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Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle.
He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with Ilan Pappé, is ‘Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders and Intellectuals Speak Out'. His other books include ‘My Father was a Freedom Fighter' and ‘The Last Earth'. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA).
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The World Owes Palestine This Much - Please Stop Censoring Palestinian Voices
Saturday, 21 December 2024, 5:23 am | Ramzy Baroud
In the specific case of social media censorship in Gaza, lives are literally being lost as a result of politically motivated decisions. The censorship takes a dark, deadly turn as it could make the difference between people dying under the rubble ... More >>
Israel To Annex The West Bank – Why Now? And What Are The Likely Scenarios?
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 6:15 pm | Ramzy Baroud
What is taking place in Syria serves as a model of what to expect in the West Bank in coming months. All of this in mind, the annexation of the West Bank in the coming weeks or months is a real possibility. More >>
Unity Above Else: The Only Road to the Liberation of Palestine
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 6:09 am | Ramzy Baroud
The road for Palestine liberation can only go through Palestine itself and, more specifically, the clarity of purpose of the Palestinian people who, more than any other nation in modern times, have paid and continue to pay the highest price for ... More >>
The Tectonic Shift: The Gaza Genocide And The Limits Of Israeli Hasbara
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 7:27 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Today, ordinary people have been made aware of the conversation on Palestine, No amount of Israeli propaganda, unjust laws, unfair categorizations of Palestinians or the hardly-clad models of the IDF, will ever succeed in reversing these realities. More >>
Israel And The West’s War On Itself: The True Meaning Of ICC Arrest Warrants
Sunday, 1 December 2024, 3:21 pm | Ramzy Baroud
It would not be an exaggeration to claim that the ICC’s indictment of Netanyahu, as a representative of the political establishment in Israel, and Gallant, as the leader of the military class, is also an indictment of the United States. More >>
‘Genocide’ vs ‘Bigger Genocide’ in Gaza: Time to Decolonize Our Minds
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 2:11 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The world is vastly changing, and it is time for us to change as well. Frantz Fanon had already discovered the cure: We must clinically detect and remove the rot, not only from our land but from our minds as well. More >>
No More 'Deals’ - What Palestinians Want And Will Fight To Achieve
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 4:23 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Earlier plans, or deals, rested on the premise of total marginalization of the Palestinian people and their cause. They included the Roger Plan of 1969 and Roger Plan II in the early 70s, which culminated in the Camp David Accords later that same decade. More >>
A Nation In Denial: Why Israel’s Defeat Is Imminent
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 3:41 pm | Ramzy Baroud
They continue to reference and recycle old religious dogmas, while fervently praying for miracles. In doing so, they insist on reconstructing a new 'Fantasy Israel', which, of course, is set to collapse, as fantasies often do. More >>
End Of Empathy: Did The Gaza Genocide Render The UN Irrelevant?
Monday, 18 November 2024, 11:55 am | Ramzy Baroud
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is not the first person to express deep frustration with the institutional, let alone the moral collapse of the UN, or the inability of the institution to affect any kind of tangible change, especially during ... More >>
Voting Against Genocide - How Gaza Defeated The Democratic Establishment
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 3:10 pm | Ramzy Baroud
It is time to build on the existing solidarity among all American groups that voted against genocide in the latest elections. More >>
Criminalizing UNRWA: How Israel Is Delegitimizing The United Nations
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 3:21 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Israel followed its decision by attacking and damaging an UNRWA office in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. It was the Israeli government's way of demonstrating its seriousness regarding the matter. More >>
‘Gaza Is Ours, Forever’ - Israel’s Extremists Have A Plan For The Day After The Genocide
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 2:52 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Israel is a settler-colonial society, which has linked its colonial expansion to religious diktats and prophecies. So the forced departure from Gaza, to most of these settlers, must have appeared to represent both national treason and a sacrilegious ... More >>
The Long History Of Palestine - Why Palestinians Are Winning The Legitimacy War
Monday, 28 October 2024, 9:37 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israel’s frustration is understandable because, like all military occupiers of the past, Tel Aviv continues to believe that the right quantity of violence should be enough to subdue colonized nations. More >>
Israel’s Biblical Wars Of ‘Self Defense’: The Myth Of The ‘Seven War Fronts’
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 2:21 pm | Ramzy Baroud
There is a difference between a country fighting a defensive war on multiple fronts and another fighting for colonial expansion, for regional hegemony and for military dominance driven by religious prophecies. More >>
‘Text Me You Haven’t Died’ - My Sister Was The 166th Doctor To Be Murdered In Gaza
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 2:31 pm | Ramzy Baroud
I wrote about Soma as a central character in my book "My Father Was a Freedom Fighter", because she was indeed central to our lives, and to our very survival in a Gaza refugee camp. More >>
No Matter The Cost – Things The Israeli Genocide In Gaza Taught Us About Palestine, And The World
Friday, 11 October 2024, 9:26 am | Ramzy Baroud
One year of war has taught us that, while superior firepower may determine political outcomes in the short run, no amount of weapons can possibly break the will of a nation that has vowed to restore its dignity and win its freedom, no matter the cost. More >>
A Year Of Genocide - Despite The Unbelievable Pain, Palestinians Emerge Stronger
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 3:43 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The ongoing war has exposed the limits of Israel’s military machine. The typical trajectory of Israel's relationship with the occupied Palestinians has been predicated on unhindered Israeli violence and deafening international silence. More >>
Words Kill - Why Israel Gets Away With Murder In Gaza And Lebanon
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 2:32 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Perpetuating Israeli lies is dangerous, not only because truth-telling is a virtue but also because words kill, and dishonest reporting can, in fact, succeed in justifying genocide. More >>
War Of Legitimacy - How The ICJ, UNGA Challenged Decades Of Israeli, US Arrogance
Monday, 30 September 2024, 11:14 am | Ramzy Baroud
UN resolutions are merely an expression of the balances of power that exist on the international stage. Therefore, Palestinians and their supporters should not expect that a UN resolution, binding or otherwise, will drive the Israeli military out of ... More >>
African Union Must Intervene - Asylum Seekers Enlisted To Kill Palestinians In Gaza
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 1:34 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Many countries throughout Africa have already raised their voice in solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian people. The bond between Africa and Palestine should now be strengthened by Israel’s utter disregard, not only for the lives of the Palestinians ... More >>
