Daoud Kuttab, a former professor of journalism at Princeton University, is a columnist with Almonitor.com and General Manager of the Community Media Network in Amman.
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Commentaries by Daoud Kuttab
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The New Arab Censors
AMMAN – The Internet has proved to be a powerful tool for overcoming media restrictions and censorship worldwide. But new restrictions on We…
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The Case for Palestine
RAMALLAH – Nowhere are the grievances that perpetuate violence and war more evident than they are in Palestine today. But the world’s politi…
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Israel and Palestine After Oslo
RAMALLAH – On September 13, 1993, Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas met on the South Lawn of the White House to sign the Israel-PLO Declaration…
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Egypt on Jordan’s Mind
AMMAN – The behavior of Jordan’s Royal Court in the days following the official announcement of the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Moha…
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Palestine’s State of Mind
RAMALLAH – The idea of Palestine becoming a permanent member of the United Nations originated, say Palestinians, with none other than US Pre…
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America’s Arab Comeback
AMMAN – Without much fanfare, the past few months have seen no anti-American demonstrations and no burning of American flags across the Arab…
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Peace, Not Process
RAMALLAH – The United States should stop pushing for the resumption of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. Doing so might be the best way…
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Peace Process or Real Peace?
RAMALLAH – Direct talks between Palestinian and Israeli leaders are the most obvious way to achieve peace in the Middle East conflict. But h…
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Middle East Peace by Any Means Available
RAMALLAH – Something is happening with the Middle East conflict, but it is hard to say what. A breakthrough appears to be at hand, though al…
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An Indirect Route to a Palestinian State?
RAMALLAH – Palestinians and Israelis have different and possibly contradictory expectations from the indirect negotiations that the United S…
The Case for Palestine
Ismail OURAICH: Here is comment on a previous article, and which points out to the main problem to be resolved if to reach a permanent solution. This comment was in reaction to a comment by Avraam Dectis, which I cop…
The Case for Palestine
Cher Calusa: I agree that bilateral agreements or statehood for Palestine will not put an end to strife in the Middle East. There are still too many loose ends in Palestine. During the recent bombings the world sh…