August 13, 2009 - 11:32am Closer to becoming a political party
August 13, 2009

Backroom decisions and top-down guidance was replaced by a democratic free fall that saw many of historic Fateh leaders fall to the wayside, making room for younger, locally popular leaders.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Fatah showed Palestinians democracy is more than just a slogan
August 12, 2009

While Hamas elects its leadership under a shroud of secrecy, far from the Palestinian public's eye and through unclear processes, Fatah showed it can conduct itself in a new and different manner.

August 12, 2009 - 2:13pm Middle East Bulletin interviews ATFP Advocacy Director Ghaith al-Omari
August 12, 2009

"A settlement freeze is essential to trigger a positive dynamic - if we see significant progress on the issue of settlements, we can expect the Arabs to give something in return."

August 11, 2009 - 9:52am Fatah Turns to Nation Building, Though It Doesn’t Discard the Rifle
August 11, 2009

Sarhan Salaymeh, the mayor of the West Bank town of Al-Ram: “It speaks about a peaceful solution, It is the time for nation building, not fighting.”

Cinema in Nablus Green Shoots in Palestine II
August 10, 2009

Omar Hashim, deputy chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Nablus: “Traders here are satisfied. Their sales are rising. They feel that life is returning to normal. There is a strong sense of optimism.”

August 7, 2009 - 11:04am Israeli envoy: Obama row causes strategic damage
August 7, 2009

Israeli Consul General Nadav Tamir: "Nowadays, there is a sense in the United States that Obama is being forced to deal with obduracy from the governments of Iran, North Korea, and Israel."

August 6, 2009 - 11:22am U.S. asks Israel for one-year settlement freeze
August 6, 2009

Ha'aretz: "Mitchell asked for a construction freeze of at least a year, but Israel has agreed to suspend building on the settlements for six months, at most."

August 5, 2009 - 4:39pm ATFP Announces 2009 Gala Honorary Host Committee
August 5, 2009

ATFP is privileged to release the first confirmed names on the Honorary Host Committee for this year's Fourth Annual Gala.

Palestinian woman outside her evicted home ATFP Praises Obama Administration Intervention on Jerusalem Evictions
August 5, 2009

ATFP today welcomed the firm stance taken by the Obama administration against Israel's eviction of 58 Palestinians from homes in East Jerusalem in which they have been living for many decades.

August 5, 2009 - 10:38am Green Shoots in Palestine
August 5, 2009

Fayyad, famous here for his incorruptibility, says his approach is “to tell people who you are, what you are about and what you intend to do and then actually do it.”


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