Gaza then and Now
The following was written before the breakup of the border wall with Egypt. VIEW: Gaza then and now by Daoud Kuttab When the Gaza Strip was plunged into darkness last week as a result of the Israeli fuel blockade, many people around the world were surprised. But the optimism produced by the Annapolis peace process, […]
This Time Next Year?
This time next year? Daoud Kuttab, IMEU, Jan 17, 2008 President George Bush, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have committed themselves to give the world a new year’s gift in 2009: an independent state of Palestine. After decades of war and homelessness, oppression and occupation, settlements and walls, this is […]
Syria and the Palestinians: A love-hate relationship
Bitterlemons International January 17, 2008 Edition 3 Volume 6 Syria and the Palestinians: A love-hate relationship Daoud Kuttab For an entire century, Syria has had a love-hate relationship with Palestinians. The Palestinian cause has been at the core of Syria’s ideological and political posture. The pan-Arab ideology always placed Palestine at the center of Greater […]
Are we about to witness election for a global President?
By Daoud Kuttab At a time that world problems need an international leader, the single superpower in the world has been running away from a global leadership position. The hawkish and divisiveness of President Bush on political and environmental issues have alienated America in the eyes of the peoples of the world. But the upcoming […]
Backward, Christian soldiers, marching as to peace
from the Globe and Mail December 27, 2007 Backward, Christian soldiers, marching as to peace Daoud Kuttab During the run-up to the 1998 Christmas celebrations, U.S. president Bill Clinton, along with his wife, Hillary, and daughter, Chelsea, visited the Palestinian town of Bethlehem to light up the Christmas tree in Manger Square, outside the Church […]
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Jordanian media laws must be amended
By Daoud Kuttab A decision by the outgoing Bakhit government rejecting an application for a radio license has exposed one of the major weaknesses of the current Jordanian Audio Visual Law. The applicant (author of this article) had requested permission to initiate a community radio station for the third largest city in Jordan, Zarqa. The […]
unpublished letter to NY times
Google in Arabic to find out It might be fashionable these days to attack Islam and Muslims (Islam’s†Silent Moderates†December 7), but Ms. Ayaan Hisi Ali’s article fails on two important counts. Taking a religious passage out of context might please certain circles, that are bent on dehumanizing an entire people and region, but […]
unpublished letter to Daily News
Zuckerman’s factless facts Mortimer Zuckerman lists in “Perilous path to peace†Daily News Monday the 3rd of December as “hard facts†items that are not so. Fatah has not “virtually ceased to exist in the West Bank.†Fatah did not lose to Hamas the Ramallah mayoral elections. The mayor Janet Mikil although not a Fatah […]
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