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By Daoud Kuttab If you ever want to have a single case that can illustrate all the sources of disagreement in the Middle East all you need to do is look at the Shalit prisoner exchange deal. Legally Israel refuses to recognize the over ten thousand prisoners it is holding to be prisoners of war…
By Daoud Kuttab If there were a case that could illustrate the disagreement between Israel and the Palestinians, the Shalit prisoner exchange deal could be the one. Various aspects of any such exchange, and the way different issues are being spun politically, are illustrative. Legally, Israel refuses to recognise the over 10,000 prisoners it is…
The following appeared in the NY Times web site  An Absurd Situation Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist and a former Ferris professor of journalism at Princeton University. The case of Palestinian prisoners and the prospect of an eminent prisoner exchange between Hamas and the Israelis reveal aspects of the conflict that Israel has tried…
Daoud Kuttab print recommend Send link clip secure rights larger | smaller comments: 0 RAMALLAH – A political leader’s decision not to seek re-election usually triggers fervent discussion about potential heirs. Yet, President Mahmoud Abbas’s withdrawal from the presidential election scheduled for January 24, 2010, has produced nothing of the kind in Palestine – not…
Mahmoud Abbas is in a bind. Faced with a seemingly insurmountable impasse to negotiations with Israel, the Palestinian Authority president can either resign from his PLO chairmanship or come up with some serious, unilateral action to break the deadlock. With hopes that Barack Obama would stand up to the right-wing Israeli leadership dashed, an unwillingness…
The following appeared in the Jordan Times Radio Balad experience highlighted in Paris AMMAN (JT) – The experience of a Jordanian radio station was highlighted in an international meeting at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris last week titled “Voice and Empowerment through Community Media”. Attendees in an international UNESCO conference co-sponsored by AMARC, the world…
By Daoud Kuttab In the midst of discussions regarding possible scenarios following Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision not to run for president, few have paid attention to the larger picture. Abbas’ refusal to run for a second term as president of the Palestinian Authority signals a clear end of the Oslo phase in which he,…
The following blog appeared in the New York Times “Room for Debate” section Abbas Has Not Resigned Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist and a former Ferris professor of journalism at Princeton University. President Abbas’s decision not to seek another term as head of the Palestinian Authority complicates issues but it also clarifies them. The…
Conflicting, wavering positions that do not help peace By Daoud Kuttab As first lady of the United States, Hillary Clinton was the darling of Palestinians and Arabs when late in Bill Clinton’s term she uttered the hot button word: Palestine. Since then, she has been swinging depending on the political winds. As a senator for…