Daoud Kuttab

Palestine, media, Jordan, community radio, online journalism

  • Israeli Actions at Al-Aqsa Mosque Raise Palestinian Fears

      By Daoud Kuttab Declaring a problem to be dangerous always brings to mind the story of the man who repeatedly, but falsely, warned his fellow villagers about a wolf, only to find a lack of response when the wolf does in fact appear. This seems to be the situation unfolding in Jerusalem these days, specifically at the…

  • “Media” disappears from official royal discourse

    By Daoud Kuttab Analysts often sift through royal speeches, interviews and addresses to find trends in the Kingdom’s senior leadership direction. However, sometimes one must focus on the phrases and themes that are not mentioned in these texts. Technological development has enabled in-depth, high-speed access to check how often specific words or phrases are used…

  • Israel denies Christian peacemaker from entry

      By Daoud Kuttab Israeli security officials at the King Hussein (Allenby) bridge turned back an American peace volunteer who is part of the Christian Peacemaker Teams in Hebron twice in the past week. Jonathan Brenneman, 25, from St. Marys Ohio was turned back September 25th after a five hour wait at the border crossing. He had been…

  • Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Comes to Head in Area C

      By Daoud Kuttab So long as Palestinian-Israeli negotiations are not producing an agreement, there is at least one area that will continue to be a powder keg: the Jordan Valley. Actions on the ground in any conflict often reflect points of political disagreement. The US-sponsored negotiations, which are expected to last nine months, appear…

  • US Pushes Palestine Economic Plan To Break Stalemate on Peace Talks

      By Daoud Kuttab The apparent failure of the ongoing secret Palestinian-Israeli talks appears to have led their US sponsors to put more emphasis on economic issues. A three-year plan has been drawn up by the US peace delegation working through the offices of the Quartet, still nominally headed by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair….

  • International Voluntarism in Palestine

    By Daoud Kuttab The following appeared in the Jordan Times The Palestinian cause continues to attract supporters from around the world. Volunteers wishing to give some of their time and expertise in solidarity with Palestinians have become a regular feature in Palestinian society. Many young people wanting to spend a year or so in a…

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