Palestine, media, Jordan, community radio, online journalism
Daoud Kuttab Jerusalem Post – June 25, 2007 One of the paradoxes of the internal conflict in Palestine is that Palestinians are fighting each other without any regard to the fact that the Israeli occupation continues unabated. There are plenty of reasons to explain why the occupation has continued for decades. Palestinians have missed opportunities…
Recent violence in the Palestinian territories means that the goal of a truly independent Palestinian state has became more remote than at any time since the second intifada. Since 1967, and before, the aspirations of Palestinians to liberty and independence have repeatedly hit one snag after another. There is plenty of room to place the…
Following is the full version of the article (parts of which were edited in the Jordan Times version) The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition The end of censorship? Daoud Kuttab, THE JERUSALEM POST Jun. 4, 2007 Quietly and without any fanfare, the decades-old censorship laws on the books in Jordan were scrapped earlier this month. The official…
The following article appeared in many publications as part of project syndicate. I am enclosing below its publication in the Guardian and I have added the comments made on their web site. It is interesting reading. Civility or weakness? Daoud Kuttab With Gaza poised on the brink of civil war, pity poor Mahmoud Abbas, who…
The following was written before the decision by President Abbas to dissolve the Haniyeh government and declare Emergency. JORDAN TIMESÂ – Failure at the top By Daoud Kuttab The test of leadership is usually at times of pressure and turmoil. So far, the Palestinian leadership has been failing miserably. It is easy to put blame…
By Daoud Kuttab Both my parents were away from home on the eve of the June 1967 war and I was home alone with my younger siblings. At the time we were living near in a rented house next to Rachel’s Tomb just outside Bethlehem. Jordanian soldiers were posted near our home and I remember…
Under more than one kind of fire Daoud Kuttab Arab journalists, more than any other journalists around the world, need security. They need physical security and economic security as well as the security of strong laws and regulations. Being an independent journalist in the Arab world is not a very safe profession. If you are working…
This is the full version of the article ( an edited version appeared in the Jordan Times) The end of censorship? Daoud Kuttab, THE JERUSALEM POST Jun. 4, 2007 Quietly and without any fanfare, the decades-old censorship laws on the books in Jordan were scrapped earlier this month. The official gazette published an amendment to…
Who censures the censors? Daoud Kuttab Quietly and without any fanfare, the decades-long pre-censorship laws on books in Jordan were scrapped earlier this month. The official gazette published an amendment to the regulation which ends the work of the government censors. Marwan Qteishat, head of the Press and Publications Department, said in media reports that…