The Palestinian national team expressed interest in his services.
He also played for the Palestinian national team.
From 2002, Asad played several years with the Palestinian national team.
So far, he has 19 caps for Palestinian national team and 1 goal.
But formally he is not part of the Palestinian team under terms demanded by Israel as its price for joining the talks.
In the coming three decades, a number of games between Jewish Palestinian teams and American all-stars were played.
But it is far from clear that all the participants will show up, conspicuously the Palestinian team.
The Palestinian team was set and ready to go.
Sooner or later, the Palestinian team is likely to show up in Washington.
It is believed that this was the first head-to-head meeting in any peaceful competitive activity by Israeli and Palestinian teams.