January 19, 2010 - 12:46pm Abbas urges US 'endgame' unless Israel halts settlements
January 19, 2010

"Either Israel adheres to a complete halt to settlements and the guidelines (of negotiations) or America must come and say this is the endgame with respect to determining borders and the refugee issue and other final-status issues."

January 14, 2010 - 1:23pm ATFP Original Translation: “Not through a narrow prism!”
January 14, 2010

The Islamist movements are greatly diminishing the centrality of the Palestinian problem at the very time when the issue has finally been placed at the forefront of the attention of Europe and the United States of America.

January 13, 2010 - 12:43pm Mideast peacemakers mull aid to Palestinians
January 13, 2010

Special Envoy Mitchell: "we stressed coordination and working together to support the Palestinian Authority's program to build the institutions of a future state. No one country and no one person can do this alone."

Princess Ferial 1940's Saeed and a Happy New Year!
January 12, 2010

The “satisfied young man” or “mass man” has acquired the belief that he should pontificate on every issue, and is so infatuated by the idea of equality that nobody can understand or know more than him.

Ghaith al-Omari on Russia Today Ghaith al-Omari on Russia Today
January 11, 2010

ATFP Senior Fellow Ghaith al-Omari discusses recent diplomatic developments in Washington DC on Russia Today.

Gaza Egypt Border Assessing the Position
January 10, 2010

An ATFP Translation of a Hassan Khader piece discusses the four factors which govern Egypt's policy towards the Gaza strip, how these factors are interrelated and what they mean for the Palestinians

Peace Negotiations Netanyahu Obama Abbas Clinton urges Israel, Palestinians to plunge into talks
January 10, 2010

Ziad Asali, president of the Washington-based American Task Force on Palestine, said the purpose of the recent rounds of meetings has been "to bring the parties to negotiations without a loss of face for anybody."

January 8, 2010 - 10:34am Charlie Rose interviews George Mitchell
January 8, 2010

"We think that the negotiation should last no more than two years. Personally I think it can be done in a shorter period of time."

January 6, 2010 - 6:09pm US: East Jerusalem settlements hamper peace
January 6, 2010

"We have noted that these types of announcements and activity harm peace efforts," a US State Department official told The Jerusalem Post.

Ziad Asali on All Directions Al Hurra What's in Store for 2010?
January 5, 2010

ATFP President Ziad Asali joins a round table discussion on the Al Hurra program All Directions to discuss the big stories of 2009 and to determine what lies ahead in 2010.


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