Palestinian statehood is priority
Following appeared in the Washington Post Priority: Statehood The Palestinian right of return is not what’s holding up a peace agreement. By Daoud Kuttab Monday, May 12, 2008; A19 In the spring of 1948, my father, George Kuttab, and his brother Qostandi fled Musrara, a Jerusalem neighborhood just outside the walled city, after their sister […]
listen to me on NPR
My interview on NPR’s morning edition can be heard on http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=4&islist=true&id=3&d=05-14-2008
Israelis manhandling US envoy while Washingtn is silent
by Daoud Kuttab Shortly before the convening of the one day Annapolis meeting aimed at giving a push to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, last November, Condoleza Rice held a much smaller meeting in the state department. Huddling with the authors of a brand new book on negotiating an Arab Israeli peace, the US secretary of state […]
Washington silent about Israeli attack on General Fraser
By Daoud Kuttab Shortly before the convening of the one day Annapolis meeting aimed at giving a push to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, last November, Condoleza Rice held a much smaller meeting in the state department. Huddling with the authors of a brand new book on negotiating an Arab Israeli peace, the US secretary of state […]
Carter the peacemaker
by Daoud Kuttab When approaching a conflict, any world statesperson would consider trying to break up the logjam. A Christian leader who has always stood for justice and human rights and who takes the issue of the sancity of life seriously has no choice but to try and see what he or she can do […]
Obama and Palestine
Appeared in the Daily Princetonian OPINION Obama and Palestine By Daoud Kuttab Guest Columnist Published: Thursday, April 10th, 2008 While the U.S. presidential election is being followed closely all around the world, Palestinian appetite for news of this country’s election is insatiable. The feelings of Palestinians in the streets of Ramallah or the Gaza refugee […]
Satellite Censorship Arab League Style
The following appeared on the AUC’s Arab Media and Society web site Satellite censorship Arab League style By Daoud Kuttab March, 2008. There is no doubt that the proliferation of Arabic language satellite stations is causing a lot of waves in the Arab world. Seen innocently, the need for some type of regulatory process makes […]
Obama and Palesine
By Daoud Kuttab While the US presidential elections are being followed closely around the world, Palestinian appetite about the upcoming poll is insatiable. The feelings of Palestinians in the streets of Ramallah or the Gaza refugee camp is that the policies carried out by the resident of the White House will have a direct effect […]
Gaza and The Failure of Deterance
By Daoud Kuttab Every day in the Gaza Strip, strategic deterrence – the inhibition of attack by a fear of punishment backed up by superior military power – is being put to the test. The escalating spiral of violence by Israel and Gazan militants indicates not only that deterrence is failing, but also that its […]
An authentic Arab leader
THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN By Daoud Kuttab Guest Columnist Published: Friday, February 29th, 2008 The Wilson School has done well by inviting Jordan’s King Abdullah II to speak about the Middle East. At a time when there are so many pundits trying to tell us what Arabs think, this is a rare opportunity for the Princeton […]