Palestinian political unity welcomed for Israeli elections
By Daoud Kuttab Good cartoonists can summarize major issues with a simple image. The Palestinian cartoonist Khalil Abu Arafe summed up the Palestinians’[…]
Did US backtrack on Palestinian statehood to please Israel?
By Daoud Kuttab The United States, which has progressively moved toward recognizing the State of Palestine, has suddenly backed away from even using[…]
Is Quartet making comeback?
By Daoud Kuttab The statement was made Jan. 15 by US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power in New York. The setting was the[…]
Joint Responsibility for Freedom of Expression Worldwide
By Daoud Kuttab Social media activists have filled cyberspace with comments and arguments,criticising or justifying the presence of this or that leader at[…]
Palestinians to give UNSC bid another shot
By Daoud Kuttab The Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo Jan. 15 approved a Palestinian request to return to the UN Security Council[…]
Abbas’ presence at Paris rally boosts Palestinian legitimacy
By Daoud Kuttab The participation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in France’s mega unity demonstration in Paris on Jan. 11 was apparently not[…]
The real war is the ideological one
By Daoud Kuttab Very few people know that in Islam there are two kinds of jihad. The smaller Jihad is the more known[…]
Netanyahu’s threats won’t sway Abbas
By Daoud Kuttab Both the content and the body language reflected a profound Israeli irritation. “We will not allow IDF soldiers and commanders[…]
Security Council Vote Legitimizes Israeli Occupation
By Daoud Kuttab There is an Arab saying about depriving people of options. It says: “Don’t break a full loaf of bread and[…]
Why the world doesn’t see Palestine’s suffering
By Daoud Kuttab One of the most exasperating problems facing Palestinian efforts to end the Israeli occupation has been conveying to the world the daily[…]