Apr 10 2014 - 11:42am Arab League blames Israelis for derailing peace talks
April 10, 2014

Arab foreign ministers yesterday joined the chorus of criticism of Israel for derailing the Palestinian peace talks and pledged to continue their $100 million in monthly aid to the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Apr 10 2014 - 11:39am Abbas ready to extend peace talks
April 10, 2014

President Mahmoud Abbas says he is ready to extend peace talks based on principles and terms of reference that lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Apr 9 2014 - 11:07am Athletes and artists show Gaza still occupied
April 9, 2014

Gaza is still under Israeli occupation, because if you live there, you can't play sports or music, except in your own neighborhood, without the permission of the Israeli army. You are in prison and the guards at the gates are Israeli soldiers.

Apr 9 2014 - 11:01am Kerry raps Israel in faltering Mideast peace
April 9, 2014

U.S. efforts to broker a Mideast peace agreement faltered after Israel refused to release prisoners as demanded by Palestinian leaders, then moved forward with plans to build new settlement housing in Jerusalem, America's top diplomat said Tuesday.

Apr 10 2014 - 5:25pm April 15: ATFP Panel on the Status and Future of the Muslim Brotherhood
April 8, 2014

Register now for ATFP's panel discussion entitled "The Muslim Brotherhood: its Status and Future in a Changing Middle East." The event will be held on Tuesday, April 15, between 9:30-11 AM in the Murrow Room at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Apr 7 2014 - 10:48am Palestinian official: Fourth prisoner release would save talks from crisis
April 7, 2014

Israel can save the flagging peace talks with the Palestinians by going through with a fourth prisoner release, a Palestinian official close to the negotiations said Sunday.

Apr 7 2014 - 10:46am Israel alone cannot end the longest military occupation of modern times
April 7, 2014

Israel alone cannot solve this conflict. Neither America nor Israel alone can bring a solution to the occupation of Palestine. Only with regional involvement can the most intractable issues be resolved, and the way to do that is to expand the Middle East Quartet.

Apr 7 2014 - 10:42am Israelis and Palestinians Ask U.S. Envoy for New Meeting
April 7, 2014

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators planned to meet with an American mediator on Monday for the second straight day in an effort to salvage the Middle East peace talks, which were pushed to the brink of breakdown last week.

Apr 4 2014 - 5:39pm Video: ATFP President Ziad Asali on Peace Talks Impasse on Al-Arabiya
April 4, 2014

ATFP Pres. Dr. Ziad Asali appeared on the "Panorama" show on Al-Arabiya TV on Thursday, April 3, to discuss the impasse in the Mideast Peace talks.

Apr 4 2014 - 11:48am Israel freezes fourth prisoner release; Palestinians demand capital in East Jerusalem
April 4, 2014

Israel asks Palestinians to withdraw applications to 15 international conventions; Erekat threatens to pursue war crime charges if Israel escalates situation.


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