UN Report Sets Stage for Hague Case Against Israel
By Daoud Kuttab It was no coincidence that Israeli representatives boycotted the Jan. 29 meeting of the UNÂ Human Rights Council, at which Israel’s record was to be reviewed. They had been aware for months that a three-person fact-finding mission headed by French judge Christine Chanet would be extremely critical of Israel. In fact, according […]
Does Dress Code Signal ‘Hamasization’ of Gaza?
By Daoud Kuttab As if the Palestinian people didn’t have enough problems with the occupation and the political splits, we are now experiencing a new controversy, this time a social one. The problem began last Sunday, Jan. 27, when the board of trustees of Al Aqsa University voted unanimously to impose a “dress code†[…]
Jordanian Elections Season Exposes Flaws
By Daoud Kuttab After months of discussions and debates, the parliamentary election season in Jordan is finally upon us, and it exposes numerous flaws and weaknesses. Jordanians spent the better part of 2012 arguing about the best elections law for the country. In the aftermath of the Jordanian Arab Spring, many wanted an elections […]