ATFP Hosts PLO Negotiators for Roundtable Luncheon
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - December 2, 2008 - 1:00am

Washington, DC, Dec. 2 – The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) today hosted officials from the PLO Negotiation Affairs Department for a frank, off-the-record roundtable luncheon with leading Palestinian-Americans in Washington, DC. Maen Areikat and Khaled Elgindy discussed the Palestinian positions and negotiating strategy, and answered numerous questions from the attendees.


The 'change'
In Print by Ziad Asali - The Washington Times (Opinion) - November 27, 2008 - 1:00am

The electoral silly season is over and it is time for a serious discussion removed from partisan passions and manipulation. Racism, the 800-pound gorilla in the American living room, has shrunk and is now no bigger than a jackass.

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ACP to Distribute One Thousand Laptops to Palestinian Students
Press Release - Contact Information: Omar Tuffaha - November 20, 2008 - 1:00am

Washington, DC, Nov. 21 -- On Nov. 20, the American Charities for Palestine (ACP), the Palestinian Ministry of Education, and USAID announced the commencement of distributing 1,000 laptop computers to Palestinian students in the Occupied Territories. The laptops, worth $200,000, were donated by One Laptop per Child in partnership with ACP and delivered with the help of USAID.


U.S.-Palestinian Partnership Leaders to Travel to the West Bank
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 12, 2008 - 1:00am

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James K. Glassman, together with American Task Force on Palestine President Ziad Asali and Case Foundation CEO Jean Case, will lead a delegation to the West Bank from November 15 through 18. As co-chairs of the U.S.-Palestinian Partnership (UPP), they will attend the inauguration of a youth development and resource center in the village of Beita. This is the first of four youth development and resource centers that UPP is working to expand with the support of the U.S.


Desert Sturm
In Print by Hussein Ibish - Bookforum.com - November 11, 2008 - 1:00am

Policy insiders make the case for ending the Israeli occupation

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Wilson Center Briefing Summary and Video Available
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - November 9, 2008 - 1:00am

On October 20th, ATPF Senior Fellow Dr. Hussein Ibish participated in a panel entitled “McCain, Obama, and the Middle East: The influence of Domestic Politics on U.S. Policy” at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Panelists included Graeme Bannerman, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute and Former Chief of Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center and former U.S. Middle East Negotiator; and Richard Straus, Editor, Middle East Policy Survey and Former Staff, House Foreign Affairs Committee.


ATFP Senior Fellow Speaking Tour of Bahrain
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 28, 2008 - 12:00am

ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish was on a speaking tour of Bahrain from October 27-October 30. He was the keynote speaker at the 10th Anniversary Celebration for the American Studies Department at the University of Bahrain, and gave several other public talks. Article from The Gulf Daily News (November 4, 2008) Arab Americans face challenges By REBECCA TORR


Investment Forum Brings Top Palestinian Businessmen to DC
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 26, 2008 - 12:00am

The U.S.-Palestinian Partnership (UPP) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (UCC) held the Palestinian Business and Investment Forum (PBIF) on Tuesday, October 14. The PBIF, which was designed to take advantage of the momentum created earlier this year at the Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem, featured keynote speeches by U.S.


ATFP Joins Booz Allen Hamilton Panel on the Palestine Investment Conference
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 22, 2008 - 12:00am

On October 15, Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) convened a panel to discuss the Palestine Investment Conference held in Bethlehem in May 2008. The purpose of the event was to discuss the process of organizing this unique conference including the roles played by BAH and the US-Palestinian Partnership.  


ATFP Holds Third Annual Gala
Press Release - Contact Information: Hussein Ibish - October 16, 2008 - 12:00am

On Sunday, October 12th, ATFP held its Third Annual Gala entitled "The Courage to Persist, the Will to Build". The Gala was attended by 650 guests, including Palestinian ministers and officials, a Palestinian business delegation, members of congress, Arab and European ambassadors, US officials and members of the media, as well as members of the Palestinian-American community.



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