisis” in Palestine, Experts Warn Press Release - March 27, 2012 - 12:00am Washington, DC, March 27 -- The international community must act urgently support the Palestinian Authority and its institutions or face a looming “crisis” a panel of experts today warned at a Washington event today co-hosted by American Task Force for Palestine and The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Read more