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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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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 >>
‘Palestine Is Still The Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada
Saturday, 22 August 2020, 7:52 am | Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud
The notion that ‘Canada is better’, especially when compared with US foreign policy, has persisted for many years. Recent events at the United Nations have, however, exposed the true nature of Canada’s global position, particularly in the matter ... More >>
Hands Off Lebanon: Macron’s Self-Serving ‘New Pact’ Must Be Shunned
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 5:04 am | Ramzy Baroud
French President, Emmanuel Macron, is in no position to pontificate to Lebanon about the need for political and economic reforms. Just as thousands of Lebanese took to the streets of Beirut demanding “revenge” against the ruling classes, the French ... More >>
Apartheid Or One State: Has Jordan Broken A Political Taboo?
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 1:45 pm | Ramzy Baroud
What will it take for the idea of a two-state solution, which was hardly practical to begin with, to be completely abandoned? Every realistic assessment of the situation on the ground indicates, with palpable clarity, that there can never be a viable ... More >>
Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony Of The Execution Of Abdul F Al-Sharif By Israeli Soldier, E Azaria
Saturday, 1 August 2020, 3:21 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria As illegal Jewish settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied city of Al Khalil (Hebron), ... More >>
List Of Israeli Targets Leaked: Tel Aviv Fears The Worst In ICC Investigation Of War Crimes
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 7:32 am | Ramzy Baroud
When International Court of Justice (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, confirmed last December that the Court has ample evidence to pursue a war crimes investigation in occupied Palestine, the Israeli government responded with the usual rhetoric, ... More >>
Why Palestinian-Israeli Prisoners Exchange Deal Could Happen Soon?
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 8:17 am | Ramzy Baroud
For the first time since the Israeli war on Gaza in 2014, the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signaling its willingness to engage in negotiations regarding the release of the bodies of two Israeli soldiers believed to be held by ... More >>
‘Optimism Of The Will’: Palestinian Freedom Is Possible Now
Sunday, 19 July 2020, 5:37 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In a recent TV discussion, a respected pro-Palestine journalist declared that if any positive change or transformation ever occurs in the tragic Palestinian saga, it would not happen now, but that it would take a whole new generation to bring about ... More >>
Will The ICC Investigation Bring Justice For Palestine?
Saturday, 4 July 2020, 5:01 pm | Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo In the past, there have been many attempts at holding accused Israeli war criminals accountable. Particularly memorable is the case of the late Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, (known, among other nicknames, as ... More >>
