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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 Boats Seized, but ‘Freedom Waves’ Will Continue
Monday, 14 November 2011, 3:05 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Another mission accomplished, or so it seems. Israeli navy ships have managed to thwart yet another civil society ‘provocation’ (as described by a spokesman for the Israel Embassy in Dublin, Irish Times, November 4). More >>
Islamists on Probation:Western Reaction to Tunisian Election
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 2:39 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Following Tunisia’s first fair and free elections on October 27, the Western media responded with a characteristic sense of fear and alarm. For many, it seemed that the ghost of the Islamic menace was back to haunt ‘Western values’ throughout ... More >>
Iraq War Declared Over, but War Party Persists
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 12:25 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In a White House Statement on October 21, US President Barack Obama pledged that his country would finally withdraw forces from Iraq.“After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over,” he said. More >>
Theater of the Absurd:Netanyahu and His Endgame in Palestine
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 11:52 am | Ramzy Baroud
During his deliberately offensive speech on September 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the General Assembly as “the theater of the absurd.” Israel’s few friends at the United Nations – led by the US delegation - listened ... More >>
Afghanistan: Ten Years of Tragedy and Misguided Policy
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 3:55 pm | Ramzy Baroud
On July 1, 2002, US planes bombed an Afghan wedding in the small village of Deh Rawud. Located to the north of Kandahar, the village seemed fortified by the region’s many mountains. For a few hours, its people thought they were safe from a war they ... More >>
The Syrian Uprising: US Follow a Failed Path
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 9:34 am | Ramzy Baroud
United States ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is quite a feisty diplomat. He shows up unannounced and uninvited at various hot spots in the country, greeted with varying degrees of enthusiasm and, oftentimes, anger. More >>
Ibrahim Zaza: The Gaza Boy Newspapers Omitted
Monday, 3 October 2011, 11:05 am | Ramzy Baroud
“Both of Ibrahim’s arms were cut off. He had a hole in his lung. Parts of his legs were missing. His kidney was in a bad condition…we need people to stand with us.” These were the words of an exhausted man as he described the condition of ... More >>
Another ‘Symbolic Victory’: Abbas’ New Political Gambit
Sunday, 25 September 2011, 12:30 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go to the United Nations to request the admission of Palestine as a full member, he appeared to have had an epiphany. Had he finally realized that for the past two decades he and his party, ... More >>
Another ‘Symbolic Victory’: Abbas’ New Political Gambit
Friday, 23 September 2011, 12:06 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go to the United Nations to request the admission of Palestine as a full member, he appeared to have had an epiphany. Had he finally realized that for the past two decades he and his party, ... More >>
Taking on Turkey: Israel’s ‘Dangerous’ Game
Friday, 16 September 2011, 3:56 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The UN Palmer Report, which largely exonerated Israel for murdering nine unarmed Turkish civilians in international waters on May 31, 2010, seemed in some ways like the last straw. Prior to its publication, the camel’s back had already mostly broken, ... More >>
For the Love of Israel: Congresswoman’s Misguided War on UN
Monday, 12 September 2011, 3:33 pm | Ramzy Baroud
From an Israeli point of view, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the ideal American politician. Although many in the US government aspire to her level of commitment to Israel, few can measure up to a dedication that extends beyond the very interests ... More >>
Libya’s Next Fight: Overcoming Western Designs
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 10:56 am | Ramzy Baroud
At a press conference in Tripoli on Aug. 26, a statement read aloud by top Libyan rebel commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj was reassuring. Just a few months ago, disorganized and leaderless rebel fighters seemed to have little chance at ousting Libyan dictator ... More >>
Israel’s ‘Nice Little War’: Gaza, Egypt in the Range of Fire
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 11:21 am | Ramzy Baroud
The reference was made to the tent cities that have sprung up across the country by middle class Israelis demanding change and reforms. The organizational style of these demands was not entirely different from Arab uprisings. More >>
US-Arab Disconnect: Revolutions Restate Region’s Priorities
Monday, 22 August 2011, 7:04 pm | Ramzy Baroud
As the Arab Spring continues to challenge dictators, demolish old structures and ponder roadmaps for a better future, the US remains committed to its failed policies, misconceptions and selfish interests. Arabs may disagree on many things, but few ... More >>
US-Arab Disconnect: Revolutions Restate Region’s Priorities
Friday, 19 August 2011, 11:21 am | Ramzy Baroud
As the ‘Arab Spring’ continues to challenge dictators, demolish old structures and ponder roadmaps for a better future, the US remains committed to its failed policies, misconceptions and selfish interests. More >>
Gaza. Somalia. Humanity Lives on
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 3:18 pm | Ramzy Baroud
I remember how exhilarated I felt when I was told I was old enough to fast for the month of Ramadan. My feelings had little to do with abstention from food and drink between dawn and sunset each day. For a child, there is little joy in that. The meaning ... More >>
Competing Narratives in Syria
Sunday, 7 August 2011, 2:41 pm | Ramzy Baroud
There is no linear narrative capable of explaining the multifarious happenings that have gripped Syrian society in recent months. On March 23, as many as 20 peaceful protesters were killed at the hands of the Syrian regime’s security forces, and ... More >>
Syria: Between Tired Slogans and a Looming Dawn
Friday, 5 August 2011, 6:08 pm | Ramzy Baroud
There is no linear narrative capable of explaining the multifarious happenings that have gripped Syrian society in recent months. On March 23, as many as 20 peaceful protesters were killed at the hands of the Syrian regime’s security forces, and ... More >>
Arab Awakening and Western Media
Saturday, 30 July 2011, 5:46 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When President Ali Abdullah Saleh tried desperately to quell Yemen’s popular uprising, he appealed to tribalism, customs and traditions. All his efforts evidently failed, and the revolution continued unabated. When Saleh denounced women for joining men ... More >>
Arab Awakening/WesternMedia:Time for Revolutionary Discourse
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 12:43 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When President Ali Abdullah Saleh tried desperately to quell Yemen’s popular uprising, he appealed to tribalism, customs and traditions. All his efforts evidently failed, and the revolution continued unabated. When Saleh denounced women for joining men ... More >>
