Palestine, media, Jordan, community radio, online journalism
By Daoud Kuttab After Kerry’s well-publicized July 19 statement in Amman and the highly visible opening session of the talks in Washington on July 29, both sides appear to have deliberately avoided the spotlight. The local media was full of stories about journalists trying to determine where the Jerusalem meeting was to take place, but to no avail. In the end, the…
By Daoud Kuttab Simultaneously with the resumption of peace talks, the Israeli high court has been hearing a petition by families of 15 Palestinians killed years ago, and whose bodies have been kept by the Israelis since. As the second round of face-to-face peace talks got underway, another emotional issue has arisen. The return of…