November 17th, 2008

ATFP Senior Fellow Speaking Tour of Bahrain Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 28, 2008 - 12:00am ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish was on a speaking tour of Bahrain from October 27-October 30. He was the keynote speaker at the 10th Anniversary Celebration for the American Studies Department at the University of Bahrain, and gave several other public talks. Article from The Gulf Daily News (November 4, 2008) Arab Americans face challenges By REBECCA TORR Read more

November 14th

U.S.-Palestinian Partnership Leaders to Travel to the West Bank Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 12, 2008 - 1:00am Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James K. Glassman, together with American Task Force on Palestine President Ziad Asali and Case Foundation CEO Jean Case, will lead a delegation to the West Bank from November 15 through 18. As co-chairs of the U.S.-Palestinian Partnership (UPP), they will attend the inauguration of a youth development and resource center in the village of Beita. This is the first of four youth development and resource centers that UPP is working to expand with the support of the U.S. Read more

November 11th

Wilson Center Briefing Summary and Video Available Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 9, 2008 - 1:00am On October 20th, ATPF Senior Fellow Dr. Hussein Ibish participated in a panel entitled “McCain, Obama, and the Middle East: The influence of Domestic Politics on U.S. Policy” at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Panelists included Graeme Bannerman, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute and Former Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and former U.S. Middle East Negotiator; and Richard Straus, Editor, Middle East Policy Survey and Former Staff, House Foreign Affairs Committee. Read more

October 30th

Investment Forum Brings Top Palestinian Businessmen to DC Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 26, 2008 - 12:00am The U.S.-Palestinian Partnership (UPP) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (UCC) held the Palestinian Business and Investment Forum (PBIF) on Tuesday, October 14. The PBIF, which was designed to take advantage of the momentum created earlier this year at the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem, featured keynote speeches by U.S. Read more

October 23rd

ATFP Joins Booz Allen Hamilton Panel on the Palestine Investment Conference Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 22, 2008 - 12:00am On October 15, Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) convened a panel to discuss the Palestine Investment Conference held in Bethlehem in May 2008. The purpose of the event was to discuss the process of organizing this unique conference including the roles played by BAH and the US-Palestinian Partnership.   Read more

October 17th

ATFP Holds Third Annual Gala Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 16, 2008 - 12:00am On Sunday, October 12th, ATFP held its Third Annual Gala entitled "The Courage to Persist, the Will to Build". The Gala was attended by 650 guests, including Palestinian ministers and officials, a Palestinian business delegation, members of congress, Arab and European ambassadors, US officials and members of the media, as well as members of the Palestinian-American community. Read more

October 14th

ATFP Senior Fellow to Participate in Oct. 20 Panel on McCain, Obama, and the Middle East Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 13, 2008 - 12:00am ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish will participate in a panel discussion at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, Mon., Oct. 20.  The event will also be broadcast on a live webcast via the Wilson Center website. Event Details:McCain, Obama, and the Middle East: The influence of Domestic Politics on U.S. Policy.  October 20, 2008: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Speakers: Graeme Bannerman,Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute and Former Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Read more

October 13th

Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad Reaffirms Commitment to Self-Empowerment, Peace at ATFP Gala Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 12, 2008 - 12:00am Washington, DC, Oct 13 – While strongly criticizing Israel’s occupation policies, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the audience at the Third Annual American Task Force on Palestine Gala on Oct. Read more

October 7th

ATFP Hosts Palestinian Stone and Marble Delegation Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 6, 2008 - 12:00am The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) held a reception on Monday, Oct. 6th to welcome a delegation of Palestinians from the Stone and Marble Industry. The reception, held at the Capital Hilton, brought the 15-person delegation together with ATFP Board Members and staff, as well as leaders from the Arab-American community, including PLO Mission Charge’ d’ affaires Dr. Nabil Abuznaid and Commercial Attache Ramzi Issa. Read more

July 31st

American Charities for Palestine signs “Historic” Partnership Agreement with USAID Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - August 31, 2008 - 12:00am Washington, DC, August 1 – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with American Charities for Palestine (ACP) initiating a partnership to help harness the generosity of the American people to help meet Palestinian humanitarian needs. USAID Administrator Henrietta H. Fore, who presided over the ceremony, described this achievement as “historic” and “the first of its kind.” Read more