Palestine, media, Jordan, community radio, online journalism
Thanks for your message. I would agree that the absence of comment supporting the boycott initiative was unfortunate. Clearly, that perspective should have been represented in the story. I queried the Metro desk and one of its editors offered a note of explanation and background, saying that the reporter emailed the boycott group asking for…
By Daoud Kuttab The U.S. president and the executive branch have the most significant role in making foreign policy and are responsible for carrying it out. Congress has the right to approve, recommend or reject foreign aid bills submitted to it, but it rarely blatantly opposes the executive branch’s foreign policy decisions. Regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,…
the following appeared in the Jordan times by Daoud Kuttab | Feb 16,2012 | 23:22 After months of hibernation, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict seems to be getting more attention of late. Despite the volatility of the situation in Syria and Egypt the most recent agreement reached in the Qatari capital received a lot of media attention….
By Daoud Kuttab For the second year running a unique event took place in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem this week. Christian evangelicals that many consider as most ardent supporters for Israel (often more so than many Israelis) were guests of a Palestinian Christian gathering. The “Christ at the Checkpoint” conference, sponsored by Bethlehem Bible…
following ran in the Jordan Times by Daoud Kuttab Palestinians took advantage of the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated cities and the transitional period to capture their airwaves and provide local communities with radio and television programmes. At times, some of the young entrepreneurs involved in this were forced to buy used transmitters from the…
following article ran in the Jordan Times by Daoud Kuttab | Mar 21,2012 | 22:37 Hana Shalabi has been on hunger strike for over a month. Her condition has been deteriorating so badly that prison officials had to transfer her to a Haifa hospital. Shalabi is protesting being held in administrative detention. This is a…
By Daoud Kuttab The invitation by the Palestinian president to Arabs and Moslems to visit Jerusalem is long overdue. But it is better late than never. Jerusalem’s 300,000 Palestinians badly needed this invitation which comes at a time that their natural hinterland (the rest of the West Bank) has been cut of from them. For…
By Daoud Kuttab Palestinians took advantage of the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated cities and the transitional period to capture their airwaves and provide local communities with radio and television programs. At times, some of the young entrepreneurs involved in this were forced to buy used transmitters from the Israeli black market. Most…
By Daoud Kuttab In the summer of 1996, I was excited to hear the good news. The Palestinian Ministry of Information had agreed to a request to grant us a license for an educational television station to broadcast in Ramallah. With little funding and tremendous passion we began building up the station with trained…
By Daoud Kuttab The invitation by the Palestinian president to Arabs and Muslims to visit Jerusalem is long overdue. But it is better late than never. Jerusalem’s 300,000 Palestinians badly needed this visit, which comes at a time that their natural hinterland (the rest of the West Bank) has been cut off from them. For years…