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By Daoud Kuttab My column in the NY Times Room for Debate Without Addressing Settlements, There’s Little Hope A charitable view of the Obama charm offensive in Israel requires that we assume the president is rewarding the Israeli occupiers in hopes they will somehow agree to do what is right. In answering a question from…
By Daoud Kuttab When it became clear that US President Barack Obama was to visit Ramallah and hold a press conference, local and foreign journalists quickly applied online for the special accreditation created for the event. More than 250 foreign and 140 Palestinian journalists were accredited. On the eve of the visit, however, 18 Palestinian journalists…
Following appeared in The Jordan Times By Daoud Kuttab Why can’t Palestinians travel between West Bank and Gaza? The question should be asked now as everyone is preparing for US President Barack Obama’s visit to the region. During a visit to Gaza, I was surprised by the number of Palestinians I met, who were in…
Following appeared in The Jordan Times By Daoud Kuttab Maghdis was living in the US when the Qadhafi regime fell in Libya. A linguist by profession, Maghdis had established an NGO to help his community of Imazighen. Muammar Qadhafi had banned his people from using their language. With Qadhafi gone, Maghdis decided to return to…
Following appeared in The Jordan Times by Daoud Kuttab One of the most important decisions regarding the future of Jordan is being taken with most of the country in total darkness. The Washington Post reported last week that within the next month, the Jordanian government will decide which of two consortiums will be building Jordan’s…
Following appeared in the Jordan Times By Daoud Kuttab The visit of US President Barack Obama to the Middle East is a welcome step. It has elevated interest in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict at a time when other regional issues have taken over regional and world interest. Having the presidential office interested in this conflict needs…
Following appeared in The Jordan Times By Daoud Kuttab The issue of Jerusalem has always been a hot topic at Arab summits. If there were a Guinness Book record for the number of times the city of Jerusalem was mentioned at these meetings — not of the actual support, however — this would probably be…
By Daoud Kuttab The next few days will reveal whether Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will stay in his position or be replaced. The Palestinian cabinet is due to vote during its weekly meeting Tuesday, March 26 on the annual budget of the state of Palestine. If the budget is approved and…
By Daoud Kuttab BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The mayor of Bethlehem, Vera Baboun, was sure that the khamsin sand storm that hit the area on Friday was divine. Speaking to Al-Monitor from her Bethlehem home, the mayor said that the sudden weather change was a divine act, forcing the US president to travel by car into Bethlehem rather than by helicopter….
By Daoud Kuttab The hashtag that was trending on Thursday afternoon said it all. ObamainIsrael was one of the top hashtags on Twitter most of the afternoon of March 21, especially during and after the speech made by President Barack Obama to a group of young Israelis. There was no doubt about the goal…