Netanyahu’s political maneuvering may backfire ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Arab News by Hassan Barari - (Opinion) February 25, 2013 - 1:00am http://arabnews.com/columns/netanyahu’s-political-maneuvering-may-back... » Read more

Palestinians Dispute Israel’s Findings on a Prisoner’s Death ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Khaled Abu Aker - February 24, 2013 - 1:00am The Israeli Health Ministry said Sunday night that preliminary autopsy findings could not determine the cause of death of a 30-year-old Palestinian prisoner, which Israeli officials had at first attributed to a heart attack. But Palestinian officials said the lack of heart damage coupled with bruising on the man’s chest, back and neck suggested that he was tortured during interrogation. » Read more

Analysis: Abbas caught between hammer and anvil ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post by Khaled Abu Toameh - (Opinion) February 25, 2013 - 1:00am Does the current wave of violence in east Jerusalem and the West Bank serve the Palestinian Authority’s interests? Or do the widespread protests, which are being described by some Palestinians as a “mini-intifada,” undermine its status? Some Palestinians believe that the PA leadership is interested in escalating tensions with Israel for various reasons. » Read more

Lawyer: Israeli officers tortured Jaradat ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency February 24, 2013 - 1:00am Israeli officers tortured Arafat Jaradat, a 30-year-old who died Saturday in Israeli custody, his lawyer and the Ministry of Detainee Affairs said Sunday. Kameel Sabbagh, a lawyer at the ministry, said he was present at Jaradat's last hearing on Thursday. The Israeli judge postponed the hearing for 12 days. "When I entered the courtroom I saw Jaradat sitting on a wooden chair in front of the judge. His back was hunched and he looked sick and fragile. » Read more

Last call before next intifada ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz (Editorial) February 25, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Abu Mazen Tries to Calm The West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Shlomi Eldar - February 24, 2013 - 1:00am By now it is impossible to ignore. Tires are burning. Rocks are being thrown. Tear gas is sprayed, and the term “intifada” is getting tossed around. Everywhere people are saying that the current wave of unrest in the region will lead to a third intifada. They have been saying it — and worrying about it — for months. » Read more

Israel tries to calm nerves in the West Bank, but outbreak of third intifada depends on Palestinian Authority ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Amos Harel - (Editorial) February 25, 2013 - 1:00am Israel is currently making a huge effort to calm nerves in the West Bank, following a wave of turbulent protests that worsened over the weekend. » Read more

PA Seeks to Exploit West Bank Protests ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Monitor by Dalia Hatuqa - (Editorial) February 24, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

The Israeli-Palestinian talks that never took place begin on the street ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Zvi Barel - (Editorial) February 24, 2013 - 1:00am The death of Arafat Jaradat in the Megiddo Prison, together with the 216-day-long hunger strike of Samer el-Issawi and the hunger strike of three other prisoners, the demonstrations commemorating the anniversary of the massacre perpetrated by Baruch Goldstein in Hebron in 1994, the clashes in the village of Kusra in the Nablus district – all these are supposedly “local incidents” that can be easily defeated by a few smoke grenades, rubber bullets and arrests. » Read more

West Bank demonstrations are not a third intifada – yet ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Chaim Levinson - (Opinion) February 24, 2013 - 1:00am There were protests in the West Bank all weekend long, and they continued Sunday. » Read more