J Street and the ATFP are norm breakers
October 22, 2009 The cooperation of J Street with ATFP should be a model for wider Arab and Jewish reconciliation, if peace is ever to materialize. Both J Street and ATFP have already demonstrated authenticity and audacity, two rare qualities in Middle East politics. |
Letter from Rep. Howard Berman to ATFP
October 21, 2009 Your integrity, your knowledge of the issues, and your unswervingly principled stand on behalf of peace and fairness... have all had a powerfully positive impact on discourse in Washington about the Middle East. |
Gen. Jones Reiterates US Commitment to Peace, Palestinian State at ATFP Gala
October 21, 2009 National Security Advisor General James L. Jones, reiterated the Administration's commitment to establishing a Palestinian state and determination to move forward with peace talks. |
Opening Remarks by Ziad Asali
October 21, 2009 For their own sake, courageous Palestinians have begun a new policy to build, in spite of the occupation, the foundations of a society and state in which every citizen is afforded both the rights and responsibilities of liberty |
ATFP Award for Lifetime Achievement
October 21, 2009 Dr. Najat Arafat Khelil accepts the ATFP Award for Lifetime Achievement from Dr. Chekib Khelil |
ATFP Award for Excellence in Scholarship
October 21, 2009 Dr. Shibley Telhami was presented the ATFP Award by Amb. Richard Murphy |
ATFP Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Education
October 21, 2009 Dr. Fuad Jubran was presented the ATFP Award by Mr. Samer Khoury |
Special Recognition: 20 Years of U.S.-Palestinian Diplomacy
October 21, 2009 Amb. Robert H. Pelletreau was presented the ATFP Special Recognition by the head of the PLO mission to the United States, Amb. Maen Areikat. |
Obama committed to two-state solution in ME, says aide
October 20, 2009 "We are clear, unambiguous and consistent. The time has come to relaunch negotiations without preconditions to reach a final status agreement on two states," said Gen. Jones, adding that he was proud to represent President Barack Obama at the ATFP event, held this weekend. |
The West Bank's gold
October 20, 2009 Developed by a U.S.-trained anthropologist, the venture sent 350 tons of olive oil to the United States and Europe in 2008, about $4 million worth, with projections that the amount could triple in a couple of years. |