Jun 18 2014 - 12:01pm Abbas defends security cooperation with Israel
June 18, 2014

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday defended his security cooperation with Israel against widespread criticism, telling senior Arab and Muslim officials his forces are helping in the search for three Israeli teens missing in the West Bank because "these youths are human beings."

Jun 17 2014 - 11:08am 'Two states in one land’: A Nobel Prize chemist's search for peace
June 17, 2014

Given the present political situation, I believe that small steps are the most any individual like myself can take to improve the relation between Jews and Arabs.​

Jun 17 2014 - 11:06am U.S. Consulate issues warning on West Bank travel
June 17, 2014

American citizens should take precautions and avoid demonstrations during travel in the West Bank, the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem warned.

Jun 17 2014 - 11:01am Israel expands arrests in search for missing teens
June 17, 2014

Israeli soldiers arrested over 40 Palestinians in an overnight raid Tuesday, while the government imposed new punishments on Hamas prisoners as the search continues for three missing Israeli teens who Israel believes Hamas operatives abducted in the West Bank.

Jun 16 2014 - 5:49pm ATFP Exec. Dir. Ghaith al-Omari's Speech and Q&A at the Presbyterian General Assembly
June 16, 2014

On Saturday June 14, Ghaith Al-Omari, ATFP Executive Director, spoke at a panel organized by the Presbyterian for Middle East Peace. Two other panelists participated in the discussion.

Jun 16 2014 - 10:33am There's no excuse for kidnapping teenagers
June 16, 2014

The kidnapping of the three teenagers in the occupied territories fits this mold. It can’t be categorized as an act of armed struggle. It was perpetrated against civilians, even if they’re in occupied territory, protected by an occupying army​.

Jun 16 2014 - 10:29am US: Indications Hamas involved in Israelis' kidnapping
June 16, 2014

US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned on Sunday the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers from the West Bank, and said many indications pointed to the involvement of Hamas.

Jun 16 2014 - 10:28am Israel Demands Palestinian Leader’s Help After Abductions
June 16, 2014

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority on Monday that he expected his help in finding three kidnapped Israeli teenagers and capturing their abductors.

Jun 13 2014 - 10:25am Senators to Obama: 'Gravely concerned' over Palestinian unity
June 13, 2014

A bipartisan group of 88 senators expressed their concern to U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday over the recent formation of the Palestinian unity government, the result of a reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas.

Jun 13 2014 - 10:24am Palestinian Premier Says New Government Lacks Power in Gaza
June 13, 2014

The Palestinian Authority has had a new government for 10 days now, but the prime minister, Rami Hamdallah, acknowledged on Thursday that he still lacked any authority in the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip and that nothing had yet changed on the ground.


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