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Palestinians Frustrated As Israel Stalls Peace Talks
By Daoud Kuttab A quick roundup of statements by Palestinian leaders to the press and details of discussions with Western officials reveal an increase in the level of frustration in the peace talks with Israel. Regardless, it is clear that the Palestinians have no interest in scuttling the nine-month time frame of the negotiations,…
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Abu Mazen Remains Palestine’s Teflon Leader
By Daoud Kuttab A strange phenomenon exists in Palestine these days. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is constantly attacked and criticized, continues to do very well in local and international polls, and his policies are generally well-regarded among ordinary Palestinians. What makes the Palestinian president such a Teflon leader, where accusations against him never stick…
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Palestinians Launch Six New Radio Stations
By Daoud Kuttab In the early years of the Palestinian Authority (PA), one of its biggest goals was to establish sovereignty over Palestinian land. This included what is below the ground as well as the skies above. While the fight over land has been the biggest challenge, Palestinians have been successful in capturing the…
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Israel Stalls, Drags Out Peace Talks
By Daoud Kuttab Information leaked to Al-Monitor from the hush-hush Palestinian-Israeli peace talks reveal that negotiators are stuck on where they should begin. Palestinians want the talks to begin where they left off the last time substantive talks took place, during Ehud Olmert’s premiership. At those talks, Palestinian and Israeli leaders apparentlymade headway on some of the most difficult…
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Why do Palestinian Israeli talks need nine months?
Following appeared in Jordan Times and Huffington Post By Daoud Kuttab As the world is riveted to the Syrian crisis, it may surprise many to know that the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations are still going on. The talks, held in secret, do not appear to have achieved any discernible results yet. The absence of information, however, should…
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Israeli Curriculum Draws Criticism In East Jerusalem Schools
By Daoud Kuttab It was reported on Aug. 30 that five Israeli-administered Palestinian schools operating in east Jerusalem have added the Israeli curriculum to their programs, causing a political firestorm. Senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat condemned the move, noting that it is part of a campaign dating back to 1967 to rewrite Palestinian history and…








