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Published in the Daily Princetonian Tuesday, December 4, 2007 By Daoud Kuttab Guest Columnist     As Palestinian and Israeli leaders were meeting in the Annapolis Naval Base last week for yet another attempt at peacemaking, I remembered how my journalistic career led me to cover the Madrid peace conference back in 1991. I vividly remember how…
By Daoud Kuttab AMERICAN officials usually spend enormous energy highlighting the “process†in the Middle East “peace process.†Only in the last 18 months of a second term president or following a military engagement in the Middle East does the United States actually start to concern itself with “peace.â€This pattern seems to be holding true…
By Daoud Kuttab Palestinians are facing a dilemma in regards to the upcoming Annapolis Arab-Israeli peace conference, or meeting as American officials prefers to call it. The dilemma is whether to participate in yet another process that has so far produced little tangible
Deeds and not words are the key to any argument Leslie H. Gelb fails the same test of “backing up their premise†that he sets for professors Mearsheimer & Walt. In  “Dual Loyalties,†( NY Times September 23rd Book Review of “The Israel lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy)  he denies the power of the ‘lobby’…
A minimum strategic goal by Daoud Kuttab In all previous attempts at negotiations with Israel, Palestinians have never made any real breakthrough. Progress has only been made on procedural or superficial issues, even if expectations were always raised unreasonably high, which in turn created exaggerated hopes for the peace process. This has been the case…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…