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Friend Or Foe? Russia’s West Jerusalem Consulate Is Very Worrying
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 5:56 am | Ramzy Baroud
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, a global cold war has also kicked in. As a strong ally of Washington and the home of a massive constituency of Russian, Ukrainian and East European Jews, it was only natural that Tel Aviv would be at the ... More >>
Saviors and Villains: On Military Coups and Starvation: Is Western Media’s Perception of Africa Racist?
Monday, 21 August 2023, 6:00 am | Ramzy Baroud
Racism goes beyond the use of certain words or the discriminatory practices of everyday life. It is also about political perceptions, intellectual depictions, and collective relationships. Consider the way that Africa is currently portrayed in the news. From ... More >>
Will China Succeed In Brokering Peace In Palestine?
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 6:43 am | Ramzy Baroud
It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully ... More >>
‘Capital Of Shatat’ And Palestinian Agony: The Uncomfortable Truth About Ain Al-Hilweh
Friday, 11 August 2023, 7:09 am | Ramzy Baroud
Ain Al-Hilweh is known as the "Capital of Palestinian Shatat ." The term might not stir many emotions among those who do not fully understand, let alone experience the harrowing existence of ethnic cleansing and perpetual exile - and the tremendous ... More >>
Balancing Act Is Over - Israeli Protests Are Not About Democracy, But Ideology
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 6:39 am | Ramzy Baroud
The late Israeli commentator, Uri Avnery, wrote , "I am increasingly worried that the Israeli-Palestinian struggle … is assuming a more and more religious character." At first glance, the statement may seem baffling. If Israel is a 'Jewish State' that ... More >>
Asia’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’ - How The New Era Could Shape Our Collective Identities
Monday, 31 July 2023, 5:28 am | Ramzy Baroud
In a recent speech, China's highest-ranking diplomat, Wang Yi, spoke of a 'united Asia' and its need to develop a “strategic autonomy”. In principle, Wang was not wrong; after all, a stable and prosperous Asia would benefit the peoples of the ... More >>
US & Israel - Is The ‘Unbreakable Bond’ Finally Breaking?
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 8:16 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israeli President Isaac Herzog added nothing of great value in his speech at the United States Congress on July 19. His was the typical language. He spoke of a ‘sacred bond’, touted the shared experience between both nations as “unique in scope ... More >>
Meaning Of Solidarity In The Time Of A New Palestine
Monday, 24 July 2023, 6:33 am | Ramzy Baroud
[Along with other intellectuals, I was asked by a New Zealand solidarity group to share a few ideas on what meaningful solidarity with Palestine entails. This talk inspired the article below.] It is a new era in Palestine. This new era is taking ... More >>
Is Netanyahu Pushing For Palestinian Civil Conflict?
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 6:38 am | Ramzy Baroud
This is the perfect opportunity for Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to exit the stage. But he will not. Abbas’ brief visit to the devastated Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank on July 12 demonstrated the absurdity ... More >>
The War To Save Mahmoud Abbas: Is Netanyahu Pushing For Palestinian Civil Conflict?
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 6:34 am | Ramzy Baroud
This is the perfect opportunity for Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to exit the stage. But he will not. Abbas’ brief visit to the devastated Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank on July 12 demonstrated the absurdity ... More >>
Burning Of The Quran And The Counter-offensive: Why The West Is Panicking
Saturday, 8 July 2023, 5:52 am | Ramzy Baroud
Desecrating, then burning the Holy Quran in Sweden has, once again, raised a political storm of condemnation, but also of justification, if not outright approval. Such acts are protected by law, top Swedish and EU officials have declared. But why are ... More >>
No Palestinian State And The PA ‘Works For Us’: Netanyahu’s Remarks Should Inspire Paradigm Shift
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 11:00 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not just against the establishment of a Palestinian state, he wants to eliminate the very aspirations for such a state. This was the gist of Netanyahu's remarks, made at a meeting of the Israeli Knesset's ... More >>
Non-Factional, Armed, & Popular - Why A Palestinian Rebellion Is Coming
Monday, 3 July 2023, 6:15 am | Ramzy Baroud
Numbers can be dehumanizing. However, when placed in their proper context, they help to illuminate wider issues and answer urgent questions, such as why is Occupied Palestine at the threshold of a major revolt. And why Israel cannot crush Palestinian ... More >>
Irony Of World Refugee Day First Celebrating, Then Blaming Victims
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 7:14 am | Ramzy Baroud
Fadi, a Syrian teenager, with curly hair and an acne-covered face, has miraculously survived one of the greatest migrant boat disasters in the modern history of the Mediterranean. Only 104 people have been rescued from a boat that carried an estimated ... More >>
Neoliberalism, Geopolitic, Ideology - The Taming Of Giorgia Meloni
Monday, 12 June 2023, 8:55 am | Ramzy Baroud
Europe keeps reminding us that geopolitical interests trump ideology. European politics is the prime example of how states and political parties are willing to ditch their very ideological foundations to hold onto power, even if briefly. The unmistakable ... More >>
China And Palestine: No To ‘Piecemeal Crisis Management’
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 1:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Remarks by China's United Nations Ambassador, Geng Shuang, on the situation in Occupied Palestine on May 24 were impeccable, in terms of their consistency with international law. Compared to the United States’ position, which perceives the UN, and particularly ... More >>
A Man Without A Strategy: How Netanyahu Is Provoking Armed Intifada In West Bank
Saturday, 3 June 2023, 9:32 am | Ramzy Baroud
After signing a military decree on May 18, allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement located in the northern Occupied West Bank, the Israeli government has informed the US Biden Administration that it will ... More >>
Kissinger & The ‘Intellectual’ Decline Of The West
Monday, 29 May 2023, 8:31 am | Ramzy Baroud
Prophets of Doom: Kissinger and the ‘Intellectual’ Decline of the West It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by Western intelligentsia to serve the role of the visionary in how the West should behave in response to the ... More >>
Led By China And India: On The Global South Efforts To Fix The UN
Monday, 22 May 2023, 9:07 am | Ramzy Baroud
In anticipation of next month's United Nations Security Council talks on reforming the inherently archaic and dysfunctional political body, China’s foreign policy chief, Yang Yi stated his country's demands. “The reform of the Security Council ... More >>
New Rules of Engagement in Israel
Monday, 15 May 2023, 3:30 pm | Ramzy Baroud
All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of ‘security’ and ‘fighting terrorism’. More >>