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Gaza death toll hits 100 as Israel continues assault
July 11, 2014 Thirteen Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since midnight on Thursday, Gaza's Ministry of Health said, bringing the death toll in Israel's military assault to 102. |
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ATFP Youth Outreach Coordinator: Empathy Is Essential to Humanity
July 11, 2014 Israelis deserve to live in a secure state alongside an independent Palestinian state. If there is no solution to the conflict, violence will continue. Violence will target the most vulnerable on both sides. We have now been put on notice. We need to commit to peace. The time to act is now. |
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Israeli airstrikes kill 33 Palestinians
July 10, 2014 Israeli airstrikes across the besieged Gaza Strip killed 33 Palestinians overnight Wednesday and Thursday, including a family of eight. |
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Israel escalates aerial offensive on Gaza
July 10, 2014 Israel dramatically escalated its aerial assault in Gaza hitting hundreds of Hamas targets, as Palestinians reported 16 people killed in strikes that hit a home and a cafe. Israel's missile defense system once again intercepted rockets fired by militants at the country's heartland. |
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Israeli and Palestinian Roommates Find Common Ground — Far From Home
July 10, 2014 Even at a time of conflict, suffering and anger, as the following story on ATFP's joint internship program with Americans for Peace Now shows, hope and work for a better future remains both possible and urgently needed. |
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ATFP Calls for De-Escalation between Israel and the Palestinians
July 8, 2014 The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today called on Israel and the Palestinians to de-escalate as quickly as possible from an increasingly explosive situation and a moment of grave peril. |
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Video of ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish at the Wilson Center
July 8, 2014 Watch video of ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish speaking in a panel on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Rob Danin, Shibley Telhami and Aaron David Miller hosted by the Wilson Center. |
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Video of Former PM Fayyad at the Aspen Institute
July 8, 2014 Former Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad frames the issues of the moment in Palestine, Israel and the region in a conversation with Thomas Friedman at the Aspen Ideas Festival. |
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Palestine's vision of peace is clear
July 8, 2014 We believe that no just and lasting peace can be achieved without respecting the rights of everyone, including both Palestinians and Israelis. |
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Peace is the only path to true security for Israel and the Palestinians
July 8, 2014 Palestinian children have hopes and dreams for their future and deserve to live with the dignity that can only come with a state of their own. |