Don’t Forget Gaza
By Daoud Kuttab For a few days last week Gaza Strip turned into a large prison. Ever since October 24, the Rafah crossing[…]
History shows current Jerusalem crisis not its last
By Daoud Kuttab The recent escalation of tension in East Jerusalem and especially in and around Al-Aqsa Mosque will most certainly confuse many.[…]
Palestinians will wait until January to seek UN recognition
By Daoud Kuttab No official has said it bluntly, but the Palestinian threat to seek recognition of statehood again from the UN Security Council[…]
The Leaderless Political Orphans of Jerusalem Revolt
Following appeared in the Jordan Times newspaper For years, governing powers in the Middle East have worked hard at decimating the leadership structure[…]
Al-Aqsa’s women resist
By Daoud Kuttab While daily protests in East Jerusalem were triggered by the brutal July 2 burning alive of a Palestinian teenager from[…]
Palestinians mourn celebrated businessman, philanthropist
By Daoud kuttab It would be difficult to find a student at Birzeit University who does not know the name Said Khoury. Since[…]
Restrictions on Movement of Palestinians Still Major Source of Frustration
By Daoud Kuttab “My homeland is not a suitcase and I am not a traveller,” wrote Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. But for many[…]
Travel challenges for Gazans fuel frustration
By Daoud Kuttab Meral, a pseudonym, 28, from the Gaza Strip, has traveled the world and returned to her hometown in Gaza. But[…]
Abbas’ fortunes turn around after Gaza war
By Daoud Kuttab For a moment at the end of the summer, it appeared that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was defeated. The Gaza[…]
Good news for Palestine
Following appeared in the Jordan Times newspaper By Daoud Kuttab After the collapse of the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, in April, the July war on[…]