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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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These Chains Will Be Broken:
Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 9:35 am | Ramzy Baroud
On Monday, January 20, Clarity Press, Inc. of Atlanta announced the launch of These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons, by Palestinian author and journalist, Ramzy Baroud, and The Palestine Chronicle Editorial ... More >>
Sealed Off and Forgotten: Israel’s 'Firing Zones'
Thursday, 16 January 2020, 9:52 am | Ramzy Baroud
A seemingly ordinary news story, published in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, on January 7, shed light on a long-forgotten, yet crucial, subject: Israel’s so-called “firing zones” in the West Bank. “Israel has impounded the only vehicle available ... More >>
How to Combat Israel’s Misuse of “Antisemitism”
Saturday, 11 January 2020, 10:55 am | Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud At a talk I delivered in Northern England in March 2018, I proposed that the best response to falsified accusations of antisemitism, which are often lobbed against pro-Palestinian communities and intellectuals everywhere, is to draw ... More >>
Justice at Last? ‘Panic’ in Israel as ICC Takes Step
Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 10:56 am | Ramzy Baroud
(Headline abbreviated, original headline: Justice at Last? ‘Panic’ in Israel as the ICC Takes ‘Momentous Step’ in the Right Direction) More >>
Who is Archbishop Atallah Hanna, and Why Israel Hates him
Thursday, 2 January 2020, 12:45 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“They will run and not grow weary,” is a quote from the Bible (Isaiah, 40:41) that adorns the homepage of Kairos Palestine . This important document, which parallels a similar initiative emanating from South Africa during the anti-apartheid struggle ... More >>
From a Blessing to a Curse - Resolution 2334
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 9:07 am | Ramzy Baroud
Three years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2334 . With fourteen members voting in favor and one abstention, the Resolution was the equivalent of a political earthquake. Indeed, it was the first time in many years that Israel ... More >>
The University of Cape Town Fails Palestine
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 10:23 am | Ramzy Baroud
It was a scandal of the highest caliber. On November 23, the Senate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa was practically bullied to reverse an earlier decision that called for the academic boycott of Israel. While the story may seem ... More >>
Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost
Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 9:54 am | Ramzy Baroud
It is hardly surprising to see Middle Eastern countries at the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index , as the worst violators of freedom of the press. But equally alarming is the complete polarization of public opinion as a result of self-serving ... More >>
The End of Netanyahu’s Era and Political Earthquake ahead
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 9:10 am | Ramzy Baroud
This time, nothing seems to work. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has tried every trick in the book to save his political career and to avoid possible prison time. But for Israel’s longest-serving leader, the honeymoon is certainly ... More >>
Israel’s Next Move: The Real Danger in US Decision
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 8:40 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israel’s Next Move: The Real Danger in US Decision to Normalize Illegal Jewish Settlements More >>
How Western Media Bias Allows Israel to Getaway with Murder
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 12:32 pm | Ramzy Baroud
How Western Media Bias Allows Israel to Getaway with Murder in Gaza By Ramzy Baroud An Israeli attack on Gaza was imminent, and not because of any provocations by Palestinian groups in the besieged, impoverished Gaza Strip. The Israeli military escalation ... More >>
A Lesson for the Palestinian Leadership
Thursday, 14 November 2019, 8:52 am | Ramzy Baroud
(Headline abbreviated, original headline: A Lesson for the Palestinian Leadership: Real Reasons behind Israel’s Arrest and Release of Labadi, Mi’ri) More >>
Microsoft Should Not Fund Israeli Spying on Palestinians
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 10:13 am | Ramzy Baroud
The act of Palestinian activists covering their faces during anti-Israeli occupation rallies is an old practice that spans decades. The masking of the face, often by Kufyias - traditional Palestinian scarves that grew to symbolize Palestinian resistance ... More >>
Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian Christians
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 10:07 am | Ramzy Baroud
Palestine’s Christian population is dwindling at an alarming rate. The world’s most ancient Christian community is moving elsewhere. And the reason for this is Israel. More >>
McCollum & Palestinian Children
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 12:03 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In December 2018, 17-year-old Palestinian teen, Ayham Sabah, was sentenced by an Israeli military court to 35 years in prison for his alleged role in a stabbing attack targeting an Israeli soldier in an illegal Jewish settlement in the West Bank. More >>
The Real Reason Behind Abbas’ Call for Elections
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 9:22 am | Ramzy Baroud
The call by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for elections in the Occupied Territories is a political ploy. There will be no true, democratic elections under Abbas’ leadership. The real question is: why did he make the call in the first ... More >>
Administrative Torture: Free Heba al-Labadi
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 8:42 am | Ramzy Baroud
On August 20, Heba Ahmed al-Labadi fell into the dark hole of the Israeli legal system, joining 413 Palestinian prisoners who are currently held in so-called administrative detention. On September 26, Heba and seven other prisoners declared a hunger strike ... More >>
The Africa-Palestine Conference: Why SA Must Lead The Way
Thursday, 3 October 2019, 9:19 am | Ramzy Baroud
On September 16, I visited South Africa, a country where many Palestinians have always felt welcomed, if not overwhelmed by the degree of genuine and meaningful solidarity. While having the honor to address many audiences in six, major cities, I have also ... More >>
Netanyahu on Steroids
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:50 am | Ramzy Baroud
Experience has taught Palestinians not to pay heed to Israeli elections. But to every rule there is an exception. More >>
Apartheid Made Official: Deal of the Century is a Ploy
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 9:41 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving quickly to alter the political reality in Palestine, and facing little or no resistance. On September 10, Netanyahu declared his intentions to annex swathes of Palestinian land adjacent to the Jordan ... More >>
