Six Years After His Death, Divided Palestinians Laud Arafat as Unifying Figure
Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The Media Line - November 12, 2010 - 1:00am

Six years after he died in a Paris hospital, leaving behind a failed peace process and a Palestinian government plagued by inefficiency and corruption, Yasser Arafat remains the object of veneration by Palestinians, even as they are divided between nationalist and Islamic factions. Construction on a museum dedicated to his life and containing many of his personal effects – including the black-and-white keffiyeh he turned into a symbol of Palestinian nationhood – has begun in the Muqata compound in Ramallah, where Arafat spent his last years besieged by Israeli troops.

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ATFP Condemns East Jerusalem Settlement Expansion Plan, Calls on US to Act
Press Release - Contact Information: Ghaith al-Omari - November 9, 2010 - 1:00am

Washington DC, Nov. 9 -- The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) strongly criticized plans announced by the Israeli government to build over 900 new settlement housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and hundreds of additional units elsewhere in the West Bank. The plans were announced during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu current visit to the United States, during which he is meeting with senior Administration officials.


News Analysis: New US Congress affects Obama's Middle East policy
Media Mention of ATFP In Xinhua - November 4, 2010 - 12:00am

Early results of the U.S. midterm elections indicate President Barack Obama's Democrats have lost control of the House of Representatives and the Republican Party has increased its presence in the Senate, which may affect Obama's role as a peace broker in the Middle East. When Obama convinced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year to impose a ten-month freeze on construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank so that the peace process could be resumed, hopes were high that it could lead to a breakthrough.

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American Task Force on Palestine's Fifth Annual Gala
Video on October 26, 2010

Complete footage of the American Task Force on Palestine's Fifth Annual Gala which was held at the Ritz Carlton in Washington DC on October 20, 2010. Four Palestinian American were honored at a gala keynoted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.


Ghassan Salameh accepts award at ATFP Fifth Annual Gala
Video on October 26, 2010

Ghassan Salameh accepts an award for Excellence in Business at the American Task Force on Palestine's Fifth Annual Gala.


Joey Salameh introduces Ghassan Salameh at ATFP 5th Annual Gala
Video on October 26, 2010

Joey Salameh introduces his father Ghassan Salameh, the recipient of the ATFP Award for Excellence in Business at the American Task Force on Palestine's Fifth Annual Gala.


Betty Shamieh accepts award at ATFP FIfth Annual Gala
Video on October 26, 2010

Playwright Betty Shamieh accepts an award at the American Task Force on Palestine's Fifth Annual Gala for Excellence in the Performing Arts


George Salem introduces Betty Shamieh at ATFP Fifth Annual Gala
Video on October 26, 2010

ATFP Board Member George Salem introduces playwright Betty Shamieh, the recipient of the ATFP Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts, at the American Task Force on Palestine's Fifth Annual Gala


Maysoon Zayid performs at ATFP Fifth Annual Gala
Video on October 26, 2010

Comedienne and actress Maysoon Zayid performs at the American Task Force on Palestine's Fifth Annual Gala.


Dr. Ziad Asali announces creation of new Adnan Mjalli Fellowship at ATFP Fifth Annual Gala
Video on October 26, 2010

ATFP President Ziad Asali announces the creation of the new Adnan Mjalli Fellowship.



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