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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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Gaza and the Media Cover-up
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 10:40 am | Ramzy Baroud
The term 'media bias’ does not do justice to the western corporate media's relationship with Israel and Palestine. The relationship is, indeed, far more profound than mere partiality. It is not ignorance, either. It is a calculated and long-term campaign, ... More >>
Why Israel Feels Threatened by Popular Resistance
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 1:50 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Why Israel Feels Threatened by Popular Resistance in Palestine By Ramzy Baroud Why did Israel kill many unarmed Gaza protesters and wound over 2,000 on Friday, March 30 and on the following days, when they clearly posed no threat to Israeli soldiers? ... More >>
Rim Banna and the Cultural War that Palestinians Must Win
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 12:37 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Rim Banna and the Cultural War that Palestinians Must Win By Ramzy Baroud Rim Banna passed away at the age of 51. Her death on March 24, after a decade-long battle with cancer, brought grief to Palestinians everywhere. Rim, a Palestinian Christian from ... More >>
The Last ‘Peace Process’ Warrior: Abbas Hanging by a Thread
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 9:29 am | Ramzy Baroud
The 'deal of the century' is a farce. We suspected that, of course, but, upon his return from Washington, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in more detail why the long-anticipated plan of the administration of US President Donald ... More >>
Who Wants to Kill Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah?
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 10:23 am | Ramzy Baroud
On March 13, while on his way to the besieged Gaza Strip, two 33-pounds bombs targeted the convoy of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah. Hamdallah was visiting Gaza, through the Israeli border checkpoint, Erez, to open a large sewage ... More >>
Will Israeli Policies change If Netanyahu Leaves Office?
Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 2:33 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Will Israeli Policies change If Netanyahu Leaves Office? By Ramzy Baroud If scandal-plagued Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, exits his country’s political scene today, who is likely to replace him? And what does this mean as far as Israel's Occupation ... More >>
Youth in Palestine Must Break Free from Dual Oppression
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 10:24 am | Ramzy Baroud
As global voices continue to demand the freedom of 17-year-old teenage Palestinian girl, Ahed Tamimi, Israeli authorities have arrested nine additional members of her family. More >>
Israeli Journalists Project Israel’s Crimes on Palestinians
Thursday, 1 March 2018, 11:12 am | Ramzy Baroud
In an article published in Al-Monitor without a single verifiable citation, Israeli journalist, Shlomi Eldar, went to unprecedented lengths to divert attention from the corruption in his country. More >>
More Than a Fight over Couscous: the Palestinian Narrative
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:10 am | Ramzy Baroud
As soon as Virgin Atlantic Airlines introduced a couscous-style salad "inspired by the flavours of Palestine", a controversy ensued. Israel's supporters ignited a social media storm and sent many complaints to the company, obliging the airline ... More >>
The Last Earth - A Palestinian Story
Sunday, 18 February 2018, 11:16 am | Ramzy Baroud
An evocative of modern Palestine, told through the stories of the people who have survived the conflict. More >>
How Netanyahu Made Israel an American issue, and lost
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 4:16 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Despite massive sums of money spent to channel public opinion in the United States in favor of Israel, unmistakable trends in opinion polls are attesting to the changing dynamics of Israel's support among ordinary Americans. More >>
Foreign Policy for Sale: Greece’s Dangerous Alliance
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 8:35 am | Ramzy Baroud
For a brief historical moment, Alexis Tsipras and his political party, Syriza, ignited hope that Greece could resurrect a long-dormant Leftist tide in Europe. More >>
Ramzy Baroud: ‘Whitewashing’ Genocide in Myanmar
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 4:13 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Although the genocide of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar has gathered greater media attention in recent months, there is no indication that the international community is prepared to act in any meaningful way, thus leaving hundreds of thousands of Rohingya ... More >>
The Real Dr. King They Want Us to Forget
Thursday, 25 January 2018, 10:23 am | Ramzy Baroud
On January 15, millions of Americans commemorated Martin Luther King’s Day. His famous speech, ‘I Have a Dream’ was repeated numerous times in media outlets as a reminder of the evil of racism, which is being resurrected in a most pronounced ... More >>
In Words and Deeds: The Genesis of Israeli Violence
Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 12:13 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Not a day passes without a prominent Israeli politician or intellectual making an outrageous statement against Palestinians. Many of these statements tend to garner little attention or evoke rightly deserved outrage. More >>
Shadow Armies: The Unseen, But Real US War in Africa
Wednesday, 10 January 2018, 12:09 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Shadow Armies: The Unseen, But Real US War in Africa By Ramzy Baroud There is a real - but largely concealed - war which is taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, an invigorated Russia and a rising China. The outcome ... More >>
Israel Step Closer to Making Jerusalem Jewish-Only City
Friday, 5 January 2018, 10:39 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israel Step Closer to Making Jerusalem Jewish-Only City By Ramzy Baroud The Israeli government is planning a series of measures aimed at fully denying Palestinians their legal rights in Jerusalem and precluding any future peace settlement based on sharing ... More >>
Year in Review Will 2018 Usher in a New Palestinian Strategy
Wednesday, 27 December 2017, 3:31 pm | Ramzy Baroud
2017 will be remembered as the year that the so-called ‘peace process’, at least in its American formulation, has ended. And with its demise, a political framework that has served as the foundation for US foreign policy in the Middle East has also ... More >>
Whitewashing: The Media’s Two Narratives on Terrorism
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 11:36 am | Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud Within hours after Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant, allegedly detonated a pipe bomb in New York City on December 11, severely injuring himself and wounding four others, a most comprehensive official and media narrative emerged. ... More >>
The ‘Last Martyr’: Who Killed Kamal Al-Assar?
Monday, 11 December 2017, 3:02 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When I learned of the death of Kamal al-Assar, a few years ago, I was baffled. He was only in his 40s. I remember him in his prime, a young rebel, leading the neighborhood youth, armed with rocks and slingshots, in a hopeless battle against the Israeli ... More >>
