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Remember the Suffering of Palestinians
Following appeared in the Jordan Times newspaper By Daoud Kuttab AMMAN — Sometimes it is difficult to remember the daily suffering of Palestinians living under occupation. The wars and turmoil all around us tend to divert our attention from genuinely terrible issues that might seem mundane when compared to the wars in Syria or Yemen….
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Israeli court to rule on minister’s deportation case
By Daoud Kuttab For nine years, former Palestinian Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Khaled Abu Arafeh and elected members of the Palestinian Legislative Council Ahmad Ottwan, Mohammed Totah and Mohammad Abu Tier have been waiting for a decision from the Israeli Supreme Court.  Shortly after the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, the four Jerusalem residents were banned from entering their city of…
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New Israeli government makes no pretense of peace
By Daoud Kuttab For the first time in 20 years, an Israeli government will be sworn in without a mention or plan of resolving the Palestinian conflict. This is actually a good thing, for it reveals the true nature and position of Israel. Israelis have in the past boasted that when it comes to Palestine, they negotiate the…
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‘Public service broadcasting should not be run by government’
Following appeared in the Jordan Times newspaper By Daoud Kuttab The caller on the phone, a close friend, was frantic. “They are going to destroy us,†she said. After calming her down, my friend who is a senior adviser at a local commercial TV station, said that several of their staff are leaving to work…
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Why the Muslim Brotherhood Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon
By Daoud Kuttab AMMAN — In the end they withdrew their call for a demonstration. The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan wereplanning to celebrate their 70th anniversary on Friday, in spite of the Jordanian government’s public refusal to allow the event to take place. The huge pressure that the government felt shows that the Muslim Brotherhood…
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The switch to digital television faces bumpy road in Palestine
By Daoud Kuttab For most Palestinians, July 17, 2015, means very little. But for those who have long been working toward the migration of all Palestinian TV frequencies from analogue to digital, the date has been etched in stone. Mandated by the International Telecommunications Union and approved by the Arab League, all Arab states agreed in 2006 to turn off the…
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After 15 years some Palestinian doctors now drive into Israel
By Daoud Kuttab The news report was short, but was broadcast widely in the Palestinian and Arab media. Social media platforms have been buzzing as well. After 15 years of its unjustified ban, Israel has allowed a few Palestinian doctors to use their West Bank cars to reach Israeli hospitals, where they have been accepted for training.  The head of…
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Muslim Brotherhood’s choices
Following appeared in the Jordan Times newspaper By Daoud Kuttab The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan is planning to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Friday in spite of public refusal of the Jordanian government to allow this event to take place. In Palestine, supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s affiliate, Hamas, won the elections for student council…
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WHY DO PEOPLE GO TO WAR?
By Daoud Kuttab is may be an existential question, but why, indeed, do people go to war? One reason people and nations go to war is to settle a dispute that they are unable to resolve peacefully. The stubbornness exhibited in this case is often based on a lie that is perpetuated and repeated so…
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THERE CAN BE NO PEACE WITHOUT AN END TO OCCUPATION
By Daoud Kuttab Out of nowhere this week, two prominent individuals came out in support of the two-state solution as the best way to move the dormant Palestinian-Israeli conflict forward. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, whose organisation is part of the comatose Quartet, spoke at a special session of the UN Security Council in New York…