The end of censorship?
This is the full version of the article ( an edited version appeared in the Jordan Times) The end of censorship? Daoud Kuttab, THE JERUSALEM POST Jun. 4, 2007 Quietly and without any fanfare, the decades-old censorship laws on the books in Jordan were scrapped earlier this month. The official gazette published an amendment to […]
Who will censure the censor
Who censures the censors? Daoud Kuttab Quietly and without any fanfare, the decades-long pre-censorship laws on books in Jordan were scrapped earlier this month. The official gazette published an amendment to the regulation which ends the work of the government censors. Marwan Qteishat, head of the Press and Publications Department, said in media reports that […]
my appearance on Al Jazzera International
Following appeared on Al Jazzera about the launch of Shara’a Simsim the Palestinian Sesame Street children’s series
A new Nakba in the making
A new Nakba in the making  Daoud Kuttab The abhorrent news from Gaza of illogical killing among Palestinians has hurt the Palestinian cause. Palestinians in the West Bank, where it is rumoured that all available weapons and ammunition have been purchased by militants from one faction or the other, are bracing for some difficult […]
Bearing responsibility for causing the refugee problem
the following appeared in the Jordan Times Bearing responsibility for causing the refugee problem Daoud Kuttab The harsh statement by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that he would not allow a single Palestinian refugee to return to Israel did not bother me much. Knowing what I know about the long-term desires of […]
bearing responsibility for the refugee problem
following appeared in the Jordan Times Bearing responsibility for causing the refugee problem Daoud Kuttab The harsh statement by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that he would not allow a single Palestinian refugee to return to Israel did not bother me much. Knowing what I know about the long-term desires of most Palestinians, […]
Obstacle or Opportunity
The following appeared in the Washington Post Obstacle or Opportunity? How the Palestinian Unity Government Offers a Path to Peace By Daoud Kuttab Monday, March 26, 2007; A15 When Henry Kissinger coined the term “constructive ambiguity” during his attempts to negotiate Arab-Israeli peace, he couldn’t have expected that one day Palestinians would use it […]
debate on washington post by daoud kuttab
PostGlobal Live Online Debate: U.S. And Hamas On Friday, March 23 at 2:00 PM ET, Daoud Kuttab and David Makovsky debated whether the U.S. should speak with Hamas ministers in the new Palestinian National Unity Government, as part of mediating the Israel-Palestine conflict. PostGlobal is a discussion forum on global issues with David […]
Olmert-Abbas again; not much hope
Olmert-Abbas again; not much hope  Daoud Kuttab There are few expectations that the upcoming Palestinian-Israeli summit will produce any breakthrough. It is now an accepted assumption that without a strong proactive role of the US, little change will happen in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Americans have shown higher level of interest in the conflict, but the […]
My letter in the NY times
To the Editor: As a columnist, Thomas L. Friedman is free to state an opinion. I agree with him that reform is necessary in the Arab world; there are many reform heroes. But reprinting a poem by an Arab poet that generalizes an entire nation is the way that stereotypes are made and perpetuated. If […]