The four flaws in the Israeli ceasefire
NY Times Blog JANUARY 19, 2009, 12:04 PM Four Flaws in the Israeli Cease-Fire By DAOUD KUTTAB Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist and former professor of journalism at Princeton University. He has been part of a continuing discussion in Room for Debate on the war in Gaza. While the Egyptian government has succeeded in […]
It takes two to cease fire
It takes two to cease fire by Daoud Kuttab The decision by the Israeli cabinet to declare a unilateral cease-fire lacks three basic components: a partner, a monitor and a political process. Defense Minister Ehud Barak is famous for his saying that when talking about peace negotiations, it takes two to tango. The same principle […]
Special Tribunal for Gaza Now
By Ilan Ziv and Daoud Kuttab For over twenty years we have worked together documenting the struggle between our peoples with the goal of saving our humanity, with the belief in the sanctity of life and the power of the rule of law. If we have learned anything in our years of work on the […]
the Ace in Obama’s pocket
Following appeared on the online version of the New York Times The Ace in Obama’s Pocket By Daoud Kuttab Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian journalist and former professor of journalism at Princeton University, joins our panel of analysts to discuss Israel’s war against Hamas, which entered its 18th day on Monday. The United States is the […]
Jordan Radio goes citizen reporter
By DAOUD KUTTAB AMMAN, January 12, 2009 (MENASSAT) – Last Friday was a slow day at the offices and studios of Radio al Balad in Amman. All the staff were off for the weekly holiday leaving a minuscule skeleton staff to run the station. But you would never have guessed it by listening to 92.4 […]
Dennis Ross is not the Change we can believe in
The following appeared in the Huffington Post If the latest events and the negative role of US diplomacy has shown anything it is that we can’t have the same US policies in regards to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The news leaks that former Clinton advisor Dennis Ross might be getting the nod to be involved in […]
Ten Myths about Gaza
Following appeared in the Huffington Post.com Ten Myths about Gaza It is known that truth is the first casualty in wars. The current war on Gaza is no different. Below is a list of 10 myths perpetuated by Israel and repeated ad nauseum by many in the media. Myth # 1 Israel had no alternative […]
To Gaza Victims, Politis Means Little
To Gaza’s Victims, Politics Means Little My colleague and long-time friend Ayman Bardawil got a call from his family in Rafah. The house he was born and raised in was totally destroyed last week. His brother and family, who live in that house, were miraculously saved because one of his daughters had a cold and […]
Selective memory and chronology in the Palestinian Israeli conflict
A well repeated Arab saying dealing with conflicts states: al bad’azlam, the initiator [of a conflict] is the wrong one. So if you are trying to figure out who is wrong in the current round of violence around Gaza all you have to do is figure out who started it. But the moment you begin […]
HAS ISRAEL REVIVED HAMAS?
Published in the Washington Post Has Israel Revived Hamas? By Daoud Kuttab Tuesday, December 30, 2008; A15 JERUSALEM — In its efforts to stop amateur rockets from nagging the residents of some of its southern cities, Israel appears to have given new life to the fledging Islamic movement in Palestine. For two years, the Islamic […]