Abbas delivers message of peace to Israeli students
By Daoud Kuttab When Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas met with 300 Israeli university students in Ramallah on Feb. 16, he accomplished more than one goal. He[…]
Abbas considers sacking Palestinian prime minister
By Daoud Kuttab Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah’s days in office are numbered, according to reliable sources in the Muqata (headquarters). The sources,[…]
Kerry Peace Plan Shakes up Jordanian-Palestinian Relations
By Daoud Kuttab The seriousness of the U.S.-initiated framework for a possible solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem appears to have shaken dormant relations[…]
Jordanians demanding transparent discussions on nuclear plans
By Daoud Kuttab Heated discussions today in Jordan are not about political reform or media policy, but about an issue that is even[…]
Jordan and Palestinian Refugees
By Daoud Kuttab An interesting development is taking places in Jordan: Forty years after the Rabat Summit, which declared the PLO as the[…]
PA’s Abbas moves toward creating vice presidency
By Daoud Kuttab The most essential role of the position of a vice president is to allow for a smooth transition in case the[…]
Palestinian foreign minister open to Iran visit
By Daoud Kuttab Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki is willing to visit Iran if he receives an official invitation. In an exclusive interview,[…]
Egyptian Revolution Will Fail if the Press Is Not Free
By Daoud Kuttab I was part of a delegation of the International Press Institute that visited the Egyptian capital last week to try and plead the[…]
Jordan skeptical of US-led peace plan
By Daoud Kuttab Jordan, which shares the longest border with the Palestinian occupied territories and hosts the largest number of Palestinian refugees, is feeling[…]
Abbas keeps options open with gesture to Iran
By Daoud Kuttab When Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a German TV network that Iran would support Palestinians in whatever position they take,[…]