Bethlehem Nun Calls For Bridges, Not Walls - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Daoud Kuttab

Daoud Kuttab

Apr 29, 2013

A view of Gilo, a Jewish settlement on land Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality, is seen from the West Bank town of Beit Jala January 16, 2011. A plan to build 1,400 new homes for Jews in Gilo could be approved as early as next week by Israel's Jerusalem municipality, a city council member said on Sunday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - RTXWMVX — A view of Gilo, a Jewish settlement on land Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality, is seen from the West Bank town of Beit Jala, Jan. 16, 2011. — REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Christians demonstrate against wall in Beit Jala

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

Israeli Army Demolishes Popular Palestinian Restaurant

Jihan Abdalla

Israel expands campaign to seize West Bank archaeological sites

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, meets cardinals in the Clementine Hall in a picture released by Osservatore Romano at the Vatican March 15, 2013. Pope Francis on Friday urged leaders of a Roman Catholic Church riven by scandal and crisis never to give in to discouragement, bitterness or pessimism but to keep focused on their mission. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

The New Pope and Palestine

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics