Month: June 2006

The problem with arrogance

By Daoud Kuttab The Palestinian-Israeli conflict presents a unique case study in asymmetry and arrogance of power. The status of this conflict today positions one country, Israel, with overwhelming military, political and financial power, as well as backing from the world’s most powerful country (the US) and community (EU), against a people without an army, […]

2006 – Breakthroughs yes, but no peace

By Daoud Kuttab Jerusalem. – At the close of last year, I was commissioned by an international NGO called Search for Common Ground to write about my expectations of the new year. United Press International ran my piece under the title “2006, year of hope”. My piece began with this quote: “Political changes in Palestine […]

The need for a referendum

Daoud Kuttab The assignment the editors at Al Quds Educational television gave their reporter seemed simple: Go out and assess the public’s reaction to the suggestion by President Mahmoud Abbas to hold a referendum based on the Palestinian prisoners’ agreement. Normally filming vox pox (short reactions of people in the street) takes twenty minutes. This […]