Concern grows over Abbas’ autocratic tendencies
By Daoud Kuttab The sight was unusual and the purpose was even more bizarre. A large contingent of the Palestinian police force surrounded the office of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), which has not been in session for years. Palestinian police showed up in the afternoon of Dec. 2 and have been stationed outside all its entrances […]
Palestinians prepare push for UN resolution on statehood
By Daoud Kuttab Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ own people often have some unflattering words for him. He has been called a “traitor” and a “quisling,†accused of selling out Palestine in peace negotiations. While Israelis also attack him as a “diplomatic terrorist†and “Arafat in a suit,†one important Israeli sector has been praising him. […]