A New Image of Palestine in Washington
Media Mention of ATFP In Al-Raya - October 20, 2009 - 12:00am

by Khairallah Khairallah (a translation from Arabic, see below for Arabic version)

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Obama committed to two-state solution in ME, says aide
Media Mention of ATFP In Arab News - October 20, 2009 - 12:00am

Barbara Ferguson I Arab News WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is committed to creating a Palestinian state and determined to move forward with peace talks, said National Security Adviser Gen. James L. Jones, at the fourth annual gala of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP). "We are clear, unambiguous and consistent. The time has come to relaunch negotiations without preconditions to reach a final status agreement on two states," said Gen. Jones, adding that he was proud to represent President Barack Obama at the ATFP event, held this weekend.

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Dallas-area Muslims fear backlash from arrests tied to terror plot
Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Dallas News - October 19, 2009 - 12:00am

North Texans were both angry and relieved last month when federal agents arrested a Jordanian teenager in a failed plot to blow up a Dallas skyscraper. But for area Muslims, the arrest of 19-year-old Hosam "Sam" Smadi evoked yet another emotion – fear. "Being a Muslim in America today is not easy," said Hadi Jawad, a longtime Dallas business owner and a volunteer at the Dallas Peace Center. "We feel under siege. There is open season on our faith. Muslims are painted with a broad brush."

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Spheres of influence: Jones headlines Palestinian American gala
Media Mention of ATFP In Politico - October 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Peter Galbraith explains Kurdish oil interests. Afghan ambassador says US will send 40k troops. Levin works compromise.

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Jones at ATFP
Media Mention of ATFP In Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) - October 16, 2009 - 12:00am

By Eric Fingerhut · October 16, 2009

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US makes new call to revive Mideast peace talks
Media Mention of ATFP In Google News - October 16, 2009 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security advisor has made a new call to revive talks on setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. "We are clear, unambiguous and consistent," said General Jim Jones at a dinner late Thursday organized by the American Task Force on Palestine, a group representing Americans of Palestinian origin.

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Israeli envoys stay on in US for talks
Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The Jerusalem Post - October 15, 2009 - 12:00am

Two top Israeli officials in town for talks with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell extended their stay Thursday to continue discussions on a potential settlement freeze and the restarting of peace negotiations. Yitzhak Molcho, an envoy from the Prime Minister's Office, and Defense Ministry chief of staff Michael Herzog spoke with Mitchell Wednesday and Thursday but decided to remain in town Friday - an indication that the sides have determined further conversations could be productive following several rounds of US-Israeli talks that failed to yield results.

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Gen. Jim Jones Reiterates US Commitment to Peace, Palestinian State at ATFP Gala
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 16, 2009 - 12:00am




New negotiations will test Netanyahu's commitment
In Print by Ziad Asali - The Daily Star (Opinion) - October 13, 2009 - 12:00am

Yasser Arafat was enticed to attend a meeting with Ehud Barak at Camp David during the summer of 2000 with the promise that he would not be blamed if it turned out to be a failure. It did, and he was. Last month the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, was invited to attend a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York without any such promise. He was not blamed and the meeting was not a failure.

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National Security Advisor James Jones to Address ATFP Gala Oct. 15
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 9, 2009 - 12:00am

National Security Advisor James Jones to Address ATFP Gala Oct. 15 Media contact: Hussein Ibish, (202) 438-7297



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