Analysts Assess Chances of Progress on Mideast Peace Under Kerry Media Mention of Ziad Asali In Voice of America - February 28, 2013 - 1:00am The U.S. secretary of state is currently traveling in the Middle East, and the president will be travelling there next month. » Read more

PA: Independent doctor to investigate detainee's death ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency March 1, 2013 - 1:00am Israel will grant a request from the Palestinian Authority to bring an independent doctor to investigate the death of a detainee who died in Israeli custody, an official said Friday. Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh told Ma’an that the foreign doctor would investigate the death of Arafat Jaradat, who died last week in an Israeli prison. “This is the first time Israel agrees that a non-Israeli doctor will participate in an issue related to Palestinians in Israeli jails,” al-Sheikh told Ma'an. » Read more

Israel: Autopsy of Detainee Shows Signs of ‘Resuscitation Attempts’ ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - February 28, 2013 - 1:00am The Health Ministry said Thursday that tests showed that the hemorrhages and fractured ribs found during the autopsy of a Palestinian prisoner who died in Israeli detention last weekend were “characteristic of the resuscitation attempts that were performed on the deceased,” efforts that lasted for 50 minutes. » Read more

A campaign to talk up a two-state solution In Print by Ghaith al-Omari - The Washington Post (Opinion) - March 1, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more