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Oslo Accords

The Next Battleground for the Palestinians - Areas C

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 01.11.2012 | World

Read More: Oslo Accords, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Dennis Ross, West Bank, Terrorism, Israel, Palestine, Foreign Affairs, Us, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Area C, covering about 59% of the West Bank, includes the entire Jordan Valley (with small exceptions for Jericho and the village of Uja), as well as all areas of natural West Bank development, and it is the area of focus for Palestinian activists of late.

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Newt - Democracy's Blessing or Curse?

Kevin Bermeister | Posted 12.21.2011 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Statehood, Clinton, Politicians, Democracy, European Union, Oslo Accords, Jewish, Brussels, Political, Blessing, Israel, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
Kevin Bermeister

In one fell swoop, Newt Gingrich focused the worlds' attention on all of the ignorance that has plagued Israel through more than 30 years of rhetoric ...

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Sam Stein

When Gingrich Embraced Arafat.. Literally

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2011 | Politics

Read More: Gingrich Palestine, Newt Gingrich Palestinians, Gingrch Clinton, Oslo Accords, Yasser Arafat, Gingrich Palestinian People, Video, Gingrich Israel, Gingrich Plo, Gingrich Palestinians, Newt Gingrich Israel Peace Process, Newt Gingrich, Israel Palestine, Gingrich Yasser Arafat, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich's questioning of the "authenticity" of the Palestinian people and even whether they should be classified as a group has sp...

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Washington Must Confront Its Dysfunction, If It Is to Lead

James Zogby | Posted 01.05.2012 | World

Read More: Aipac, Oslo Accords, Yasser Arafat, Palestinian UN Bid, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Likud, Yitzhak Rabin, Unesco, United Nations, Israel, Unesco Palestine Recognition, Unesco Palestine Vote, World News
James Zogby

The hysteria on display in Washington over UNESCO's vote to include Palestine as a member of the world body, though largely a manufactured effort, was, nevertheless, irritating and a sad commentary on the dysfunctional nature of U.S. politics.

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My $10,000 Mideast Travel Extraveganza

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 10.21.2011 | World

Read More: Oslo Accords, Bribe, Jordan, West Bank, Bridge, Middle East Travel, Travel, Israel, World News
Daoud Kuttab

I splurged on myself this month. I spent $10,000 to make my life easier. This money was not spent on buying a new car or a more comfortable bed. In fa...

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Palestinians Can Still Negotiate After UN Declaration

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 10.18.2011 | World

Read More: Israelis, West Bank, Oslo Accords, Security Council, UN General Assembly, Palestine, Israel, Un, Palestinians, World News
Daoud Kuttab

In their frantic efforts to stop the Palestinian leadership from going to the UN, Israeli officials and propagandists pose what appears to be a mistaken choice.

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Jordan's Crossing Point Heats Up

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.12.2011 | World

Read More: Jordan, Palestine, Israel, King Hussein Bridge, Bridge, Oslo Accords, Palestinian Suffering, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The religious men and women patiently clutching their water jugs on July 10, waiting in line at the Israeli border crossing looked like the average Palestinian. What was different in this group was that they were holding Israeli passports.

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What Can Palestinians Learn From Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Oslo Accords, Facebook Groups, Palestine, Plo, Tunisian Revolutions, Intifada, Palestinians, Barack Obama, Egyptian Revolution, World News
Daoud Kuttab

If the recent months have proved anything, it is that the debate over which attempt towards revolution for is more effective, violent or nonviolent, has been settled for Palestinians.

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2010 Was a Year of Mixed Blessings for Palestinians

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Oslo Accords, Tel Aviv, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Dennis Ross, Dan Kurtzer, Washington, Palestine, Obama, Palestinians, World News
Daoud Kuttab

While the political situation for the Palestinians is steadily improving, this can be easily shattered by one mistake by a militant thinking he knows best.

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Palestine 1001 Nights

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Oslo Accords, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Road Map, Gilo, Jamal Dajani, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mofaz, Israel, Israeli Settlement, Barack Obama, World News
Jamal Dajani

If Hamas is no longer Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority is no longer an authority, what options do the Palestinians have?

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Palestine After Abbas

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Oslo Accords, Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Marwan Barghouti, West Bank, Plo, Israel, Pa, Naser Qudwa, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The coming months will reveal whether we are, indeed, witnessing the dawn of the post-Oslo era in Palestinian politics, and whether a new leader will be required to revive the Palestinian cause.

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Israel and Palestine Can Still Achieve Peace

Mahmoud Abbas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Oslo Accords, Yasser Arafat, Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Yitzhak Rabin, Israel, Politics News
Mahmoud Abbas

Partial peace, as proposed by my current interlocutors, is not the way forward. Partial freedom is a contradiction in terms. Either a Palestinian lives free or continues to live under the yoke of Israeli military occupation.

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