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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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From Nice to the Middle East: The Only Way to Challenge ISIS
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 2:11 pm | Ramzy Baroud
From Nice to the Middle East: The Only Way to Challenge ISIS By Ramzy Baroud More >>
Being Black Palestinian: Solidarity as a Welcome Pathology
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 3:17 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Being Black Palestinian: Solidarity as a Welcome Pathology By Ramzy Baroud Last year, I wrote an article that made many readers unhappy. As soon as it was published, I began receiving messages of abuse and angry, threatening calls. I hesitated about ... More >>
People above Politics
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 9:42 am | Ramzy Baroud
People above Politics: Political Deal will not hamper the Turkish-Palestinian Bond By Ramzy Baroud More >>
Searching for a ‘Responsible Adult’
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 12:39 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Searching for a ‘Responsible Adult’: 'Is Brexit Good for Israel?' By Ramzy Baroud After months of anticipation, the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union (EU). Although, the results were fairly close - 51.9% voted to 'Leave' vs. ... More >>
Palestine’s ‘Prayer for Rain’
Thursday, 23 June 2016, 11:41 am | Ramzy Baroud
Palestine’s ‘Prayer for Rain’: How Israel Uses Water as a Weapon of War By Ramzy Baroud Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have had their water supply reduced almost by half. This alarming development has ... More >>
Gaza: Resistance Through Poetry
Friday, 17 June 2016, 11:29 am | Ramzy Baroud
Gaza: Resistance Through Poetry By Ramzy Baroud “(At dawn) … I will resist ... (Since) upon the wall there is still a white sheet … And my fingers are yet to (completely) dissolve.” This is a translated verse from Mu'in Bseiso’ “Three ... More >>
The Paris Peace Gambit
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 10:47 am | Ramzy Baroud
In their defense, the Israelis seem to have figured out the whole thing and opted out. But the hapless Palestinian leadership, along with their Arab League partners, joined by the French, EU and UN representatives, and even US Secretary of State, ... More >>
Israel’s Future is Terrifying
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 1:53 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Israel’s Future is Terrifying: Moshe Ya’alon and Israel’s Disconcerting ‘Morality’ By Ramzy Baroud Israeli society is constantly swerving to the Right and, by doing so, the country’s entire political paradigm is redefined regularly. Israel is now ... More >>
Time to End the ‘Hasbara’
Friday, 27 May 2016, 3:32 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Time to End the ‘Hasbara’: Palestinian Media and the Search for a Common Story Ramzy Baroud Merely being in the company of hundreds of Palestinian journalists and other media professionals from all over the world has been an uplifting experience. ... More >>
Palestine’s Nakba in the Larger Arab ‘Catastrophe’
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 5:24 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Roots of the Conflict: Palestine’s Nakba in the Larger Arab ‘Catastrophe’ By Ramzy Baroud On May 15th of every year, over the past 68 years, Palestinians have commemorated their collective exile from Palestine. The ethnic cleansing of Palestine ... More >>
A Palestinian View on Britain’s ‘Anti-Semitic’ Controversy
Friday, 13 May 2016, 3:43 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Beware Israeli Doublespeak: A Palestinian Perspective on Britain’s ‘Anti-Semitic’ Controversy By Ramzy Baroud More >>
The Spirit of Nelson Mandela in Palestine
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 4:33 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The Spirit of Nelson Mandela in Palestine: Is His Real Legacy Being Upheld? Ramzy Baroud I had mixed feelings when I learned that Palestine has erected a statue of Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-Apartheid leader. On the one hand, ... More >>
Did the Arabs Betray Palestine?
Monday, 2 May 2016, 2:21 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Did the Arabs Betray Palestine? - A Schism between the Ruling Classes and the Wider Society Ramzy Baroud At the age of 21, I crossed Gaza into Egypt to pursue a degree in political science. The timing could have not been worse. The Iraq invasion of ... More >>
At 80, Failed Abbas is Probed, Derided and Scapegoated
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 4:28 pm | Ramzy Baroud
At 80, Failed Abbas is Probed, Derided and Scapegoated By Ramzy Baroud “We won’t act like them, we will not use violence or force, we are peaceful, we believe in peace, in peaceful popular resistance.” This was part of a message issued by Palestinian ... More >>
The Logic of Murder in Israel
Friday, 15 April 2016, 4:17 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The Logic of Murder in Israel: A Culture of Impunity in Full View of the Entire World By Ramzy Baroud "Whether he made a mistake or not, is a trivial question," said an Israeli Jewish man who joined large protests throughout Israel in support ... More >>
Non-violent BDS Should Be Welcomed, Not Condemned
Friday, 8 April 2016, 4:46 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Non-violent BDS Should Be Welcomed, Not Condemned By Ramzy Baroud A thousand Israelis and their supporters gathered in Jerusalem’s International Convention Center on March 28 at a conference aimed at combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions ... More >>
Intifada for Dummies
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 1:51 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Whether history moves in a straight or cyclical line, it matters little. The uncontested fact is that it is in constant motion. Thus, the current situation in Palestine is particularly frustrating to a generation that has grown up after the Oslo Peace Accord ... More >>
If Syria is to Fall, others will Follow
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 3:11 pm | Ramzy Baroud
If Syria is to Fall, others will Follow: The Pandora’s Box of Federalism By Ramzy Baroud The apparent sudden Russian military withdrawal from Syria, starting on March 15 left political commentators puzzled. Few of the analyses offered should be taken ... More >>
Why BDS Cannot Lose: A Moral Threshold to Combat Racism
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 3:53 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Why BDS Cannot Lose: A Moral Threshold to Combat Racism in Israel By Ramzy Baroud A foray of condemnations of the boycott of Israel seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Calls from Western governments, originating from the UK, the US, Canada and others, ... More >>
Politics Not As Usual: Is This the Age of American Fascism?
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 1:12 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Politics Not As Usual: Is This the Age of American Fascism? By Ramzy Baroud Regardless of the outcome of the American presidential primaries, or even the result of the general elections next November, a frightening phenomenon is under way. The US has ... More >>
