By Daoud Kuttab Here is a fictional riddle whose answer can explain a political issue. My neighbor came to me saying he had an emergency and asked for a $100 loan. I had not known this neighbor for a long time, but I felt his need, so I gave him…

note: the Philadelphia Inquirer refused to publish this article By Jonathan Kuttab The City of Philadelphia decided to pass a Resolution, October 20th condemning the actions of Hamas on October 7, and proclaiming it stands with Israel. As speaker after speaker repeated Israeli talking points, pro-Palestinian groups, particularly youth, were…

By Daoud Kuttab Much has been written and said about who was behind the shelling of the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza formerly the Baptist Hospital. A lot of fiction is out there, and I will do my best to stick to 13 facts and analyze them: 1. First and…

By Daoud Kuttab Jordan’s King Abdullah II broke protocol Saturday at the Arab League by talking in English as he sent a strong message to the world for the need to stop the war on Gaza. After a short Arabic introduction, the King presented one of the most concise and…

By Daoud Kuttab Any observer of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict would have noticed two issues that have been repeated ad nauseam to visitors, journalists, and anyone within sight. The first was political and it was focused on the fact that a foreign military occupation cannot last forever and that without a…

by Daoud Kuttab This is the suggested program agreed to by the Palestinian Salah Eddine List for Jeruslem’s municipal elections due to take place on October 30th Every five years, the Israeli municipality elections occur. Historically, many Palestinians have chosen to boycott these elections, given that East Jerusalem is an…

من داود كُتّاب حصلت على مسودة افكار متداولة حول الانتخابات وانشرها كما وصلتني: كل خمس سنوات، تجرى الانتخابات البلدية الإسرائيلية. تاريخيًا، اختار العديد من الفلسطينيين مقاطعة هذه الانتخابات، نظرًا لأن القدس الشرقية مدينة محتلة. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، وبالتأمل في تجارب العرب الإسرائيليين في الكنيست، يعتقد الكثيرون أن تمثيلنا لن يؤثر بشكل كبير على…

By Daoud Kuttab Even though the 2002 Arab Peace Plan provided a clear road map for Arab-Israeli peace and normalization, the Israelis have never responded seriously to it. The plan calls for total normalization of 56 Arab and majority Muslim countries with Israel once it withdraws from the Arab territories…

The violent uptick in violence in the occupied West Bank is causing worry by many that we are witnessing an undeclared new uprising. Israeli troops almost daily are blamed for killing one or two Palestinians, while armed Palestinians are trying to hit back with little effect. Since the beginning of…