March 13th, 2009

ATFP Co-Hosts Abed Rabbo-Beilin Meeting with Arab and Jewish American Leaders at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - December 3, 2003 - 1:00am Washington DC, Dec. 3 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) along with Americans for Peace Now and the Foundation for Middle East Peace hosted a discussion about the newly launched Geneva Accords at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on Wednesday December 3rd. Read more

ATFP Hosts Palestinian PM Abbas and Arab American Community Leaders Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 28, 2003 - 12:00am Washington DC, Jul. 28 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) hosted Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas, members of the Palestinian cabinet and the PLO envoy in Washington, at a breakfast today. The event was attended by over a hundred Palestinian, Arab and Muslim American leaders from all over the nation, as well as leading members of the Arab-American business and professional community. Read more

PA Advisors Brief ATFP Board and Foreign Government Representatives on Israel's 'Wall of Separation' Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 18, 2003 - 12:00am Washington DC, Jul. 18 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) hosted today two members of the Palestinian Authority Negotiation Affairs Department. Stephanie Koury, legal advisor, and Fouad Hallak, technical advisor, briefed ATFP board members and a number of foreign government representatives on the impact of Israel’s ‘Wall of Separation’ on prospects for an Israel-Palestinian peace settlement. The U.S. tour of the two representatives is being conducted under the auspices of Bannerman & Associates, Inc. Read more

US Government Announces $30 Million Quick Impact Aid Package for Gaza and the West Bank Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - July 3, 2003 - 12:00am Washington DC, Jul. 3 -- Today, in a ceremony in Ramallah, the US Government announced plans for the disbursement of a $30 million Palestinian aid package through the United States Agency for International Development West Bank and Gaza Mission (USAID/WBG). Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Planning Nabil Qassis hosted the announcement ceremony to mark the US commitment, with Acting US Consul General in Jerusalem Jeffrey Feltman and USAID/WBG Mission Director Larry Garber participating. Read more

March 12th

ATFP Welcomes Summit Progress, Urges Greater Efforts on Mideast Peace Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - June 4, 2003 - 12:00am Washington DC, Jun. 4 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today welcomed progress on Middle East peace at the Aqaba summit and urged all parties to redouble their efforts to implement phase one of President Bush's road map. ATFP praised President Bush for his efforts to create new momentum towards a negotiated settlement of the conflict and reiterated its support for the roadmap. ATFP President Dr. Read more

ATFP Applauds Bush's Personal Commitment to Peace and a Palestinian State Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 9, 2003 - 12:00am Washington DC, May 9 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) applauded President George W. Bush's "personal commitment" to a Middle East peace centered on the creation of a "free and independent" Palestinian state living in peace alongside Israel. Read more

Israeli Missile Attack Kills Palestinians in Gaza Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - May 19, 2004 - 12:00am Washington DC, May 19 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) condemned the unprovoked killing today of unarmed Palestinians by the Israeli military in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza. According to press reports and hospital sources, Israeli forces fired a missile, four tank shells and machine guns at Palestinians peacefully demonstrating the ongoing Israeli incursion into Gaza, killing at least 10 Palestinian children and teenagers and wounding 50 people. Read more

March 6th

ATFP Senior Fellow Speaks at Carnegie Institute Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - March 6, 2009 - 1:00am On Thursday, March 5th, ATFP Advocacy Director Ghaith Al-Omari participated in a discussion of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Policy Brief on "Palestine and Israel: Time for Plan B". The paper's author, Prof. Nathan Brown presented the paper, and Mr. Al-Omari and Robert Malley, Middle East and North Africa program director at the International Crisis Group, responded. Read more

February 27th

Israel’s Settlement Expansion Plans Seriously Threaten All Hopes for Peace Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - February 27, 2009 - 1:00am Washington DC, Feb. 27 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today warned that a series of planned major expansions in Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank constitute an exceptionally dangerous threat to the prospects of a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Read more

ATFP Board Member Participates in Kennedy Center Festival Press Release - Contact Information: Alison Becker - February 27, 2009 - 1:00am Mr. Farah Munayyer, Board member of the American Task Force on Palestine, and his wife Mrs. Hanan Munayyer, co-founders of the Palestinian Heritage Foundation, participated in Arabesque: Arts from the Arab World, at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. The Festival that celebrates the culture of the Arab world was dedicated on Monday, February 23, 2009 will remain open to the public through March 15, 2009. Read more