Daoud Kuttab is an award winning Palestinian journalist and former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University. He runs the Community Media Network in Amman, Jordan.
Proposed elections will measure not only Mahmoud Abbas’s reforms, but the Palestinian national movement’s very claim to self-determination, says Daoud Kuttab.
Israel’s war fever rattles the region, as Jordan revives conscription and Egypt mobilises troops in Sinai to check Israel’s expansionism, says Daoud Kuttab.
While it's difficult to predict how Trump will approach the region this time around, it seems clear that the challenges will be formidable, writes Daoud Kuttab.
Comment: Fatah and Hamas coming together will make the Palestinian negotiating position more effective, but we shouldn't hold our breath just yet, writes Daoud Kuttab.
Comment: Nuclear agreement may require political compromise in the US. One can only hope this isn't at the expense of the Palestinians, says Daoud Kuttab.
