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Daoud Kuttab Lame-duck Palestinian, Israeli and US leaders are making serious effort these days to ensure that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process enters an irreversible track before they leave office. This irreversible train left the station in September shortly after Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, resigned from his office due to police investigation. Olmert, who has…
From Haaretz Palestinian academic Daoud Kuttab warned Monday that while the digital era has seen greater media freedom in the Arab world, Hamas and Fatah are using technology in a negative way in their battle for supremacy in the Palestinian territories. Kuttab, who was speaking at a conference marking the 10th anniversary of the Peres…
Following appeared in the Jordan Times Daoud Kuttab I must say I wasn’t surprised when I read the statements made by outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. I had been informed by an Israeli friend of mine about Olmert’s dramatic conversion over the past few years, and especially last year. The…
Daoud Kuttab I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that the upcoming Palestinian national unity talks have a better chance at success than in previous times. I am not naive. This optimistic prediction can turn out terribly wrong, but I think the time is now ripe, the parties are much more realistic in…
Following was published in Bitterlemons Bitterlemons, 01/09/08 A PALESTINIAN VIEW Local priorities by Daoud Kuttab Whether those supporting the moderate leadership of palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas admit it or not, Hamas appears to have won. Now, before Islamists around the world start celebrating, it is important to note that the region, let alone the…
The following appeared in the Jordan Times and the Jerusalem Post Daoud Kuttab Time has played a major role in most negotiations. Whether they are labour or political negotiations, each side of a conflict waits literally till the very last minute before revealing its true position. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud…
Following appeared in the Jordan Times Collision course Daoud Kuttab Without realising it, an American philanthropic organisation, planning to set up a $16.5 million children’s hospital in Palestine, is on a collision course with radical Jewish settlers at a time that American officials are constantly repeating calls for a contiguous and independent Palestinian state. One…
There is no avoiding land for peace Daoud Kuttab After Israel’s crushing defeat and occupation of Arab lands in 1967, the United Nations introduced the concept of land for peace into the conflict by unanimously enacting Security Council Resolution 242. Much has been said about whether the resolution demands Israel to withdraw from all “the…
What was more dangerous than the ‘appeasement’ reference By Daoud Kuttab While the Barak Obama , Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, the media and others were correct in pouncing on President Bush for his ‘appeasement’ remark during his speech at the Israeli Knesset, an even more dangerous trend was totally ignored. In his gushing praise for…
By Daoud Kuttab As the state of Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Palestinians remember the naqba, or “catastrophe” – their story of dispossession, occupation, and statelessness. But, for both sides, as well as external powers, the events of 1948 and what has followed – the occupation since June 1967 of the remaining lands of historic…