Kerry’s ‘Shawarma Diplomacy’ Wins Mixed Palestinian Response
By Daoud Kuttab After Nixon’s ping-pong diplomacy and Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy, the Middle East seems to be getting to know John Kerry’s “shawarma diplomacy.” The US secretary of state stepped out of the usually scripted diplomatic itinerary and walked the streets of the Palestinian town of al-Bireh to enjoy a quick shawarma sandwich and […]
Report Notes Restrictions On Israeli, Palestinian Journalists
By Daoud Kuttab If physical access is an important requirement for good journalism, the ability of Palestinians and Israelis to cover their ongoing conflict is largely compromised. This is one of the issues raised by a delegation of the International Press Institute (IPI)Â that visited Palestine and Israel in February. The mission sponsored by the […]
New Palestinian Movement Calls for One-State Solution
By Daoud Kuttab The political stalemate in Palestine and Israel over the two-state solution has finally provoked Palestinians from the occupied territories to declare a strategic change in direction of the one-state solution. Palestinian activists from different political persuasions and careers paths have made a declaration for a democratic state for all its citizens on the […]