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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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‘A Policeman, A Pastor And A Palestinian’: The ‘Chilestinians’ As A Model For Palestinian Unity
Saturday, 14 March 2020, 2:03 pm | Ramzy Baroud
I was only introduced to the term ‘Chilestinians’ last February at a conference in Istanbul, during a presentation by the Director of the Palestinian Federation of Chile, Anuar Majluf. When Majluf referred to the well-rooted Palestinian community ... More >>
Abuse, Oppression And Murder: The PA Does Israel’s Dirty Work In The West Bank
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 9:54 am | Ramzy Baroud
Merely two weeks after Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, declared that the PA will suspend all ‘security coordination’ with Israel, Palestinian security forces in the West Bank killed unarmed teenager, Salah Zakareneh. Zakareneh ... More >>
A Terrifying Scenario: Coronavirus In ‘Quarantined’ Gaza
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 10:13 am | Ramzy Baroud
What if the Coronavirus reaches the besieged Gaza Strip? While the question carries great urgency for all Palestinians living under Israel’s military occupation, the Gaza situation is particularly complex and extremely worrying. Nearly 50 countries ... More >>
Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel At The Cusp Of A Bleak Era
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 11:35 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be channeling the spirit of Houdini as he continues to plot his escape from one of the most convoluted political dilemmas in Israel’s history. It is no secret that Netanyahu’s political behavior is almost ... More >>
Breaking With Washington: Arabs And Muslims Must Take A United Stance For Palestine
Friday, 14 February 2020, 9:36 am | Ramzy Baroud
A negotiated solution to the ‘Palestinian-Israeli conflict’, at least the way envisaged by successive US administrations, has failed. Now, Palestinians and their allies would have to explore a whole new path of liberation that does not go through ... More >>
Crisis and Opportunity: The ‘Deal of the Century’ Challenge
Thursday, 6 February 2020, 2:40 pm | Ramzy Baroud
After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed ‘Deal of the Century’, in a press conference in Washington on January 28. Standing triumphantly beside Trump, Israeli Prime Minister, ... More >>
Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 8:49 am | Ramzy Baroud
Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel and Palestine is slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and ... More >>
Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 9:13 am | Ramzy Baroud
Billions of US tax-payers’ money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently achieved just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel ... More >>
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 >>
