Community radio in government retreat in Jordan but technical alternatives save the day
Community radio in government retreat in Jordan but technical alternatives save the day By Daoud Kuttab The Jordanian government took a bad step on January 27th causing a major retreat to the progress made for independent radio. The Jordanian cabinet rejected a total of 13 applications for independent radio and television stations. The decision rolls […]
An end to the hijacking of Palestinian and Israeli civilians
If there is one thing that Israelis and Palestinians agree to these days, it is on the need to keep civilians out of the decades-old conflict. Unfortunately, neither Hamas nor Israel has done that. Israel has clearly and unapologetically punished Palestinian civilians, especially those in Gaza, killing, maiming and holding them hostage. Hamas did not […]
Winners and Losers in Gaza
Winners and losers in Gaza Daoud Kuttab Unlike times of tranquility, wartimes bring the best and worse in many people. Wars are also an opportunity for people to shine or to fail. The Israeli war on Gaza certainly has its winners and its losers, although the list could change and protagonists can leap from one […]
The four flaws in the Israeli ceasefire
NY Times Blog JANUARY 19, 2009, 12:04 PM Four Flaws in the Israeli Cease-Fire By DAOUD KUTTAB Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist and former professor of journalism at Princeton University. He has been part of a continuing discussion in Room for Debate on the war in Gaza. While the Egyptian government has succeeded in […]
It takes two to cease fire
It takes two to cease fire by Daoud Kuttab The decision by the Israeli cabinet to declare a unilateral cease-fire lacks three basic components: a partner, a monitor and a political process. Defense Minister Ehud Barak is famous for his saying that when talking about peace negotiations, it takes two to tango. The same principle […]
In Gaza: Mostly Phone Terror But Some Encouraging Calls
In Gaza: Mostly Phone Terror But Some Encouraging Calls by Daoud Kuttab My cousin Sami Awad’s uncle Emile Farah, his wife, three children and an aunt live in the Rimal neighborhood in the center of Gaza city. Thursday was a day of terror for them as well as the Awad’s in Bethlehem. A number of […]
Special Tribunal for Gaza Now
By Ilan Ziv and Daoud Kuttab For over twenty years we have worked together documenting the struggle between our peoples with the goal of saving our humanity, with the belief in the sanctity of life and the power of the rule of law. If we have learned anything in our years of work on the […]
the Ace in Obama’s pocket
Following appeared on the online version of the New York Times The Ace in Obama’s Pocket By Daoud Kuttab Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian journalist and former professor of journalism at Princeton University, joins our panel of analysts to discuss Israel’s war against Hamas, which entered its 18th day on Monday. The United States is the […]
Jordan Radio goes citizen reporter
By DAOUD KUTTAB AMMAN, January 12, 2009 (MENASSAT) – Last Friday was a slow day at the offices and studios of Radio al Balad in Amman. All the staff were off for the weekly holiday leaving a minuscule skeleton staff to run the station. But you would never have guessed it by listening to 92.4 […]
Dennis Ross is not the Change we can believe in
The following appeared in the Huffington Post If the latest events and the negative role of US diplomacy has shown anything it is that we can’t have the same US policies in regards to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The news leaks that former Clinton advisor Dennis Ross might be getting the nod to be involved in […]