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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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As Israel Destroys EU Projects In Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 10:59 am | Ramzy Baroud
Belgium is furious. On November 6, the Belgian government condemned Israel’s destruction of Belgian-funded homes in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank. Understandably, Brussels wants the Israeli government to pay compensation for the unwarranted destruction. ... More >>
Future Of American Democracy: On Inequality, Polarization And Violence
Saturday, 14 November 2020, 2:46 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In January 2017, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s Democracy Index downgraded the state of democracy in the United States from “full democracy” to “flawed democracy”. The demotion of a country that has constantly prided itself, not only ... More >>
‘Playing For Time’: The Non-strategy Of Mahmoud Abbas
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 9:19 am | Ramzy Baroud
“If we are going to live another four years with President Trump, God help us, God help you and God help the whole world.” These were the words of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, during a virtual meeting with European ... More >>
Escalating The Demographic War: The Strategic Goal Of Israeli Racism In Palestine
Sunday, 8 November 2020, 3:00 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The discussion on institutional Israeli racism against its own Palestinian Arab population has all but ceased following the final approval of the discriminatory Nation-State Law in July 2018. Indeed, the latest addition to Israel’s Basic Law ... More >>
‘They Tried To Freeze Me To Death’: Torture And Resistance In Israeli Prisons
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 6:42 am | Ramzy Baroud
By Mohammad al-Deirawi and Ramzy Baroud Mohammad Ibrahim Ali al-Deirawi was born on January 30, 1978 in Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. His family is originally from Bir Al-Saba’, an ethnically cleansed Palestinian town located in the southern ... More >>
On Maher Al-Akhras And Palestinian Prisoners: My Interview With Palestine Deep Dive
Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 12:22 pm | Ramzy Baroud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj0dTumMuJI This urgent conversation focuses on the emergency situation of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Maher Al-Akhras described by B'Tselem on Monday as 'on the verge of death' as well as Ramzy's ... More >>
The World Is Changing: China Launches Campaign For Superpower Status
Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 6:17 am | Ramzy Baroud
The outdated notion that China ‘just wants to do business’ should be completely erased from our understanding of the rising global power’s political outlook. Simply put, Beijing has long realized that, in order for it to sustain its economic growth ... More >>
European Hypocrisy: Empty Words For Palestine, Deadly Weapons For Israel
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 8:57 am | Ramzy Baroud
In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While the US government has fully embraced the tragic status quo created by 53 years of Israeli military occupation, ... More >>
Zionist War On Palestinian Festival In Rome Is Ominous Sign Of Things To Come
Friday, 16 October 2020, 11:45 am | Ramzy Baroud
By Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud A Zionist-led war on a Palestinian cultural festival in Rome has exposed the fragility of the Italian political system when it comes to the conversation on Palestine and Israel. The sad truth is that, although ... More >>
Despite Ambiguity In International Law, Palestinians Are Winning The ‘Legitimacy War’
Saturday, 10 October 2020, 2:43 pm | Ramzy Baroud
‘International law’ remains one of the most discussed terms in the context of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. It is almost always present, whether the discussion pertains to the Israeli wars and siege on Gaza, the expansion of illegal Jewish settlements ... More >>
Black Lives Should Always Matter: Delinking Social Justice From Seasonal US Politics
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 8:36 am | Ramzy Baroud
After viewing the first US Presidential debate on September 29, one is left with no doubt about the degenerating political discourse among America’s ruling elites. Following the debate between US President, Donald Trump, and Democratic Presidential ... More >>
In Lieu Of A Liberation Strategy: Palestinian Elections Are Designed To Buy Time
Friday, 2 October 2020, 3:06 pm | Ramzy Baroud
It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the Palestinians. The rushed agreement between his party, Fatah and Hamas in Istanbul on September ... More >>
Fight Over The Mediterranean: France’s Proxy War And The Budding Turkish-Russian Alliance
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 4:10 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Overwhelmed by uncontrollable circumstances, the Greek government is bracing for another financial crisis that promises to be as terrible as the last one in 2015. Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, announced , on September 12, that Athens has ... More >>
We Are The Children Of Gaza: The Poet, The Fashionista And The Footballer
Monday, 28 September 2020, 4:33 pm | Ramzy Baroud
By Wafaa Aludaini and Ramzy Baroud The inevitable has finally happened, and the coronavirus pandemic is now ravaging the besieged Gaza Strip. On August 24, a total lockdown was imposed by the Gaza authorities following the discovery of several COVID-19 ... More >>
Palestinians Are Not Numbers: On The Future Of The Palestinian Discourse
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 8:06 am | Ramzy Baroud
Palestine can never be truly understood through numbers, because numbers are dehumanizing, impersonal, and, when necessary, can also be contrived to mean something else entirely. Numbers are not meant to tell the story of the human condition, nor should they ever ... More >>
How Do Democrats And Republicans Differ On Palestine And Israel?
Monday, 21 September 2020, 4:03 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The polarized nature of American politics often makes it difficult to address fundamental differences between the country’s two main political rivals, Republicans and Democrats. As each side is intent on discrediting the other at every opportunity, unbiased information ... More >>
The ‘Desaparecidos’ Of Palestine: Gantz Escalates Israel’s War On The Dead
Thursday, 17 September 2020, 9:09 am | Ramzy Baroud
On September 2, the Israeli government approved a proposal that allows the military to indefinitely withhold the bodies of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli army. The proposal was made by the country’s Defense Minister, Benny Gantz. Gantz ... More >>
As Washington Retreats, Eastern Mediterranean Conflict Further Marginalizes NATO
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 8:14 am | Ramzy Baroud
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial waters in the Eastern Mediterranean indicates that the military union between mostly Western countries ... More >>
Netanyahu Vs Gantz: Gaza Escalation As Reflection Of Israel’s Political Rivalry
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 5:25 am | Ramzy Baroud
Only recently, the Palestinian group, Hamas, and Israel seemed close to reaching a prisoner exchange agreement, where Hamas would release several Israeli soldiers held in Gaza while Israel would set free an unspecified number of Palestinian detainees ... More >>
‘People Of The Cave’: Palestinians Take Their Fight For Justice To The Mountains
Monday, 24 August 2020, 3:57 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Palestinians are not going anywhere. This is the gist of seven decades of Palestinian struggle against Zionist colonialism. The proof? The story of Ahmed Amarneh. Amarneh, a 30-year-old civil engineer from the northern West Bank village of Farasin, lives ... More >>
