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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 and the Language of Power
Friday, 17 July 2009, 11:48 am | Ramzy Baroud
Nearly six months have passed since the Israeli army ceased pounding the tiny stretch of land that is the Gaza Strip. Since then, Gaza continues to appear on the news once in a while, as a recurring subject of human misery. More >>
Forget the Headlines - Iraqi Freedom Deferred
Thursday, 9 July 2009, 10:24 am | Ramzy Baroud
As US combat troops redeployed to the outskirts of Iraqi cities on June 30, well-staged celebrations commenced. The pro-US Iraqi government declared “independence day” as police vehicles roamed the streets of war-weary Iraq in an unpersuasive show of ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Hamas’ Political Impasse
Friday, 3 July 2009, 1:56 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Much can be said to explain, or even justify Hamas’ recent political concessions, where its top leaders in Gaza and Damascus agreed in principle with a political settlement on the basis of the two-state solution. More >>
Beyond Politics: People for Sale in Hungry World
Friday, 26 June 2009, 2:34 pm | Ramzy Baroud
One might be tempted to dismiss the recent findings of the US State Department on human trafficking as largely political. But do not be too hasty. Criticism of the State Department's report on trafficked persons, issued on 16 June, should be rife. More >>
Israel and Obama’s Iran Puzzle
Monday, 22 June 2009, 11:12 am | Ramzy Baroud
The election victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is likely to complicate US President Barack Obama’s new approach to his country’s conflict with Iran. The reason behind the foreseen obstacle is neither the US nor Iran’s refusal to ... More >>
A Boy and an Artificial Leg: A Gaza Story
Friday, 12 June 2009, 11:45 am | Ramzy Baroud
His room is ready; the walls have fresh paint and my kids prepared a basket of chocolates and other treats to place beside his bed. They hung a poster on his door that has been decorated with colored pens and glitter that says “Welcome Shobhi!” I have ... More >>
Can Obama Work His Magic on Arabs?
Friday, 5 June 2009, 2:03 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Among many major misconceptions pertaining to Arabs and Muslims is the common belief that they are a weak-willed, irrelevant collective, easily influenced and effortlessly manipulated. This mistaken assumption underscores the very ailment that has afflicted ... More >>
Netanyahu’s New Quest: The Game is On
Monday, 1 June 2009, 12:27 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“We've accomplished quite a few things, and I think the most important one is to cement the principle that the path to peace is through negotiations and not through violence.” More >>
Gaza Disowned: The Pope, Israel & ‘Reconciliation'
Friday, 22 May 2009, 2:14 pm | Ramzy Baroud
“Gaza is not on the Pope’s itinerary, nor will it be. There will be no change in these plans. But I’ll say it very clearly, the Pope is absolutely not going to Gaza.” Such were the astounding comments made by the Pope’s spokesman in Israel, ... More >>
The Drones Are Coming: New War on Civilians
Friday, 15 May 2009, 3:45 pm | Ramzy Baroud
US President Barack Obama took the podium in a White House press conference and stood with an all-embellished confidence that often accompanies new presidents. He was flanked by two leaders whose apparent grandeur barely reflected their embattled situations ... More >>
War without Context: Fatah Hamas & Flawed Language
Monday, 11 May 2009, 1:40 pm | Ramzy Baroud
From a distance, the struggle between Hamas and Fatah appears commonplace, a typical third world country’s political scuffle over interpretation of democracy that went out of control, or simply a ‘power struggle’ between two political rivals vying ... More >>
War without Context: Fatah, Hamas, Flawed Language
Saturday, 9 May 2009, 12:49 pm | Ramzy Baroud
From a distance, the struggle between Hamas and Fatah appears commonplace, a typical third world country’s political scuffle over interpretation of democracy that went out of control, or simply a ‘power struggle’ between two political rivals vying ... More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Clinton’s Unpromising Start
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 12:18 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Incongruous. One can hardly think of a more suited term to describe the new US administration's approach to peacemaking in the Middle East. Though there is little evidence that previous US administrations had genuinely attempted to play a balanced role in forging ... More >>
M. East ‘Spies’: A New Front for Gaza’s Conflict
Saturday, 25 April 2009, 10:39 am | Ramzy Baroud
The reverberations of the Israeli war on Gaza are still felt throughout the Middle East. One could in fact speak of a silent war being waged in the region. Now that Israel’s clear intentions in Gaza - discrediting Hamas and ultimately ousting them ... More >>
Non-Violence in Palestine: Timing and Intentions
Saturday, 18 April 2009, 2:56 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When one speaks of or advocates non-violence, does he promote such an idea because he believes that historically it has been a more effective means of liberation, or is it purely because he thinks that it is a more self-respecting means of struggle? More >>
Israel Investigated, But Will It Repent?
Saturday, 11 April 2009, 12:34 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Any variation of the words “Palestine” and “massacre” are sure to yield millions of results on major search engines on the World Wide Web. These results are largely in reference to hundreds of different dates and events in which numerous Palestinians ... More >>
Netanyahu and the ‘Future of the Peace Process’
Friday, 27 March 2009, 5:39 pm | Ramzy Baroud
It seems that the Palestinian-Israeli ‘peace process’ is in serious jeopardy. At least, this is the immediate impression one gleans from media reports from Israel. Unlike, Israel’s Kadima and Labor party ‘moderates’, Prime Minister-designate ... More >>
Intifada: A Third Chapter?
Monday, 23 March 2009, 12:33 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Though the dust has settled in Gaza, the rubble from the untold number of demolished buildings, homes and mosques is far from being cleared away. Graves continue to receive victims, young and old alike, from Israel's most recent offensive. And in the midst ... More >>
Durban II: Politicizing Racism
Monday, 16 March 2009, 1:43 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Many countries are set to participate in the Conference against Racism, scheduled to be held in Geneva, April 20-25. But the highly touted international meet is already marred with disagreement after Israel, the United States and other countries decided ... More >>
Was Hamas the Work of the Israeli Mossad?
Friday, 6 March 2009, 12:20 pm | Ramzy Baroud
While various Western governments are struggling to define a possible relationship with the Palestinian movement Hamas, some progressive and leftist circles are also uneasy regarding their own perception of the Islamic movement. More >>
