The right to free movement
Following appeared in the Jordan Times The right to free movement By Daoud Kuttab In observing decades-old conflicts, political spin takes overrides reality. Facts are often replaced by claims and counterclaims leaving a neutral observer confused as to who is wrong and who is right. Sometimes, a new story is much more revealing than the […]
Too good to last
A PALESTINIAN VIEW Too good to last by Daoud Kuttab It was quite astonishing to hear world leaders so gushing in their praise for Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. The western-trained former World Bank official was variously described as “professional”, “transparent” and “effective”. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton managed to combine all these comments in […]
Between a professional journalist and a patriotic Palestinian
This appeared in the Huffington Post on January 7,2009 Arab Journalists and the war on Gaza by Daoud Kuttab This was a hard week for me being asked on more than one occasion to choose between being a professional journalist and being a patriotic Palestinian. As a bilingual observer one is completely frustrated when following […]
“It’s the occupation, stupid.”
The following appeared in the Jordan Times and Huffington Post It’s the occupation Stupid by Daoud Kuttab Following the words and efforts of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Sharm el Sheikh, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah one gets the feeling that she was on a hard-sell campaign trying to convince the majority of […]
Feltman, new state department official, reflects a different tone re Mideast
By Daoud Kuttab The United States Middle East policy appears to be slowly but gradually changing. US officials are beginning a charm offensive following a successful four day tour in the region for the new secretary of state. In a briefing by Jeffery Feltman the newly appointed Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East, […]
My short meeting with Secretary Clinton
By Daoud Kuttab / Sharm el Sheikh The Gaza Reconstruction conference was a busy affair. Speakers gave talks governments and foundations made pledges and politicians debated all day. In the end it was left to the key players to tell the press about the results of the all day event. The Egyptian and Norwegian Foreign […]
How to guarantee that reconstructed Gaza will not be destroyed again
By Daoud Kuttab/ Sharm el Sheikh A resounding and unanimous international message of support was sounded in the Red sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh March 2 with the participation of world leaders. Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak along with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, UN Secretary General and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were joined with foreign ministers […]
Clinton to pledge more money for the PA and the West Bank in the Gaza reconstruction conference
By Daoud Kuttab blogging with the US secretary of state’s press corps in Sharm el Sheikh Despite the clarity of the conference title the US will provide far more help to the Palestinian Authority and the people of the West Bank than to the people of Gaza In a press briefing on the eve of […]