28/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - S&D Group reacts after death of Palestinian prisoner. The S&D Group at the European Parliament proposed, on 26 February, to send a Parliament fact-finding mission on Israeli prisons holding Palestinians, following the death of the Palestinian prisoner, Arafat Jaradat. The group insists that a serious and impartial investigation be held on the prisoner's death and on bringing those responsible to justice. The deputy leader of the group with responsibility for foreign affairs, Véronique De Keyser of Belgium, said they continue to call for an immediate end to the use of administrative detention by the Israeli authorities and for the release of Palestinian political prisoners and administrative detainees. She also spoke of the group's support for the non-violent policy of resistance conducted by President Abbas, aimed at establishing just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. (CG/transl.jl)