February 25th

Dozens injured in West Bank clashes over prisoner death
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
February 24, 2013 - 1:00am


Dozens of Palestinians were injured Sunday including two shot with live bullets at demonstrations across the West Bank to protest the death of a Palestinian in Israeli custody. At least 26 protesters sustained wounds from rubber and live bullets during clashes near Ofer prison, west of Ramallah, medics said. The 13-year-old son of a Preventive Security officer was taken to Ramallah government hospital after he was shot in the chest with a live bullet at the protest. A 19-year-old was shot with rubber-coated bullets all over his body, a Ma'an reporter said.


Palestinians protest in West Bank, Gaza to support prisoners on hunger strike
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
February 25, 2013 - 1:00am


A strike, rallies and protests on Sunday dominated the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in support of a hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons which protested against a Palestinian inmate's death one day ago. Witnesses in the West Bank said most of the stores were closed Sunday, while schoolchildren and university students did not go to classes to protest the death of Arafat Jaradat, who died Saturday in Israel's Majeddo prison in the West Bank.


Prisoner's death stokes fears of third uprising
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
by Karin Laub - February 24, 2013 - 1:00am


The mysterious death of a 30-year-old Palestinian gas station attendant in Israeli custody stoked new West Bank clashes Sunday, along with Israeli fears of a third Palestinian uprising. A senior Palestinian official alleged that Arafat Jaradat was tortured by Israel's Shin Bet security service, citing an autopsy he said revealed bruising and two broken ribs. Israel's Health Ministry said the autopsy did not conclusively determine the cause of death, but that the bruising and broken ribs were likely the result of attempts to revive the detainee.


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...


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.


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.


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.


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


 


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.


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.



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