by ATFL | Aug 2, 2024 | Statement, Statements & Announcements
Lebanon is at the precipice of war. The international community needs to redouble efforts immediately to avoid a regional conflagration. Without resolute international leadership and mediation, Hezbollah and Israel will drag the region into war. Previous tit for tat,...
by ATFL | Jul 26, 2024 | Statement, Statements & Announcements
The American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) commends President Joe Biden for signing a Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) directive for Lebanese nationals in the United States.Today, President Biden officially signed the directive for Lebanese, which states the president...
by ATFL | Jul 17, 2024 | Statement, Statements & Announcements
The intensifying cross-border skirmishes and escalating rhetoric between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel are increasing the risks of a full-fledged conflagration. In such a scenario, unwanted by the majority of Lebanese, both sides are likely to inflict significant...
by ATFL | Jun 7, 2024 | Statement, Statements & Announcements
The American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) applauds Senator Gary Peters and 16 of his Senate colleagues for their letter that urges the Biden-Harris Administration to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Lebanese nationals present in the United States. As the...
by ATFL | Jun 3, 2024 | Statement, Statements & Announcements
The American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) welcomes the prospect of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and hopes that this will reflect positively on the situation in southern Lebanon. We expect a truce will help save Palestinian, Israeli, and Lebanese lives and pave the...
by ATFL | May 30, 2024 | Statement, Statements & Announcements
The recent deadly attacks and counterattacks on the Lebanon-Israel border, eight months after Hamas’s October 7 attack, are reaching a new level of intensity. Lebanon continues to suffer from compounding and interlinked political, economic, and social crises and can...
