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Daoud Kuttab

Daoud Kuttab is a former professor at Princeton University and the founder and former director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al-Quds University in Ramallah.

Twitter: @daoudkuttab

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Israeli violations extend to the Muslim call to prayer

On Eid Al-Adha, as prayers and greetings traveled across communities, a troubling signal rose from West Jerusalem: an Israeli ministerial committee approved a measure that would reach into the soundscape of worship and hand new powers to police at sacred Muslim sites.

June 04, 2026

Barghouti’s election shows Fatah congress matters

The eighth congress of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s leading movement, Fatah, was held in Ramallah last week. It concluded with the election of the group’s highest body, the 18-member Central Committee, and its quasi-legislative body, the 80-member Fatah Revolutionary Council.

May 22, 2026

Palestinian municipal vote no indicator of public opinion

Elections for municipal councils throughout the West Bank and in one Gaza Strip city, Deir Al-Balah, will be held on Saturday. These will be the fifth local elections since the creation of the Central Elections Commission following the establishment of the Palestinian Authority in 1993.

April 19, 2026