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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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The Palestinian Prisoners’ Intifada
Friday, 18 January 2013, 8:38 am | Ramzy Baroud
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Intifada By Ramzy Baroud If Palestinian leaders only knew how extraneous their endless rounds of “unity” talks have become, they might cease their enthusiastic declarations to world media about yet another scheduled ... More >>
History of the People: Articulating ‘Palestine’
Friday, 11 January 2013, 10:01 am | Ramzy Baroud
History of the People: Articulating ‘Palestine’ Despite Israeli Hasbara By Ramzy Baroud What does a Palestinian farmer who is living in a village tucked in between the secluded West Bank hills, a prisoner on hunger strike in an Israeli jail and ... More >>
The Imagined, ‘Sinister’ Iranian Threat in Latin America
Friday, 4 January 2013, 1:02 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Reading the text of a bill that was recently signed into law by US President Barack Obama would instill fear in the hearts of ordinary Americans. Apparently, barbarians coming from distant lands are at work. They are gathering at the US-Mexico border, ... More >>
Nakba Revisited: Tragedy of Syria’s Palestinians
Friday, 28 December 2012, 11:48 am | Ramzy Baroud
Nakba Revisited: Tragedy of Syria’s Palestinians and Centrality of Right of Return By Ramzy Baroud It must have been 2007, although I cannot remember the exact date. I do recall getting lost in what seemed like a futile search for the headquarters ... More >>
Mali: West Africa’s Gate to Convenient Chaos, Intervention
Monday, 24 December 2012, 2:40 pm | Ramzy Baroud
France is insisting on ‘rapid’ military intervention in Mali. Its unmanned drones have reportedly been scouring the desert of the troubled West African nation - although it claims that the drones are seeking the whereabouts of six French hostages believed ... More >>
Palestine’s New Status: A History Rerun or a New Strategy
Friday, 7 December 2012, 12:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Palestine has become a “non-member state” at the United Nations as of Thursday November 29, 2012.The draft of the UN resolution beckoning what many perceive as a historic moment passed with an overwhelming majority of General Assembly members: ... More >>
A Different War in Gaza, and the War Ahead
Monday, 3 December 2012, 1:51 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In life, some phenomena cannot be explained by ordinary logic or technical language, let alone official discourses. How did Gaza manage to fight back with such ferocity and undying vigor in quelling the latest Israeli war despite years of a bloody siege ... More >>
Netanyahu’s High-stakes Game in Gaza: Same Time, Same Place
Monday, 26 November 2012, 12:48 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Many key phrases have been presented to explain Israel’s latest military onslaught against Gaza, which left scores dead and wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flexing his muscles in preparation for the Israeli general elections ... More >>
EU as an Enabler of Netanyahu’s Colonial Policies
Monday, 19 November 2012, 11:16 am | Ramzy Baroud
Europe is different, as we are often reminded. The general wisdom is unlike the United States’ unconditional support for Israel. European countries tend to be more balanced in their approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Their politicians are less ... More >>
Palestine Entangled: The Politics of Money
Monday, 12 November 2012, 11:58 am | Ramzy Baroud
In Malaysia, a small group of community activists are busy at work developing projects that benefit most vulnerable members of Palestinian society in Gaza. Working under the umbrella of Viva Palestina Malaysia (VPM), the group shows solidarity through ... More >>
Palestine Entangled: The Politics of Money
Saturday, 10 November 2012, 2:34 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Palestine Entangled: The Politics of Money By Ramzy Baroud In Malaysia, a small group of community activists are busy at work developing projects that benefit most vulnerable members of Palestinian society in Gaza. Working under the umbrella of ... More >>
Manipulating History: ‘Popular Resistance’ in Palestine
Monday, 5 November 2012, 11:32 am | Ramzy Baroud
Apparently, ‘popular resistance’ has suddenly elevated to become a clash of visions or strategies between the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah and its rivals in Gaza, underscoring an existing and deepening rift between various factions and leaderships. More >>
Rhetorically Speaking: US Elections and the Middle East
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 12:37 pm | Ramzy Baroud
US elections are manifestly linked to the Middle East, at least rhetorically. In practical terms, however, US foreign policies in the region are compelled by the Middle East’s own dynamics and the US’ own political climate, economic woes, ... More >>
Turkey’s Policies at a Crossroads
Saturday, 13 October 2012, 3:14 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Turkey’s Policies at a Crossroads: From Zero-Problems to a Heap of Trouble By Ramzy Baroud It seems that media consensus has been conclusively reached: Turkey has been forced into a Middle Eastern mess not of its own making; the ‘Zero Problems ... More >>
Empire Trapped: The US’ Unpromising Role in New Middle East
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 11:46 am | Ramzy Baroud
Editors representing many Asian newspapers stood in a perfect line. They were nervous and giddy at the prospect of meeting Li Changchun, China’s powerful member of the Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee. More >>
On Anti-Muslim Films, Cartoons and My Gaza Neighbor
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 5:46 pm | Ramzy Baroud
A neighbor of mine, of many years ago from a Gaza refugee camp, was a sacrilegious person par excellence. Unemployed like most inhabitants of the camp, he was extremely poor. His family responsibilities were daunting, yet prolonged Israeli military curfews ... More >>
Charity Economics, Subservient Politics: Why Oslo Must Go
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 4:56 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Recent demonstrations in protest of the rising cost of living have swept across the West Bank. While they are not indicative of a Palestinian version of the ‘Arab Spring’, they are still an important first step. More >>
Growing Isolation: Boycott of Israel Crosses to Govts’ Realm
Friday, 14 September 2012, 11:45 am | Ramzy Baroud
Should Israel be worried? Very much so, for the age of total impunity is coming to an end. Critical voices of the Israeli occupation and mistreatment of Palestinians are rising - not only within civil society circles, but among world governments as ... More >>
Palestinian Refugees from Syria Lost and ‘Betrayed’
Monday, 10 September 2012, 1:30 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The official position of Arab nations is unambiguous: solidarity with Palestine is paramount. But facts on the ground point to a disturbingly different reality, one in which Palestinians are mistreated beyond any rational justification in various ... More >>
Arrigoni’s Murder Trial in Gaza: Answers Not Just a Verdict
Monday, 3 September 2012, 4:20 pm | Ramzy Baroud
There was once a young man from a very small Italian town called Bulciago who wished to change the world. As soon as he finished his exams, he began his quest. He travelled near and far, and when he arrived in Jerusalem in 2002, he knew he had found his ... More >>
