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By Daoud Kuttab I am in principle opposed to the capital punishment. I am even more opposed to Jordan carrying out this inhuman punishment for a number of reasons. One of the main reasons people are opposed to capital punishment is the fact that the chance of miscarriage of justice is high. Throughout history, there…
By Daoud Kuttab Time is one of the most crucial elements of effective diplomacy. A diplomatic act can have disastrous consequences if executed at the wrong time, but can be successful if the timing is correct. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al Malki was quoted Tuesday as saying Palestinians are willing to postpone submitting a resolution…
By Daoud Kuttab The death of senior Palestinian official Ziad Abu Ein, while he attempted to plant olive trees in Palestinian territory, is sure to reignite calls for a major discussion of Palestinian resistance tactics and strategies. Palestinian nonviolent efforts have been going on for years without producing concrete results. At a time when…
By Daoud Kuttab Award-winning documentary “The Wanted 18†reveals the nonviolent ambitions of Palestinian activists in the first intifada who wanted to challenge Israel’s occupation through means of self-sufficiency and tax evasion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FApW9ACWyJE
By Daoud Kuttab On the first of December 1955 (the year I was born), a 42-year-old African-American woman, Rosa Parks, made a defiant gesture by refusing to give up her bus seat despite a call by the white bus driver to stand. The residents of Montgomery, Alabama responded to Parks’ defiance by totally boycotting the…
By Daoud Kuttab The sight was unusual and the purpose was even more bizarre. A large contingent of the Palestinian police force surrounded the office of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), which has not been in session for years. Palestinian police showed up in the afternoon of Dec. 2 and have been stationed outside all its entrances…
By Daoud Kuttab Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ own people often have some unflattering words for him. He has been called a “traitor” and a “quisling,†accused of selling out Palestine in peace negotiations. While Israelis also attack him as a “diplomatic terrorist†and “Arafat in a suit,†one important Israeli sector has been praising him….
By Daoud Kuttab Politicians holding down the floodgates against a public display of support for the state of Palestine were embarrassed in recent weeks. As soon as these political gatekeepers allowed their rank and file to express their positions, tremendous backing came for Palestine and its people. This happened in the British House of Commons,…
By Daoud Kuttab In 1977, the UN General Assembly declared November 29 the international day for solidarity with Palestine. Last year, the UN secretary general added to this, declaring 2014 the international year for solidarity with the Palestinian people.. As we observe one day and almost the end of the year, the two dates appear…