May 14 2014 - 11:51am Israel removes settler outpost near Bethlehem
May 14, 2014

Israeli military forces began demolishing structures in an illegal West Bank settler outpost on Wednesday, the army said, after attempts at a voluntary evacuation failed.​

May 13 2014 - 12:28pm Register Now: ATFP UNRWA Briefing The Future of Gaza: Trajectories, Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
May 13, 2014

This joint briefing by the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will examine the most pressing questions facing Gaza and its residents in both their immediate and medium-term contexts

May 13 2014 - 11:34am ATFP Congratulates Arab America for the Success of Mohammed Assaf Concert
May 13, 2014

American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) congratulates Arab America for the outstanding accomplishment in organizing a highly successful event that featured “Arab Idol” Mohammed Assaf and Lebanese vocalist Ziad Khoury on May 11 in Washington, D.C. area.

May 9 2014 - 10:48am Remarks on the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
May 9, 2014

Israeli and Palestinian leaders were unwilling to make the "gut-wrenching" compromises needed for peace, a top U.S. official said on Thursday, faulting both sides for the collapse of talks last month.

May 7 2014 - 2:33pm ATFP Partners with Starkey Foundation to Offer Gift of Hearing to 2300 Patients in Palestine and Jordan
May 7, 2014

The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) is proud to have partnered with the Starkey Hearing Foundation this April to ensure the fitting of 1,400 hearing aid units in Jordan and 3,200 in Palestine.

May 7 2014 - 11:34am Obama aide Susan Rice to hold meetings in Israel
May 7, 2014

President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, arrives in Israel this week for high-profile talks that come against the backdrop of rising hopes for an Iranian nuclear deal and faltering U.S.-led peace talks with the Palestinians.

May 7 2014 - 11:31am Israel's Peres says Netanyahu blocked 2011 peace deal
May 7, 2014

Israeli President Shimon Peres said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a 2011 peace agreement he had secretly negotiated with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

May 6 2014 - 11:12am Hamas not to oppose Hamdallah as unity gov't premier
May 6, 2014

Hamas movement does not oppose the designation of Palestinian government Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in the West Bank as the premier of the future unity government, an official said on Monday.

May 6 2014 - 11:06am State Department denies reports Kerry dismantling Mideast peace team
May 6, 2014

The State Department is denying reports on Monday that Secretary of State John Kerry has ordered the dismantling of his team of Middle East peace negotiators following the breakdown of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority last month.

May 2 2014 - 1:03pm Palestinians seek greater authority in "Area C."
May 2, 2014

A spokesman for the Israeli Civil Administration, an arm of the Ministry of Defense which supervises planning in the Israeli-controlled areas of the West Bank (Area C), said that in the past year, 373 demolitions have been carried out from a total of 1,288 illegal Palestinian construction sites


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