A little humility
 Wednesday, September 26, 2007A little humility By Daoud Kuttab Guest Columnist     The controversy surrounding an academic invitation to the Iranian president reflects one of the more serious problems that is negatively affecting the image of the United States around the world.    It was clear that Columbia president Bollinger and his staff wanted to boast that […]
Palestine and the world a love hate relationship
Palestine and the world a love hate relationship By Daoud Kuttab  Moments after Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Hamas led government and declared a state of emergency on June 15th , he got a supportive phone call from the US Secretary of State Condoleza Rice. Within 24 hours US president George Bush and […]
“Huge need for independent media†in Middle East
following appeared in the AUC’s Arab Media and Society Journal February 2007 edition Interview with AmmanNet founder Daoud Kuttab By Lawrence Pintak
When I screamed at the Israeli mayor of Jerusalem
July 4, 2007 The July 4th reception at the US consulate in west Jerusalem is always a unique event. This is probably the only place that you will see Israelis and Palestinians mingling freely. While the majority of Israeli officials attend the Tel Aviv party, Jerusalem’s event is largely attended by Palestinians, Israeli local officials, […]
Down to earth in Gaza
Down to earth in Gaza By Daoud Kuttab My professional colleague Ayman Bardawil who was born and raised in the southern Gaza strip town of Rafah has been living in Ramallah ever since he attended Bir Zeit University where he got his civil engineering degree. In the past ten years Ayman, who has worked in […]
“NO” to false trappings of sovereignty
Daoud Kuttab Jerusalem Post – June 25, 2007 One of the paradoxes of the internal conflict in Palestine is that Palestinians are fighting each other without any regard to the fact that the Israeli occupation continues unabated. There are plenty of reasons to explain why the occupation has continued for decades. Palestinians have missed opportunities […]
Whither Palestine?
Recent violence in the Palestinian territories means that the goal of a truly independent Palestinian state has became more remote than at any time since the second intifada. Since 1967, and before, the aspirations of Palestinians to liberty and independence have repeatedly hit one snag after another. There is plenty of room to place the […]
The end of censorship?
Following is the full version of the article (parts of which were edited in the Jordan Times version) The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition The end of censorship? Daoud Kuttab, THE JERUSALEM POST Jun. 4, 2007 Quietly and without any fanfare, the decades-old censorship laws on the books in Jordan were scrapped earlier this month. The official […]
Civility or weakness
The following article appeared in many publications as part of project syndicate. I am enclosing below its publication in the Guardian and I have added the comments made on their web site. It is interesting reading. Civility or weakness? Daoud Kuttab With Gaza poised on the brink of civil war, pity poor Mahmoud Abbas, who […]
Failure at the top
The following was written before the decision by President Abbas to dissolve the Haniyeh government and declare Emergency. JORDAN TIMESÂ – Failure at the top By Daoud Kuttab The test of leadership is usually at times of pressure and turmoil. So far, the Palestinian leadership has been failing miserably. It is easy to put blame […]