Aug 6 2013 - 4:58pm PA leaders to discuss second round of peace talks
August 6, 2013

Next session of talks to convene August 14; Palestinians condemn settlement moves despite renewed talks.

Aug 5 2013 - 6:03pm Asali Responds to Twitter campaign Targeting Ambassador Ford in Egypt
August 5, 2013

Last Saturday was just another work day for the ATFP President, Ziad Asali. He held his iPad and was tweeting with people on the other side of the ocean: Egypt.

Aug 5 2013 - 4:39pm Israel expands subsidies to settlements
August 5, 2013

The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday expanded its list of West Bank settlements eligible for government subsidies, a decision that came just days after the resumption of long-frozen peace talks and drew quick Palestinian condemnation.

Aug 5 2013 - 4:38pm Fleeing Syria, Palestinians find little support from their brethren in Lebanon
August 5, 2013

Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria to Lebanon find harsh reality waiting for them in Lebanese refugee camps.

Aug 5 2013 - 4:36pm "There is hope for the future amid the turmoil of the Middle East"
August 5, 2013

”The Israeli/Palestinian issue is crucial for all the obvious reasons. But it is also a test of the region's capacity to forge a different and better future. If these two peoples can find common ground to create two states…that is a huge harbinger of hope.”

Aug 2 2013 - 4:19pm Israel Reopens Hebron Checkpoint As Gesture to Palestinians
August 2, 2013

Renewed access to the Harayiq road has been presented as a gesture of goodwill by Israel to the Palestinian Authority, as a reward for restarting negotiations between the two sides.

Aug 2 2013 - 4:17pm Israeli Bedouins fight resettlement plan
August 2, 2013

Khalil Alamour's comfortable house in the Bedouin village of al-Sira boasts many things: a well-tended garden, a clutch of chickens, a complex home-built water system. There's also a government demolition order pasted to the front door

Aug 2 2013 - 12:33pm Asali Says Major Obstacles in the way of Mideast Peace Talks
August 2, 2013

The President of ATFP, Ziad Asali, warns that the on-going Palestinian-Israeli peace talks may face real threat from the extremist factions on both sides that oppose any peace deal. Asali, while speaking to Alhurra Arabic TV, praised Secretary Kerry for showing remarkable commitment on this issue.

Aug 1 2013 - 5:19pm Asali: The US is an Indispensible Partner for the Palestinians
August 1, 2013

The President of ATFP, Ziad Asali, says the Palestinians realize that the US is an indispensible partner in the peace talks with Israel. Asali who was talking to Al-Arabiya Arabic TV stated that the Palestinians demanded the presence of the US in any direct negotiations with the Israeli officials

Aug 1 2013 - 2:21pm EU's Ashton: Israeli, Palestinian deal 'within reach'
August 1, 2013

"I call on all those who wish to see a negotiated solution to support those now engaged in talks so that the opportunity for peace can be seized."


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