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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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In Their Own Words: When Trump & Obama Sounded the Same
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 10:09 am | Ramzy Baroud
The nature of the rhetoric in Donald Trump's first speech at the United Nations General Assembly was largely predictable. Even his bizarre threat to “totally destroy North Korea” was consistent with his overall style and previous warnings. More >>
Will Israel Become a UN Security Council Member?
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 10:37 am | Ramzy Baroud
There is a great irony in the fact that Israel is seeking a seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). More >>
Rohingya Genocide: Big Oil, Failed Democracy, False Prophets
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 11:49 am | Ramzy Baroud
To a certain extent, Aung San Suu Kyi is a false prophet. Glorified by the west for many years, she was made a 'democracy icon' because she opposed the same forces in her country, Burma, at the time that the US-led western coalition isolated Rangoon ... More >>
Three Years after the War: Gaza Youth Speak Out
Thursday, 7 September 2017, 10:01 am | Ramzy Baroud
"At bedtime, I am afraid to turn the lights off. I am not a coward, it is just that I worry that this bulb hanging from the ceiling is the last light that remains (shining) in my life." More >>
The Terror Next Time: The Daesh Story Is Not Ending
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 9:55 am | Ramzy Baroud
Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, has been reduced to rubble. It has been finally conquered, snatched back from the notorious group, Daesh, after months of merciless bombardment by the US-led war coalition, and a massive ground war. More >>
Trump and Kim Should Not Hold the World Hostage
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 4:54 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Not too far away from Seattle, Washington there are eight ballistic-missile submarines carrying the world’s large shipments of nuclear weapons. More >>
Al-Araqeeb Village: Palestinian Bedouins Refuse to Surrender
Friday, 18 August 2017, 1:32 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Al-Araqeeb Village: Palestinian Bedouins Refuse to Surrender 116 Times By Ramzy Baroud On August 1, the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb was destroyed for the 116th time . As soon as Israeli bulldozers finished their ugly deed and soldiers ... More >>
‘The Palestine Exception’
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 2:54 pm | Ramzy Baroud
‘The Palestine Exception’: War on BDS is now a War on American Democracy By Ramzy Baroud There is something immoral in Washington D.C., and its consequences can be dire for many people, particularly for the health of US democracy. The US ... More >>
Fear and Trepidation in Tel Aviv
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 4:00 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Fear and Trepidation in Tel Aviv: Is Israel Losing the Syria War? By Ramzy Baroud Israel, which has played a precarious role in the Syrian war since 2011, is furious to learn that the future of the conflict is not to its liking. The six-year-old Syria ... More >>
How Trump and Netanyahu Pushed Palestinians to A Corner
Friday, 21 July 2017, 3:22 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Early October 2016, Misbah Abu Sbeih left his wife and five children at home and then drove to an Israeli police station in Occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem. More >>
‘The World is (Not) Flat’
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 4:42 pm | Ramzy Baroud
‘The World is (Not) Flat’: ‘Trumpism’ is Symptom of Decades-Long Imperial Arrogance By Ramzy Baroud No matter how hard White House officials try, they cannot construct a coherent ‘Trump doctrine’ that would make sense amid the chaos that ... More >>
Pushing Gaza to Suicide: The Politics of Humiliation
Friday, 30 June 2017, 10:46 am | Ramzy Baroud
Mohammed Abed is a 28-year-old taxi driver from the village of Qarara, near the town of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. He has no teeth. More >>
Israel vs. the United Nations: The Nikki Haley Doctrine
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 11:09 am | Ramzy Baroud
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, seems to be championing a single cause: Israel. More >>
Journalism, History and War: Sit, Type and Bleed
Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 4:08 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Journalism, History and War: Sit, Type and Bleed By Ramzy Baroud The typical newsroom set-up, where journalists chase after news headlines dictated by some centralized news gathering agency - often based in some western capital - does not suffice any ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Can the 1967 War Offer Opportunity for Peace?
Monday, 12 June 2017, 1:40 pm | Ramzy Baroud
There is a saying that goes: “Be careful what you wish for, for you may get it.” This has been Israel’s dilemma from the very beginning. More >>
How Palestine Disappeared from US Media Coverage
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 1:42 pm | Ramzy Baroud
As if he has, overnight, been transformed into a master politician, Donald Trump's 27-hour trip to Israel has left many analysts mystified. More >>
New Charter: Should Hamas Rewrite the Past?
Friday, 12 May 2017, 12:35 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Now that the Palestinian Islamic Movement, Hamas, has officially changed its Charter, one should not immediately assume that the decision is, in itself, an act of political maturity . More >>
The Real Reasons behind the Palestinian Hunger Strike
Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 3:31 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Gaza is the world’s largest open air prison . The West Bank is a prison, too, segmented into various wards, known as areas A, B and C. In fact, all Palestinians are subjected to varied degrees of military restrictions. At some level, they are all prisoners. More >>
Palestinian, Jewish Voices Must Challenge Israel’s Past
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 1:16 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Israel has resorted to three main strategies to suppress Palestinian calls for justice and human rights, including the Right of Return for refugees. More >>
Who Will Fill the Intellectual Vacuum in the Arab World?
Wednesday, 19 April 2017, 10:53 am | Ramzy Baroud
Back in the Middle East for a few months, I find myself astounded by the absence of the strong voices of Arab intellectuals. The region that has given rise to the likes of Michel Aflaq, George Habash, Rached al-Ghannouchi, Edward Said and numerous ... More >>
