Is free speech a crime in Palestine?
By Daoud Kuttab Attempts by the Palestinian Authority to arrest Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Najat Abu Bakr for statements she made alleging corruption[…]
Losing post-Arab Spring accomplishments?
    By Daoud Kuttab The Independent Federation of Unions in Jordan wanted to hold an event to celebrate International Women’s[…]
Defamation and Development in the Arab World
By Daoud Kuttab AMMAN – With the violent radicalism and civil wars of the Middle East and North Africa capturing the world’s attention,[…]
How serious is the French proposal on Middle East peace?
By Daoud Kuttab The ambitious French idea first suggested by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at the end of January of holding an international[…]
Is France serious about its proposal?
By Daoud Kuttab AÂ big question is looming regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: How serious is the French initiative that aims at leading an international[…]
The E1 test
By Daoud Kuttab In the battle of wills between Israel and the international community there comes a time and a place where this[…]
Is the two-state solution dead?
By Daoud Kuttab The possibility of a game-changing series of Israeli settlements east of Jerusalem has raised alarm bells in various departments of[…]
How Damascus Gate became the symbol of the intifada
By Daoud Kuttab When Washington Post Jerusalem bureau chief William Booth wanted to write a column about the recent violence in Jerusalem, he went to the[…]
Gas and the people of Jordan
By Daoud Kuttab After 90 minutes of powerful anti-Israeli speeches by 18 members of Parliament, Deputy Speaker Mustapha Amawi called the session over[…]
Arab Knesset members punished for helping their constituency
By Daoud Kuttab AMMAN — Jamal Zahalka has been a member of the Israeli Knesset in good standing for 13 years. He was first elected[…]