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Daoud Kuttab

Jerusalem/Amman, Jordan

Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist. He was born in Jerusalem in 1955. He is a former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University in the United States. Mr. Kuttab is the former director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University in Ramallah, Palestine and the founder of AmmanNet, the Arab world's first internet radio station. His personal web page is www.daoudkuttab.com. Close.

Daoud Kuttab

Jerusalem/Amman, Jordan

Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist. He was born in Jerusalem in 1955. He is a former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University in the United States. more »

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Gaza Siege Will End in 2009

I predict that in 2009, the siege on Gaza will end. The 1.5 million Palestinians holed up in the tiny strip south of Israel will be allowed to travel freely. Goods and services will be able to move in and out of this embattled region. I also predict that Palestinians will hold presidential and parliamentary elections (closer to the end of the year) and a more sane parliament will be elected.

I predict that President Obama will continue to positively surprise us by considerably improving the image of the US (not a hard job considering the current status) both internally and externally.

Unfortunately I can't predict that most ongoing wars will end, nor that the economy will quickly improve, nor that global warming will quickly be arrested. This pessimistic prediction also applies to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which I am sorry to predict will not be resolved in 2009, even if the siege on Gaza might end.

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Posted by Daoud Kuttab on December 29, 2008 11:17 AM

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