Strategy for Palestine still missing crucial parts

The Palestinian strategy towards statehood is making significance progress among certain international political circles, but it is still lacking the necessary coordination and[…]

The need for genuine multi party system in the Arab world

By Daoud Kuttab When French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe visited the occupied territories last week, a group of young Palestinians were given a[…]

My three days in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

I spent three days in the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia attending a seminar for the renewed sesame street program Iftah[…]

What leverage to reach Palestinian statehood?

By Daoud Kuttab Negotiators the world over are taught that in order to maximise one’s bargaining position, they should always have credible alternatives.[…]

Road to Palestine becoming clearer, but still difficult

By Daoud Kuttab The marathon of speeches that the US capital Washington witnessed last week cleared the view as to what is needed[…]

When Obama blinked first, Mitchel’s mission was doomed

By Daoud Kuttab – Special to CNN The appointment of George Mitchell as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace for the newly-sworn-in U.S. president[…]

What Obama Should say?

When US President Barack Obama makes his scheduled speech today, he will have to deal with a totally different kind of Arab world[…]

Mahmoud Abbas: Mr. Consistency

Say what you may about the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, but supporters and opponents agree on one thing: he is consistent.

For most Arabs, bin Laden and his views are long-dead

If al-Qaeda followers turn to Yemen to pursue the work of Osama bin Laden’s network, they will be in for a surprise. The[…]

Will a Palestinian state be born this fall?

By Daoud Kuttab – Special to CNN I place the chances for the birth of a Palestinian state this fall at fifty-fifty. The world[…]

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