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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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On The Politics Of Victory And Defeat: How Gaza Dethroned The King Of Israel
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 6:32 am | Ramzy Baroud
How did Benjamin Netanyahu manage to serve as Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister? With a total of 15 years in office, Netanyahu surpassed the 12-year leadership of Israel's founding father, David Ben Gurion. The answer to this question will become ... More >>
Free Market Illusions: What Is The US’ Endgame In China?
Sunday, 6 June 2021, 1:28 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Why does the US advocate a free market while doing its utmost to stifle it? The current US-China economic war is a perfect example of this perplexing question. The legacy of Milton Friedman, the founder of America’s modern political economy, was ... More >>
The Fumbling King Of Palestine: Palestinians Are Defeating The Oslo Culture
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 6:39 am | Ramzy Baroud
The political discourse of Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, is similar to that of an ineffectual king who has been isolated in his palace for far too long. The king speaks of prosperity and peace, and tirelessly ... More >>
‘Mowing The Grass’ No More: How Palestinian Resistance Altered The Equation
Monday, 31 May 2021, 11:00 am | Ramzy Baroud
The ceasefire on May 21 has, for now, brought the Israeli war on Gaza to an end. However, this ceasefire is not permanent and constant Israeli provocations anywhere in Palestine could reignite the bloody cycle all over again. Moreover, the Israeli ... More >>
Palestine’s Moment: Despite Massive Losses, Palestinians Have Altered The Course Of History
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 7:01 am | Ramzy Baroud
The ‘Palestinian Revolt of 2021’ will go down in history as one of the most influential events that irreversibly shaped collective thinking in and around Palestine. Only two other events can be compared with what has just transpired in Palestine: ... More >>
Unity At Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 5:59 am | Ramzy Baroud
From the outset, some clarification regarding the language used to depict the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine, and also throughout Israel. This is not a ‘conflict’. Neither is it a ‘dispute’ nor ‘sectarian violence’ nor even a war in the ... More >>
‘Anti-Zionist Naples’: Award-Winning Italian Artist Speaks About Palestine And Why He Quit Photojournalism
Monday, 17 May 2021, 6:16 am | Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud
On April 1, a mural appeared in the Southern Italian city of Naples, depicting Palestinian workers lining at an Israeli military checkpoint near the occupied city of Bethlehem, in the West Bank. It is called ‘Welcome to Bethlehem’. The mural, which quickly ... More >>
Muna Is Palestine, Yakub Is Israel: The Untold Story Of Sheikh Jarrah
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 2:15 pm | Ramzy Baroud
There are two separate Sheikh Jarrah stories - one read and watched in the news and another that receives little media coverage or due analysis. The obvious story is that of the nightly raids and violence meted out by Israeli police and Jewish ... More >>
Palestine’s Moment Of Reckoning: On Abbas’ Dangerous Decision To ‘Postpone’ Elections
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 6:11 am | Ramzy Baroud
The decision on April 30 by Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to ‘postpone’ Palestinian elections, which would have been the first in 15 years, will deepen Palestinian division and could, potentially, signal the collapse of the Fatah Movement, at least More >>
Bottom-up Politics: Grassroots Activism Behind Pro-Palestine Shift In The US
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 9:19 am | Ramzy Baroud
At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US Senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way to pressure Israel to respect Palestinian human rights. ... More >>
A Palestinian Prayer For Ramadan: May The Voices Of The Oppressed Be Heard
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 9:19 am | Ramzy Baroud
COVID-19 cases in Palestine, especially in Gaza, have reached record highs, largely due to the arrival of a greatly contagious coronavirus variant which was first identified in Britain. Gaza has always been vulnerable to the deadly pandemic. Under a hermetic ... More >>
Recognition Of Palestine Is ‘Symbolic’ But Also Critical: The Australian Case
Friday, 16 April 2021, 5:53 am | Ramzy Baroud
Australia’s Labor Party’s recognition of Palestine as a State on March 30 is a welcomed position, though it comes with many caveats. Pro-Palestinian activists are justified to question the sincerity of the ALP’s stance and whether Australia’s ... More >>
Israel Rejects ICC Investigation: What Are The Possible Future Scenarios?
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 7:02 am | Ramzy Baroud
The Israeli government’s position regarding an impending investigation by the International Criminal Court of alleged war crimes committed in occupied Palestine has been finally declared by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “It will ... More >>
The Clandestine War On Africa: France’s Endgame In Mali
Monday, 12 April 2021, 11:01 am | Ramzy Baroud
In a recent report , the United Nations Mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, concluded that, on January 3, French warplanes had struck a crowd attending a wedding in the remote village of Bounti, killing 22 of the guests. According to the findings, based ... More >>
From His Solitary Confinement, Marwan Barghouti Holds The Key To Fatah’s Future
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 11:14 am | Ramzy Baroud
If imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, becomes the President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the status quo will change substantially. For Israel, as well as for the current PA President, Mahmoud Abbas, such a scenario is more dangerous ... More >>
Kafkaesque Politics: The Missing Lessons From Israel’s Latest Elections
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 10:42 am | Ramzy Baroud
A ‘major setback’ was the recurring term in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s general elections of March 23. While this depiction specifically referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to secure a decisive ... More >>
Nuclear Weapons Blazing: Britain Enters The US-China Fray
Monday, 29 March 2021, 8:52 am | Ramzy Baroud
Boris Johnson’s March 16 speech before the British Parliament was reminiscent, at least in tone, to that of Chinese President Xi Jinping in October 2019, on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China. The comparison is quite ... More >>
The Nakba Of Sheikh Jarrah: How Israel Uses ‘the Law’ To Ethnically Cleanse East Jerusalem
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 8:56 am | Ramzy Baroud
A Palestinian man, Atef Yousef Hanaysha, was killed by Israeli occupation forces on March 19 during a weekly protest against illegal Israeli settlement expansion in Beit Dajan, near Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Although tragic, the above ... More >>
From The Earth To The Moon: Biden’s China Policy Doomed From The Start
Friday, 19 March 2021, 12:17 pm | Ramzy Baroud
A much anticipated American foreign policy move under the Biden Administration on how to counter China’s unhindered economic growth and political ambitions came in the form of a virtual summit on March 12, linking, aside from the United States, ... More >>
The Ongoing Calamity: US Collective Punishment Of The Venezuelan People Must End
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 7:12 am | Ramzy Baroud
Recent statements made by US officials suggest that Washington will continue to pursue a hardline policy on Venezuela. The new Biden Administration, however, needs to urgently rethink its approach. US State Department spokesperson, Ned Price, remarked ... More >>
