The 2024 Daoud and Salam Kuttab annual Newsletter

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[…]

Bush’s legacy and a squirming Rice

Daoud Kuttab It is pleasant yet sad to see the Israelis and the Americans squirming. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has flip-flopped from[…]

Bush’s legacy and a squirming Rice

by Daoud Kuttab It is pleasant yet sad to see the Israelis and the Americans squirming. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has flip-flopped[…]

Unity government is only the first step for Palestine

by Daoud Kuttab The reconciliation between the leaders of the two major Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, which was negotiated in Saudi Arabia[…]

More than a walkway

By Daoud Kuttab If Israeli officials felt that the protest against work near Al-Aksa mosque was a local problem that would soon go[…]

The source of Gaza fighting

Daoud Kuttab Ever since the outbreak of the internal Palestinian fighting that has resulted in the death and injury of hundreds, two different[…]

Palestinians Say Clashes Hurt Their Cause

Palestinians Say Clashes Hurt Their Cause   By STEVEN ERLANGER   JERUSALEM, Feb. 4 —  (NY Times) The fierce internal clashes between Palestinian[…]

Open season for peace or just mirage?

by Daoud Kuttab (Thursday February 01 2007) It seems to happen about every ten years. The cycle of serious US interest in moving[…]

The backlash over Saddam

Daoud Kuttab, THE JERUSALEM POST       Jan. 9, 2007 It caught many by surprise. The hanging of Saddam Hussein was expected to end[…]

While the fires rage

The following appeared in the Jerusalem Post. By Daoud Kuttab After the collapse of the bilateral and unilateral efforts, the time has come[…]