Why hasn't a third intifada broken out yet among the Palestinians? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Amira Hass - (Opinion) February 27, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

The spectre of a third intifada traps the PA in Israel's chains ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National by Dalia Hatuqa - (Opinion) February 27, 2013 - 1:00am   » Read more

Teachers reject union decision to stop strike ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency February 27, 2013 - 1:00am Many West Bank teachers disagreed with the teachers’ union decision to cancel a general strike announced Saturday in protest against the government’s failure to pay salaries regularly. The teachers’ union speaker Ahmad Suhweil on Tuesday addressed about 1,000 teachers who picketed in front of office of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Ramallah telling them the union decided to end general strike after agreement has been reached with the government. Several teachers opposed the decision, saying they won’t abide by it. » Read more

'Jaradat death probe may include int'l agent' ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post February 27, 2013 - 1:00am Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch said Wednesday that Israel is exploring the possibility of involving international agents in the investigation into the death of Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat in Megiddo Prison last week. » Read more

Palestinian clashes set to persist until Obama visit ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Agence France Presse (AFP) February 27, 2013 - 1:00am Clashes that flared in the West Bank after a Palestinian died in Israeli custody are unlikely to turn into a third intifada, but each side will use them when US President Barack Obama visits, commentators say. After several days of unrest following the death of Arafat Jaradat at the weekend, a measure of calm returned to the West Bank on Tuesday, despite an early-morning rocket from Gaza. » Read more

PA, Hamas not interested in escalation ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency February 27, 2013 - 1:00am A third intifada is not likely to erupt in the occupied West Bank, neither a military confrontation is expected between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, say Palestinian analysts. Two local analysts highlighted Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is not interested in a third intifada, because the results would be disastrous. Similarly, Hamas is not interested in ending the ceasefire and resuming military confrontation with Israel forces. » Read more

Senior IDF officer: Violence in West Bank waning, but far from over ATFP World Press Roundup Article from by Gili Cohen - February 26, 2013 - 1:00am A senior officer in the Israel Defense Forces Central Command said Tuesday that the past week’s violence in the West Bank “hasn’t ended yet, although its intensity dropped [Tuesday] significantly compared to recent days.” » Read more