By Daoud Kuttab Twenty-nine years after Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin shook hands at the White House Lawn and the elusive Palestinian-Israeli conflict is not being resolved. A clear path for resolution exists, but it requires political courage. Palestinians made the strategic mistake back in September 1993 to accept a five-year interim plan…

By Daoud Kuttab In the discussions about LGBTQ rights, one recurring slogan is that those who love each other have a right to marry each other. While the right of gay couples to have their wishes addressed by governments, straight Palestinian couples don’t enjoy that right. The Israeli Knesset reinstated…

By Daoud Kuttab Israeli security is pushed to the limits. The coincidence of three holidays at the same time pushed the men and women who are responsible for quiet to the brink. The holy month of Ramadan, the Jewish Passover, and Easter all occurred in the same last weeks of…

Gaza and Jerusalem should be on the White House table with Bennett By Daoud Kuttab When US President Joe Biden meets at the Oval Office with the new Israeli Prime Minister the talk regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict should focus on two issues Gaza and Jerusalem. The current Israeli head of a rotating premiership has stated that “major diplomatic moves in either direction…

After over five years and 164 court sessions, the Israeli judiciary is expected to issue a verdict in the coming months as to the innocence or guilt of a Palestinian humanitarian official. Mohammad El Halabi the former director of the World Vision humanitarian program in Gaza was arrested back in…

Restrictions, imprisonments, Attacks, and killings of journalists the world over have continued for years for a simple reason. Impunity. Political leaders, government officials, drug lords, and corrupt powerful families have made sure that attacks on courageous journalists produce the desired results. …

Palestinian Christians have launched a strong attack against an Israeli-based group that claims to represent Christian supporters of Israel worldwide. Leading Baptists in Palestine and Jordan had scathing words regarding Christian Zionists. The Israel Allies foundation published on its website a list of 50 Christian leaders the first among them…

By Daoud Kuttab Something strange happened in the Arab region this week. People followed closely the final legal decision-making process of the electoral college and were mesmerized by the strength of American democracy. The widely followed BBC Arabic program Nuqtat Hewar (on radio, tv, and social media) engaged with audiences…

Dear President-elect Congratulations on your successful election as the 46th president of the United States of America. My best wishes to you and your team as we all join together in praying that your presidency will witness the end of the wave of hatred and lack of tolerance not only…