August 24, 2011 - 2:13pm Arab League supports Palestinian bid
August 24, 2011

The Arab League's Peace Initiative Committee pledged to support the Palestinian bid for unilateral statehood at the United Nations next month.

August 24, 2011 - 2:09pm UN bid 'endangers Palestinian rights'
August 24, 2011

The Palestinian team responsible for preparing the United Nations initiative in September has been given an independent legal opinion that reveals a high risk involved with its plan to join the UN.

August 24, 2011 - 2:05pm Haniyeh urged to allow students out of Gaza
August 24, 2011

A Palestinian human rights official is urging the leadership in Gaza to reverse a decision blocking eight students from traveling to the United States for university.

August 16, 2011 - 10:13am ATFP Condemns Reported Attacks on Syrian and Palestinian Civilians in Latakia
August 16, 2011

ATFP today strongly condemned reported attacks by Syrian government naval and other military forces on civilian areas in the coastal city of Latakia.

August 16, 2011 - 10:08am ATFP Urges US Government to Help Curb Proposed Israeli Settlement Expansions
August 16, 2011

ATFP today urged the US government to use its influence to prevent the construction of a series of recently announced major Israeli settlement expansions in the occupied territories.

August 12, 2011 - 11:33am U.S. Threatens to Halt Gaza Aid Over Hamas Audits
August 12, 2011

The State Department sent a message to Gaza’s Hamas leaders on Thursday that it would withdraw some $100 million it is spending in Gaza on health care, agriculture and water infrastructure if they did not back off a demand to audit the books of American-financed charities operating there.

August 12, 2011 - 11:35am Ashton: E. J'lem construction threatens two-states
August 12, 2011

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday said she "regrets" hearing of Eli Yishai's decision about the Ramat Shlomo construction, saying that such moves threaten the two-state solution.

August 12, 2011 - 10:39am PA formulates policies to avert financial crisis
August 12, 2011

Palestinian Authority spokesman Ghassan Al-Khatib said Thursday the PA was formulating ideas for next year's budget in order to avert a financial crisis.

August 9, 2011 - 3:07pm Owning a Piece of Palestine: Syria's Assad Regimes and the Palestinian Question
August 9, 2011

Ziad Asali's opening remarks from the Carnegie-ATFP event entitled, "Owning a Piece of Palestine: Syria's Assad Regimes and the Palestinian Question," a forum discussion on the relation of Syria and Palestine under the regimes of Hafez and Bashar Assad.

August 9, 2011 - 11:33am Hamas employees' wages late due to cash crisis
August 9, 2011

Civil servants in Gaza will not receive their July salaries until the end of August due to government cash shortages, Hamas finance ministry official Ismail Mahfouz said Sunday.


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