August 25, 2010 - 10:45am U.S. warns Israel, Palestinians: Refrain from harming peace talks
August 25, 2010

Senior American official says U.S. views Israeli construction in West Bank settlements as illegitimate.

August 25, 2010 - 10:41am A state of Palestine in the making
August 25, 2010

The amazing changes occurring in the West Bank under Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad show what a state of Palestine could look like. His leadership, and vision, should be embraced by all.

August 24, 2010 - 11:26am Direct talks, yes, but with state-building too
August 24, 2010

Hussein Ibish: "There is a consensus in Washington that it is essential, not optional, for the US to help achieve an end to the conflict, therefore to also end the Israeli occupation. This potentially provides the Palestinians with crucial leverage.”

August 24, 2010 - 11:22am Negotiations lack clear terms of reference
August 24, 2010

Ghassan Khatib: "The Palestinians are coming to the negotiations in good faith, but they will be looking at Israeli behavior on the ground, particularly when it comes to settlement activity, as the major criterion for judging Israel's intentions and the credibility of the peace process."

August 24, 2010 - 11:08am Mideast peace talks to look forward to?
August 24, 2010

David Makovsky: Fayyad's efforts at Palestinian institution-building and security cooperation are succeeding because they are packaged as part of the effort to build a state. A bottom-up push will not be sustainable unless it is joined by a top-down effort.

August 23, 2010 - 12:08pm Support builds for boycotts against Israel, activists say
August 23, 2010

Hussein Ibish: “There isn’t a big constituency in the United States for being hostile to Israel, but I think there is potentially a huge constituency for pressuring Israel to end the occupation."

August 23, 2010 - 11:53am Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks: What Will Help, Hinder?
August 23, 2010

Ghaith Al-Omari: We have to work, both in the negotiating room, but in the wider political sphere to create the right kind of environment to support a peace deal and to pass a peace deal.

August 23, 2010 - 12:12am ATFP Senior Fellow joins Al Hurra panel on recent developments
August 23, 2010

Last Friday, Hussein Ibish predicts direct talks shortly, says Palestinians must leverage the American national interest in ending the conflict and the occupation.

August 20, 2010 - 11:36am PLO defends Abbas statements on Jewish rights
August 20, 2010

Abbas said that "Nobody denies the Jewish history in the Middle East. A third of our Holy Koran talks about the Jews in the Middle East, in this area. Nobody from our side at least denies that the Jews were in Palestine, were in the Middle East.'"

JCPA ATFP Joint ATFP-JCPA Statement : Israelis and Palestinians Must Show Courage, Flexibility, Persistence for Peace Talks to Succeed
August 20, 2010

"The achievement of a peace agreement allowing for ad independent Palestinian state to live side-by-side in peace with a secure Israel... is a vital American national interest."


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