September 3, 2009 - 11:52am US officials: Netanyahu at pivotal moment
September 3, 2009

Officials say Israel's ties with US depend on PM's decision regarding construction freeze in West Bank, stress this was Netanyahu's "moment of truth", and that his decision would greatly influence ties with its strongest ally.

Hussein Ibish Remarks at Middle East Peace Civic Forum ATFP Senior Fellow Remarks at Middle East Peace Civic Forum
September 2, 2009

Hussein Ibish spoke at an August 5, 2009 press conference at the National Press Club organized by the Middle East Peace Civic Forum, a group that promotes Israeli - Palestinian conflict resolution through an interfaith alliance of peace leaders in the U.S. and the Middle East.

Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad A phone call from Prime Minister Fayyad
September 1, 2009

Daoud Kuttab: In nearly 29 years of my journalist work and the thousands of articles I had written on behalf of Palestine and Palestinian issues, never before had any senior Palestinian official ever called me or contacted me.

Israeli construction worker on site of a settlement in East Jerusalem Freeze in Jerusalem too
August 31, 2009

Akiva Eldar: It would be best for Obama to freeze the peace process and not thaw settlement building in East Jerusalem, than to thaw the process and leave Jerusalem out of the demand for a freeze on construction, except in Jewish neighborhoods.

August 28, 2009 - 1:53pm State Dept.: Policy against new Israeli settlements stands
August 28, 2009

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley: "The position that the secretary has stated remains our position, and we continue to discuss with Israel and with the other parties what they have to do on the settlement issue."

Whats wrong with the one state agenda ATFP Releases New Book
August 28, 2009

ATFP Senior Fellow authors a new book entitled "What’s Wrong with the One-State Agenda? Why Ending the Occupation and Peace with Israel is Still the Palestinian National Goal"

Ziad Asali on Al Arabiya Netanyahu and Mitchell Meet
August 27, 2009

Ziad Asali discusses the recent Netanyahu/Mitchell meeting and US involvement in the peace process with Ghassan Khatib and Itzhaq Levanon

August 27, 2009 - 1:44pm Deal on Temporary Settlement Freeze Hinges on What Happens Afterward
August 27, 2009

Attempts to finalize a deal on a settlement freeze are entering the final stretch, although significant differences still exist between American and Israeli negotiators.

August 26, 2009 - 3:11pm Peace plans come and go. Obama may have to try a wholly new approach
August 26, 2009

Jonathan Freedland: It will mean Israelis finally acknowledging the plight of the refugees created by the birth of the state of Israel, and Palestinians finally deciding whether they can accept a Jewish state.

August 26, 2009 - 10:05am Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State
August 26, 2009

Program of the Thirteenth Government, August 2009


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