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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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There Will Be Repercussions: The West Is Collectively Responsible For Israel’s Genocide In Gaza
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 3:08 pm | Ramzy Baroud
On October 20, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stood on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, between Egypt and besieged Gaza. Guterres was not the only international figure to travel to the Gaza border, hoping to mobilize ... More >>
Time To Listen: What Is Gaza Telling Us About Palestinian Priorities
Friday, 3 November 2023, 11:31 am | Ramzy Baroud
Gaza has changed the political equation in Palestine. Moreover, the repercussions of this devastating war are likely to alter the political equation in the entire Middle East and to re-center Palestine as the world’s most urgent political crisis ... More >>
The Gaza Manifesto: Why America’s Old Middle East Is Crumbling
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 9:27 am | Ramzy Baroud
History will not forgive those who have remained silent, exhibited or expressed ‘balanced’ positions - or worse, defended Israel’s ongoing genocide in an already besieged, impoverished and overcrowded Gaza. This is not a cliché declaration, a ... More >>
‘Human Animals’: The Sordid Language Behind Israel’s Genocide In Gaza
Friday, 27 October 2023, 6:46 am | Ramzy Baroud
“(Tutsis) are cockroaches. We will kill you.” Arabs are like “drugged cockroaches in a bottle.” The first quote was a line repeated frequently by the Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines , a Rwandan radio station, which is largely blamed for inciting ... More >>
No Peace Without Justice: Gaza Has Just Vanquished A 20-Year-Old Israeli Plan
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 8:54 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israel had the perfect plan for Gaza - in fact, for all Palestinians, when it decided to redeploy its forces around the Occupied Gaza Strip in 2005. Despite statements made, back then, by Israeli officials that the 'disengagement' plan aimed at severing ... More >>
Not Hamas-Israeli Conflict: The Palestinian Cause Belongs To The World
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 5:27 am | Ramzy Baroud
At one time, the ‘Arab-Israeli Conflict’ was Arab and Israeli. Over the course of many years, however, it was rebranded. The media is now telling us it is a ‘Hamas-Israeli conflict’. But what went wrong? Israel simply became too powerful. The supposedly ... More >>
A Day To Remember: How ‘Al-Quds Flood’ Altered The Relationship Between Palestine And Israel Forever
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 10:08 am | Ramzy Baroud
Regardless of the precise strategy of the Palestinian group Hamas, or any other Palestinian movement for that matter, the daring Palestinian military campaign, deep inside Israel, on Saturday, October 7, was only possible because Palestinians ... More >>
The Gaza War Is Lost: But Will Netanyahu Concede?
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 10:51 am | Ramzy Baroud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had often boasted about the readiness of his army to deal with, and to eliminate all threats to Israel's ‘security’. The Israeli military, too, has contributed to the Israeli hasbara that Tel Aviv would ... More >>
Ambassador Of Israeli Crimes: This Is How Gilad Erdan Become A Defender Of Women’s Rights In Iran
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 9:05 am | Ramzy Baroud
A new trend is emerging in the Israeli hasbara discourse targeting Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims: women’s rights. The word ‘new’ is not exactly accurate. The misuse of the genuine struggle for women’s rights in the Arab and Muslim world ... More >>
Ghosts Of The Past: For Israel, War On UNESCO Is An Existential Battle
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 1:59 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Jericho does not belong to the Palestinians alone. It belongs to the whole of humanity. For Israel, however, the recognition by UNESCO of Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine” complicates its mission of erasing Palestine, ... More >>
Tel Aviv’s Losing Brands: Israeli ‘Coup’ And The Death Of False Democracy
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 2:48 pm | Ramzy Baroud
From its very onset, Israel has constructed a brand for itself, a powerful gimmick that was predicated on two main pillars: democracy and stability. The main target audience for this brand has been powerful Western states that wielded disproportionate ... More >>
Epidemic or Revolution: The Other Side of the West Africa Upheaval
Monday, 18 September 2023, 6:06 am | Ramzy Baroud
What if the "epidemic of coups" in West and Central Africa is not that at all, but a direct outcome of outright revolutionary movements, similar to the anti-colonial movements that liberated most African nations from the yoke of Western ... More >>
Abuse Of Palestinian Women In Hebron
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 5:22 am | Ramzy Baroud
The humiliation of Palestinian women by Israeli soldiers in the occupied city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) on July 10 was not the first such episode. Sadly, it will not be the last. Indeed, the stripping of five women in front of their children, parading ... More >>
Musk, Zuckerberg, & The Art Of Distraction
Sunday, 3 September 2023, 5:59 am | Ramzy Baroud
‘Panem et circenses’, said the Romans - ‘Bread and circuses’. This maxim served the Romans well. In times of crisis and whenever they needed a distraction from military defeats or political infighting at the highest levels, they simply ... More >>
A ‘Terrorist Onslaught’? This Is Why Netanyahu, Gallant Blame Iran For West Bank Violence
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 10:00 am | Ramzy Baroud
Despite their complicated and often uneasy relationship, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant agree on one thing: Iran is behind Israel's security problem. The socio-economic polarization in Israel, the ... More >>
Friend Or Foe? Russia’s West Jerusalem Consulate Is Very Worrying
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 5:56 am | Ramzy Baroud
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, a global cold war has also kicked in. As a strong ally of Washington and the home of a massive constituency of Russian, Ukrainian and East European Jews, it was only natural that Tel Aviv would be at the ... More >>
Saviors and Villains: On Military Coups and Starvation: Is Western Media’s Perception of Africa Racist?
Monday, 21 August 2023, 6:00 am | Ramzy Baroud
Racism goes beyond the use of certain words or the discriminatory practices of everyday life. It is also about political perceptions, intellectual depictions, and collective relationships. Consider the way that Africa is currently portrayed in the news. From ... More >>
Will China Succeed In Brokering Peace In Palestine?
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 6:43 am | Ramzy Baroud
It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully ... More >>
‘Capital Of Shatat’ And Palestinian Agony: The Uncomfortable Truth About Ain Al-Hilweh
Friday, 11 August 2023, 7:09 am | Ramzy Baroud
Ain Al-Hilweh is known as the "Capital of Palestinian Shatat ." The term might not stir many emotions among those who do not fully understand, let alone experience the harrowing existence of ethnic cleansing and perpetual exile - and the tremendous ... More >>
Balancing Act Is Over - Israeli Protests Are Not About Democracy, But Ideology
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 6:39 am | Ramzy Baroud
The late Israeli commentator, Uri Avnery, wrote , "I am increasingly worried that the Israeli-Palestinian struggle … is assuming a more and more religious character." At first glance, the statement may seem baffling. If Israel is a 'Jewish State' that ... More >>
