Doha agreement resolves major obstacle
the following appeared in the Jordan times by Daoud Kuttab | Feb 16,2012 | 23:22 After months of hibernation, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict seems to be getting more attention of late. Despite the volatility of the situation in Syria and Egypt the most recent agreement reached in the Qatari capital received a lot of media attention. […]
Christian Zionism challenged in Bethlehem, Palestine
By Daoud Kuttab For the second year running a unique event took place in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem this week. Christian evangelicals that many consider as most ardent supporters for Israel (often more so than many Israelis) were guests of a Palestinian Christian gathering. The “Christ at the Checkpoint” conference, sponsored by Bethlehem Bible […]
Palestine Inspires Arab Community Media
following ran in the Jordan Times by Daoud Kuttab Palestinians took advantage of the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated cities and the transitional period to capture their airwaves and provide local communities with radio and television programmes. At times, some of the young entrepreneurs involved in this were forced to buy used transmitters from the […]
Israeli chutzpah, again
following article ran in the Jordan Times by Daoud Kuttab | Mar 21,2012 | 22:37 Hana Shalabi has been on hunger strike for over a month. Her condition has been deteriorating so badly that prison officials had to transfer her to a Haifa hospital. Shalabi is protesting being held in administrative detention. This is a […]
Ahlan Wasahlan in Al Quds (Jerusalem)
By Daoud Kuttab The invitation by the Palestinian president to Arabs and Moslems to visit Jerusalem is long overdue. But it is better late than never. Jerusalem’s 300,000 Palestinians badly needed this invitation which comes at a time that their natural hinterland (the rest of the West Bank) has been cut of from them. For […]
Arab Spring Activists Inspired to Capture Airwaves
By Daoud Kuttab Palestinians took advantage of the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated cities and the transitional period to capture their airwaves and provide local communities with radio and television programs. At times, some of the young entrepreneurs involved in this were forced to buy used transmitters from the Israeli black market. Most […]
Unclear Motives Behind Raid on Two Palestinian TV Stations
By Daoud Kuttab In the summer of 1996, I was excited to hear the good news. The Palestinian Ministry of Information had agreed to a request to grant us a license for an educational television station to broadcast in Ramallah. With little funding and tremendous passion we began building up the station with trained […]
Will Arabs and Muslims Visit Jerusalem?
By Daoud Kuttab The invitation by the Palestinian president to Arabs and Muslims to visit Jerusalem is long overdue. But it is better late than never. Jerusalem’s 300,000 Palestinians badly needed this visit, which comes at a time that their natural hinterland (the rest of the West Bank) has been cut off from them. For years […]
#KhaderAdnan: A selfless Palestinian hero
by Daoud Kuttab PNN FEBR 23 2012 It might have been a small gesture, but it spoke volumes. After Khader Adnan, the Palestinian administrative detainee in his 66th day of hunger strike, agreed to end his strike he refused to eat until all fellow hunger striking Palestinians are informed about such decision. Speaking on Voice […]
Palestinian unity likely to be real this time
Palestinian reconciliation took a major step forward recently following an agreement that included President Mahmoud Abbas taking on the additional position of prime minister.