Fatah congress to usher in new generation of Palestinian leaders

By Daoud Kuttab The 1,500-plus delegates of the seventh Fatah congress, the next generation of Palestinian leaders, will be relatively younger (in their 40s and 50s) and more[…]

Declaration of Independence barely remembered in Palestine

By Daoud Kuttab The date Nov. 15, 1988, is a special one for Palestinians. On that day, the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the Palestinians’ parliament in exile, convened in[…]

Why Palestinians are unfazed by calls to cut off US aid

Prominent Palestinian politicians and economists in the Palestinian territories appear to be totally unfazed by threats that the Republicans in both houses of[…]

Liberman’s airport comment not so ridiculous, says Gaza activist

By Daoud Kuttab Few Israelis understood why their hard-line defense minister would even talk about a seaport and an airport in Gaza. In[…]

Palestinians’ houses demolished, settlers’ legalised

     By Daoud Kuttab A totally different fate awaits two separate sets of homes built without licence in occupied Palestinian territories. Palestinians, especially[…]

Will state of Palestine be Obama’s legacy?

By Daoud Kuttab A veteran Palestinian thinker and legal expert believes that US President Barack Obama should use his remaining months in the[…]

Will Trump be fair to the world?

      By Daoud Kuttab At about 2:40am Wednesday, Donald J. Trump, the US president elect, spoke to his supporters, the American[…]

How Abbas could end up with three successors

By Daoud Kuttab With last-minute preparations underway for the seventh Fatah congress due to be held Nov. 29, the big question on many[…]

How Bibi is trying to punish Arab MKs for skipping Peres’ funeral

By Daoud Kuttab Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud-led coalition opened the winter session of the Israeli Knesset with a decision by coalition[…]

A century after the Balfour Declaration

    By Daoud Kuttab November 2 is etched in the minds of Palestinians and Arabs as a dark day. November 2, 2017,[…]