Jewish extremists try to change status quo at Al-Aqsa
By Daoud Kuttab When Moshe Feiglin, deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset, set foot in Al-Aqsa Mosque around 10Â a.m. Sept. 14, he was[…]
Abbas’ new initiative
Following appeared in the Jordan Times newspaper By Daoud Kuttab “I have had it up to here,†said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to[…]
Will Abbas carry out threats if his peace plan is rejected?
By Daoud Kuttab When chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat and the head of Palestinian intelligence Majed Farraj walked into the offices of US Secretary of[…]
After Gaza, Hamas and Fatah back to bickering
By Daoud Kuttab It seems as simple as pushing a button. Palestinian-Israeli politics have shifted from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, as if[…]
Israel’s land grab endangers Abbas’ peace plan
By Daoud Kuttab No sooner did the war on the Gaza Strip disappear from the headlines, all the old headlines appeared. More Israeli confiscation[…]
Coalition for Peace Must Be as Strong as Coalition to Stop Gaza War
By Daoud Kuttab After 51 horrible days, the people of Gaza, Israel and the world breathed a sigh of relief when a ceasefire agreement[…]
What is Abbas’ mystery proposal?
By Daoud Kuttab Israeli and international circles are searching for clues as to what the new Palestinian political initiative will contain. In a television interview[…]
Mutual deterrence achieved between Israel, Gaza
By Daoud Kuttab The extremely harsh way in which Israel executed its war on Gaza had one basic goal: deterrence. Although Israel might have partially[…]
Israel ignores calls to lift Gaza siege
By Daoud Kuttab Indirect Palestinian-Israeli talks under the sponsorship of the Egyptian government have collapsed, but if and when negotiations resume, they will most likely[…]
Palestinians, Europeans support reopening Rafah crossing
By Daoud Kuttab One word has been missing from the Egyptian-sponsored indirect Palestinian-Israeli talks and the various leaks about them: Rafah. The town along the[…]