Peace talks move to Palestinian refugee issue
By Daoud Kuttab Although the United States has insisted to the Israelis and Palestinians that all five permanent-status issues are part of the US-brokered negotiations, it was only when an Israeli radio report mentioned the issue that the topic suddenly gained credibility in the eyes of many skeptics. The Palestine News Network ran a short translation from Israeli radio, confirming that US […]
Daoud Kuttab & family 2012 Newsletter رسالة عائلة داود كتاب السنوية
After a hiatus of a few years, we return to our tradition of summarizing the family news in a year end newsletter with photos and other links. The major family news this year is the presence of family and friends from  Jordan and the US for the wedding of our oldest daughter Tamara to Alaa Qasasfa […]
The genesis of a revolutionary media
By Daoud Kuttab Suleiman al Kabaili sits in an office that has clearly been rearranged to convert it into a makeshift studio. The wall behind the desk has a naked nail that used to hold a framed photo of the Libyan dictator. Suleiman, a radio studio director, dates the genesis of the current crop of […]
Citizen Journalism Defended Despite a Tough Challenge in a Berlin International Conference
The challenge wasn’t easy. Werner D’Inka, a member of the editorial board of one of Germany’s most prestigious newspapers, Frankfurt’s Allgemeine Zeitung, emphatically proclaimed, “We don’t deal with citizen journalism and we see no reason why we should.” The statement followed two key note addresses in favor of citizen journalism by Solan Larsen, managing editor […]
Christian Zionist influence retracting
Why Evangelical Support for Israel is shrinking? By Daoud Kuttab An unexpected result has emerged in the US following the one-day Annapolis meeting aimed at kick starting Palestinian Israeli negotiations. Christian Zionists admitted that their power has started to weaken. “The evangelical support for Israel is shrinking,†stated the Jerusalem Connection International in its latest […]