September 21, 2011 - 6:28pm Dr. Ziad Asali on The Diane Rehm Show!
September 21, 2011

Click to listen to Dr. Ziad Asali discuss the Palestinian Push for U.N. Membership with David Makovsky and Peter David on NPR.

September 21, 2011 - 3:09pm Quartet powers trying to 'buy time' ahead of UN confrontation
September 21, 2011

The PLO was coming under mounting pressure to drop a bid for UN membership of a Palestinian state as diplomats worked frantically behind the scenes to head off a looming clash.

September 21, 2011 - 3:03pm Palestine progress seen up in air with U.N. bid
September 21, 2011

Israelis and Palestinians say the progress is the result of cooperative agreements between functionaries on both sides who have been working quietly but effectively to improve life in the West Bank while negotiations for a permanent independent Palestinian state are on hold.

September 20, 2011 - 12:33pm The Future of the Two-State Solution: Grassroots Perspectives and the Palestinian UN Initiative
September 20, 2011

ATFP sponsors with APN, FMEP & OneVoice a discussion with OneVoice Youth Leaders Obada Shtaya and Eyal Shapira about the need for a two-state solution.

September 16, 2011 - 1:41pm Bloomberg editorial: Cooperation Could Limit Damage After UN Palestinian Vote
September 16, 2011

"The best that can be achieved is to limit the damage and set the stage for a new effort at peace once this diplomatic disaster has played out."

September 16, 2011 - 10:59am Asali interviewed by CFR: "Avoiding an Israeli-Palestinian 'Train Wreck' "
September 16, 2011

Asali says that while the United States and others would like to see a resumption of direct negotiations instead of Palestinians moving to the UN, "The problem is to find something that would give the Palestinians a way out with dignity and some gains."

September 16, 2011 - 11:45am Ziad Asali in the Washington Post:
September 16, 2011

"There is no doubt that Palestinians, with the support of their allies in the Arab League, are well within their rights to seek U.N. membership and to push for bilateral recognition from the rest of the world after decades of occupation, failed resistance and negotiations."

September 13, 2011 - 2:59pm Israel's political tsunami is largely of its own making
September 13, 2011

Israel is right: there is a political tsunami coming. It has come from the wave of Arab revolutions that have swept the region, leading to a change in the political contract by which the Arab world has been kept stable.

September 13, 2011 - 2:49pm ACP delivers $50,000 to Promote Youth Program in Palestine
September 13, 2011

ACP delivers a donation through a new partnership with a local organization in the West Bank, Palestine Vision, through which ACP facilitated American donations to a program called the Mediterranean Youth Technology Club (MYTecC).

September 9, 2011 - 1:10pm ATFP Resources on September UN Initiative
September 9, 2011

Click here to access the ATFP resource guide on potential Palestinian September UN initiatives. We will update this guide daily, adding new sources to the appropriate sections.


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