Daoud Kuttab

Palestine, media, Jordan, community radio, online journalism

  • Hebron radio stations closed for ‘exercising incitement’

    By Daoud Kuttab During November, the Israeli army confiscated broadcasting equipment and closed three Palestinian radio stations in the Hebron area. While the unprecedented move coincided with the increase in anti-Israeli attacks in the Hebron area, this action against private media reveals a change in Israeli policy. Until November 2015, Israel has blamed Palestinian President Mahmoud…

  • What’s the difference between habbeh and intifada?

    By Daoud Kuttab Palestinians and Arabs are still unsure about what to call the protest activities that began on the eve of the Jewish New Year on Sept. 13, 2015. Since then, 89 Palestinians and 12 Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers have been killed and many more injured. After the 1987 first intifada and the…

  • Religion should not be used to fight radicalism

    By Daoud Kuttab In fighting the scourge of radicalism and religious fundamentalism, one of the strategies is to use religion. Proponents of this approach vary from those who insist that Daesh and its ideology is simply built on a warped understanding of religion to those who say that the best way to fight religious fundamentalism…

  • Senior Palestinian official refuses to give up on peace process

    By Daoud Kuttab Senior Palestinian leader Maj. Gen. Jibril Rajoub told Al-Monitor on Nov. 13 that the Fatah Central Committee and other factions are opposed to turning the current uprising into a military one. “There is a decision by all Palestinian factions not to militarize the popular struggle. We want to send a civilized message…

  • Jerusalem and Hebron: A tale of two cities

    By Daoud Kuttab The story of the Palestinian uprising that began Sept. 13 with protests against Israeli intrusions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Jewish New Year is actually the story of two cities — Jerusalem and Hebron. Of the 84 Palestinians listed by Shfa News as having been killed by Israelis as of Nov. 9, the majority, 57%, are from…

  • Palestinians divided over future of jailed Fatah leader

    By Daoud Kuttab While violence in the occupied Palestinian territories continues to spiral in an unclear direction without an end in sight, a familiar name has returned to the political agenda. Marwan Barghouti, an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and a senior Fatah leader, is being discussed in political and diplomatic circles. Talk of him intensified…

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