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 […]