Aug 1 2013 - 2:19pm No joy, no thrills, no spills: a somber mood in Washington as Middle East talks resume
August 1, 2013

None of the fireworks, cries of joy or bombastic statements that have accompanied previous such events over the last 20 years were present; much of the time, a markedly dour countenance filled the speakers' faces.

Jul 31 2013 - 3:49pm Al-Omari: Land Swaps will be integral to any Palestinian-Israeli Peace Deal
July 31, 2013

ATFP Executive Director, Ghaith Al-Omari, stresses on the importance of land swaps in any Palestinian-Israeli peace deal. Al-Omari who was talking in the Arabic Russia Today TV indicated that the future Palestinian state will be based on the 1967 borders with some land swaps of 1-1.5 %.

Jul 31 2013 - 3:46pm Spanish team bringing soccer to Israeli, Palestinian kids
July 31, 2013

Members of a Spanish soccer team will visit Israel and the West Bank to host skills clinics and games with Israeli and Palestinian children in order to promote peace

Jul 31 2013 - 2:39pm Palestinian flag out in honor as PA officials visit Knesset
July 31, 2013

The Palestinian and Israeli flags stood next to each other during pro-peace caucus meeting at the Israeli Knesset. The last time the two flags were displayed next to one another, it was 1999.

Jul 31 2013 - 2:36pm Kerry's next move in the Middle East
July 31, 2013

"Kerry must be agile, creative and determined in the tactical moves that lie ahead. Steps, including constructive unilateral ones, that create a reality of "two states for two people" should be gradually implemented even before an agreement is reached."

Jul 30 2013 - 4:44pm ATFP President Asali appears on "Charlie Rose Show" to discuss Kerry's initiative
July 30, 2013

President Asali calls on the improvement of Palestinian living conditions in the West Bank and Gaza at the outset of Israeli-Palestinian talks.

Jul 30 2013 - 4:13pm Can Israel, Palestinians Find Formula To Make Progress On Peace?
July 30, 2013

PBS NewsHour hosts ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish and David Makovsky, director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at WINEP, for a conversation with Judy Woodruff on the new Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

Jul 29 2013 - 11:39am Could Kerry Be the One?
July 29, 2013

In brief, there’s cause for hope. Not for relaxation, much less celebration. But even hope has been in short supply in the region these last sterile years.

Jul 29 2013 - 11:36am ATFP Welcomes New Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
July 29, 2013

"We welcome the resumption of talks and express our sincere gratitude to Kerry for his efforts to revive them. The US remains the indispensable partner for peace. The resumption of these talks, and their eventual successful conclusion in a two-state agreement, is essential to the national interest."

Jul 26 2013 - 3:26pm Peace process re-launched or re-hashed?
July 26, 2013

Al Jazeera English's The Stream hosts a spirited conversation on the new Israeli-Palestinian negotiations with Hussein Ibish, Gil Hoffman, Noura Erakat and Dimi Reider.


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