The 2024 Daoud and Salam Kuttab annual Newsletter

We all prefer shortcuts. None of us likes to do things that require time and patience. Whether it is a visit to the[…]

The past few weeks have shown that Palestinian president Yaser Arafat can’t be put into a predictable box. Just when it was thought[…]

The hunger strike initiated by thousands of Palestinian prisoners on Aug. 15 is a powerful non-violent act. While no one expects Israeli officials[…]

No one is indifferent to Al Jazeera, the Qatari-based Arab satellite television station. You can sense the blood of U.S. officials boil when[…]

What happened in Gaza and Ramallah during the past few weeks has left many people perplexed. How much was genuine and how much[…]

Like many other Palestinians, I was glad to hear the news that Ghazi Jabali, director of the Palestinian police, was fired on Saturday.[…]

It seems, more and more now, that Palestinian municipal elections will take place some time this fall. This was the conclusion stated by[…]

It can be predicted as accurately the Jordan Valley’s summer heat. Every year the Jordan River crossing point turns into one big human[…]

The Jerusalem-Ramallah road is no longer the same once you get to Dahiyat Al Barid. The return lane is all dug up and[…]

The latest World Bank report about the situation in Gaza is worthy of close attention and scrutiny. While the concentration has been correctly[…]