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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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Anti-Semitism and Israel’s Inherent Contradictions
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 5:43 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In a recent article, columnist Yaniv Halili described British author Ben White as 'anti-Semitic'. He also denounced Arab Knesset member Hanin Zoabi for writing a forward to White's latest book, Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy. More >>
The Struggle Continues: US vs. Genuine Reforms at the UN
Friday, 27 January 2012, 5:09 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The country that has long been known to abuse its powers and privileges in the United Nations is now leading a campaign to reform the same organization. While UN reforms are welcomed, if not demanded, by many of its member states, there is little reason ... More >>
Waiting for False Prophets: The Puzzling Israeli Liberals
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 4:34 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Regardless of who may rule Israel, little change ever occurs in the country’s foreign policy. Winning parties remain obsessed with demographics and retaining absolute military dominance. They also remain unfailingly focused on their quest to initiate ... More >>
Aljazeera - The Revolution Will Be Televised and manipulated
Thursday, 12 January 2012, 5:24 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In the final days of the Libyan conflict, as NATO conducted a nonstop bombing campaign, an Aljazeera Arabic television correspondent’s actions raised more than eyebrows. They also raised serious questions regarding the journalistic responsibility of Arab ... More >>
Hamas and the Brotherhood: Reanimating History
Thursday, 5 January 2012, 1:14 pm | Ramzy Baroud
There was an unmistakable hint of triumph in the comments made by Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the elected Hamas government in Gaza when he was hosted by Mohammed Badie, Supreme Guide of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. More >>
Palestine: Those Who Inspired Us in 2011
Thursday, 29 December 2011, 11:57 am | Ramzy Baroud
Mustafa Tamimi was a 28-year-old resident of the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. His meticulously trimmed beard served as the centerpiece of his handsome face. More >>
Embellishing Iraq War: Moral Victory, Selective Body Counts
Friday, 23 December 2011, 3:22 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Someone ought to let mainstream news producers know that the nearly 4,500 US soldiers killed in the Iraq war were not the only victims. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have also been killed as a result of the unwarranted US invasion, and many more have ... More >>
Masked in Gaza: Untold History of Palestinian 'Militancy'
Friday, 16 December 2011, 11:19 am | Ramzy Baroud
Essam Al-Batsh and his nephew, Sobhi Al-Batsh, are the latest in a long line of reported Palestinian ‘militants’ killed by Israel. The civilians were both targeted while driving in a car in downtown Gaza on December 8. More >>
Towards a True Paradigm Shift in Palestine
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 5:47 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The Palestinian Uprising or Intifada of 1987 remains the single most significant triumph of popular mobilization in Palestinian history. The First Intifada, as it is commonly known, had, once and for all, placed the Palestinian people as a collective ... More >>
Freedom & Imperialism: Arab Spring & the Intellectual Divide
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 10:29 am | Ramzy Baroud
The so-called ‘Arab Spring’ is creating an intellectual divide that threatens any sensible understanding of the turmoil engulfing several Arab countries. While it is widely understood that revolutions endeavor to overthrow political structures ... More >>
Zero-Problems Foreign Policy No More:Turkey & Syrian 'Abyss'
Friday, 25 November 2011, 2:35 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When Recep Tayyip Erdogan became Turkey’s prime minister in 2003, he seemed to be certain of the new direction his country would take. It would maintain cordial ties with Turkey’s old friends, Israel included, but also reach out to its Arab ... More >>
Syria Uprising Falls Victim to Power Plays
Friday, 18 November 2011, 10:00 am | Ramzy Baroud
Syrians continue to be victimized, not only in violent clashes with the Syrian military, but also by regional and international players with various agendas. Protests in Syria began on January 26, and a more inclusive uprising was set in motion on March ... More >>
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 >>
