Creativity needed to break Israeli-Palestinian logjam
By Daoud Kuttab It might seem counterintuitive, but the current Palestinian-Israeli hostility is a healthy return to what relations between occupiers and the occupied should be. Thus far, it is largely a rhetorical escalation in hostilities, but such words often quickly become action. In this war of words, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, speaking before the UN General Assembly, called Israeli […]
Abbas makes last-ditch effort to win Palestinian independence
By Daoud Kuttab Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is possibly making his last effort to try to bring about an independent state. The odds are against him, but he has a plan and he appears to be set to giving it his last best shot. Abbas’ speech at the UN General Assembly attempted to lay down the […]