June 1, 2010 - 12:16pm Dr. Asali Named to US Presidential Delegation to the Palestine Investment Conference
June 1, 2010

Pres. Obama announced a Presidential Delegation to Bethlehem to attend the Palestine Investment Conference from June 2-4. The Hon. George Mitchell, Special Envoy for Middle East Peace will lead the delegation, which will include ATFP President Ziad Asali.

June 1, 2010 - 10:05am 2,000 financiers to attend Palestine Investment Conference
June 1, 2010

Over 125 projects will be presented to investors attending this year's Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem beginning Wednesday, which will see 2,000 conveners, Palestinian Authority Minister of National Economy Hasan Abu Libdeh said.

June 1, 2010 - 9:59am UN Security Council statement on Gaza flotilla
June 1, 2010

The Council, in this context, condemns those acts which resulted in the loss of at least ten civilians and many wounded, and expresses its condolences to their families.

June 1, 2010 - 9:37am ATFP Advocacy Director in CNN Interview on Flotilla Attack
June 1, 2010

"what's even more galling, putting aside the human cost of it, is the spin we hear afterwards, trying to gloss over these deaths, gloss over a tragic situation, and try to kind of divert the attention towards a concocted terrorism link."

May 28, 2010 - 11:52am New US National Security Strategy Document: "Arab-Israeli peace a priority"
May 28, 2010

The United States seeks two states living side by side in peace and security—a Jewish state of Israel, with true security, acceptance, and rights for all Israelis; and a viable, independent Palestine with contiguous territory that ends the occupation that began in 1967.....

May 28, 2010 - 10:26am Palestinian fund to help workers quitting jobs at Jewish settlements
May 28, 2010

The fund will target 20,000 Palestinian laborers working in Israel's West Bank settlements and would quit their jobs under a Palestinian plan declared last April to clear the Palestinian markets of settlers' products.

May 28, 2010 - 10:21am Fayyad hands out settlement boycott leaflets
May 28, 2010

"I came today as a volunteer in the home-to-home campaign. This campaign depends in the first place on the awareness of the citizen." He stressed that the PA is not boycotting Israeli products, but rather "the goods of settlements located on our land."

May 27, 2010 - 10:25am The dig dividing Jerusalem
May 27, 2010

The search for the City of David may offer tourists a reminder of Jerusalem's ancient past. But for the Palestinians whose homes are threatened by the excavations, archaeology is merely the latest weapon being used against them.

May 27, 2010 - 10:14am Elections in Palestine, again
May 27, 2010

The upcoming Palestinian elections are expected to give further support and legitimacy to the Fayyad government. The current government has made the rule of law and a stable government as its principal pillars. Part of such stability is the ability to hold regular elections.

May 27, 2010 - 10:07am Gaza is a paradise if Israeli Foreign Ministry statements are any indication
May 27, 2010

"Who are these Nazi human rights organizations? And who is this John Ging, this terrorist who runs UNRWA in Gaza? We should put him on a ship and sink it. The UN. Anti-Semites, all of them."


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