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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…
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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….
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A Resounding Public Support for Palestine Around the World
By Daoud Kuttab Politicians holding down the floodgates against a public display of support for the state of Palestine were embarrassed in recent weeks. As soon as these political gatekeepers allowed their rank and file to express their positions, tremendous backing came for Palestine and its people. This happened in the British House of Commons,…
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On the International Day for Solidarity with the Palestinian People
By Daoud Kuttab In 1977, the UN General Assembly declared November 29 the international day for solidarity with Palestine. Last year, the UN secretary general added to this, declaring 2014 the international year for solidarity with the Palestinian people.. As we observe one day and almost the end of the year, the two dates appear…
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Israel’s nationality bill threatens agreement with PLO
By Daoud Kuttab When former Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei and President Mahmoud Abbas, as representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), held secret talks with members of Israel’s Labor Party in 1993, they were dealing with a secular political party that headed a coalition also including non-Zionist religious parties. When Yasser Arafat, as chairman of the…
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Jailed Palestinian leader calls for armed resistance
By Daoud Kuttab For the 23rd time since his arrest in 2002, Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti was transferred to an isolated cell in the Israeli Hadarim prison. The Israeli press said that the punishment was due to a letter smuggled out of prison by the Palestinian leader and published in the largest Palestinian newspaper. In…








