Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination will likely backfire. Here is why
A favourite tactic of war is to try to decapitate the enemy leadership. While such strategies might work in certain contexts, in the Middle East, they have proven to be a disastrous choice. For sure, the assassination of an enemy leader might give a quick boost of popularity amid war. Certainly, United States President Donald […]
America’s moral power is the first casualty in Iran
The most famous quote about war has it that the first casualty of war is the truth, but for Muslims and other people of faith in the Middle East, the most important casualty of Operation Epic Fury may be the last wisp of America’s moral standing. What led Washington to this unprovoked war with negotiations […]
Tucker Carlson hears two evangelical Christian views on Israel. Which leads to peace?
Two back-to-back interviews by conservative influencer Tucker Carlson in the past two weeks revealed a growing chasm within American evangelical Christianity over U.S. support for Israel. The former Fox anchor, now host of “The Tucker Carlson Show,” recently interviewed the Rev. Fares Abraham, a Palestinian American pastor who is director of the evangelical organization Levant Ministries. Carlson […]
History can teach us how to make Gaza ceasefire work
The US-sponsored ceasefire for Gaza was approved by the UN Security Council three months ago, yet the killing has not stopped. Since the truce supposedly began in October, at least 586 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,000 have been injured. In Gaza, the “peace” looks remarkably like the war that preceded it, with […]
Christmas Family Letter 2019
Daoud Kuttab Family 2018 Christmas Letter
Where to find Sesame Street, Palestine book
Bishos Bakery and Café Roosevelt Mall, Philadelphia, PA American Colony Hotel Bookshop, Jerusalem Educational Book shop, Jerusalem Bethlehem Bible College, Bethlehem Sharbain Bookstore, Ramallah Books@Cafe, Amman Readers, Cozmos, Amman
Abbas’s gamble pays off
By Daoud Kuttab The leading speech by Palestinian president at the seventh Fatah congress was planned for six pm on Tuesday. Before he was to take the podium, a number of visitors wanted to say a few words. They included the head of the socialist international, the UN peace envoy, Egyptian and Jordanian officials. The […]
Fatah congress to usher in new generation of Palestinian leaders
By Daoud Kuttab The 1,500-plus delegates of the seventh Fatah congress, the next generation of Palestinian leaders, will be relatively younger (in their 40s and 50s) and more representative of the occupied territories than the current leadership. The congress, to be held Nov. 29 in Ramallah, will agree on a political platform and an action plan for the Palestinian struggle and elect […]
Declaration of Independence barely remembered in Palestine
By Daoud Kuttab The date Nov. 15, 1988, is a special one for Palestinians. On that day, the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the Palestinians’ parliament in exile, convened in the Algerian capital of Algiers and adopted the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. It was almost one year into the relatively nonviolent intifada that shook up Israel and the world. PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi told Al-Monitor how the declaration […]