Democracy is impossible with occupation and rebellion rule
By Daoud Kuttab The overtly exaggerated power of electoral democracy has once again been put into question in the Middle East. Municipal elections slated for the West Bank and Gaza on October 8th will not take place due officially to a decision of the Palestinian High Court. But the high court decision -whether you believe […]
RACISM AT THE EAST JERUSALEM INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICE
This is a personal story of the discrimination we faced trying to get a residency ID issued for our daughter By Daoud Kuttab My wife and I were born in east Jerusalem before Israel’s 1967 occupation of the city. Our youngest daughter, Dina, was also born in Jerusalem. We have kept a home in Jerusalem, […]