Palestinian President Playing Musical Chairs
By Daoud Kuttab Mahmoud Abbas holds many titles. He is the head of the Fateh movement, chairman of the PLO’s executive committee and president of the state of Palestine. Technically and legally, the Palestine Liberation Organization is superior. The state of Palestine, declared a non-member state in the UN in 2003, is subservient to the […]
News stories one may have missed
By Daoud Kuttab Unless one is a news junky and follows all local news religiously, one probably missed three important issues related to the media freedoms in Jordan. They include the three main media stakeholders, the government, media owners and the public. I will leave the juiciest story last. The prime minister issued a memo […]
Christians demonstrate against wall in Beit Jala
By Daoud Kuttab The picture posted by Deacon Fadi Abu Sa’ada on his Facebook page Aug. 30 spoke volumes, and the image of medics helping a nun injured by Israeli tear gas raised anger among Palestinians. Demonstrations after Sunday mass have become the norm in this Bethlehem-area town. The anti-Israel rallies are a protest against […]