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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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On False Hopes And Broken Promises: Behind The Scenes Of The UN Statement On Palestine
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 3:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any UN proceeding concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Indeed, the Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour is "very happy that ... More >>
‘Truth, No Matter What’: Why Watering Down Palestinian Reality Is A Crime
Monday, 27 February 2023, 10:03 am | Ramzy Baroud
On February 20, the United Nations Security Council approved a statement, described in the media as a ‘watered-down’ version of an earlier draft resolution which would have demanded that Israel “immediately and completely cease all settlement ... More >>
‘America Is Not A Racist Country’: How Nikki Haley Became Israel’s Candidate For The White House
Friday, 24 February 2023, 3:05 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Though it has been argued that the so-called American dream is long dead, Nikki Haley is proof that the dream is still alive. Unfortunately, the ‘dream’ is hers alone. Until recently, a close confidante of former US President Donald Trump and ... More >>
True Champions Of Humanity In Türkiye And Syria: We Thank You
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 7:58 am | Ramzy Baroud
On February 7, a funeral was held in the northern Syrian town of Jinderis. It was one of numerous such funerals to be held on that day across Syria and Türkiye, following a devastating earthquake that killed and injured thousands. Each one of these funerals ... More >>
Active ‘Neutrality’: Why Is Israel Struggling To Maintain A Coherent Position In Russia, Ukraine?
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 3:05 pm | Ramzy Baroud
For a whole year, Israel has struggled in its attempts to articulate a clear and decisive position regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. The reason behind the seemingly confused Israeli position is that it stands to lose, regardless of the outcome. But ... More >>
A Month’s Notice: Why Burkina Faso Ordered French Troops Out Of The Country
Monday, 13 February 2023, 3:49 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Though it was clear that Burkina Faso was eventually going to follow in the footsteps of Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR), Ouagadougou’s decision to break military ties with France was not as simple as media sound bites want us to believe. ... More >>
Failed Experiment: Three Reasons Why Israel Fears A Major War On Gaza
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 3:11 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Though Israel’s past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as acts of self-defense, the truth is different. Historically, Israel’s relationship with Gaza has been defined by Tel Aviv’s ... More >>
Palestine Is My Cause: Arabs Reaffirm Support For Palestinians, Rejection Of The Occupation
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 3:11 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The latest Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic situation and living conditions to their take on immigration, state institutions and democracy. With one ... More >>
Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting The Violence Of Media Delegitimization
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 8:43 am | Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo On January 19, during one of its raids in the Occupied West Bank, the Israeli military arrested a Palestinian journalist, Abdul Muhsen Shalaldeh, near the town of Al-Khalil (Hebron). This is just the latest ... More >>
A State For Some Of Its Citizens: Captured Black Soldier’s Saga Highlights Racism In Israel
Friday, 27 January 2023, 11:22 am | Ramzy Baroud
“For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?” These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of a person believed to be Avera Mengistu, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin who was captured ... More >>
It Has Always Been A ‘Religious War’: On Ben Gvir And The Adaptability Of Zionism
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 3:04 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In a self-congratulatory article published in the Atlantic in 2017, Yossi Klein Halevi describes Israeli behavior at the just-conquered holy Muslim shrines in Occupied East Jerusalem in 1967 as “an astonishing moment of religious restraint”. “The ... More >>
Time For Action Is Now: What Will Happen After The ICJ Delegitimizes Israel’s Occupation Of Palestine
Thursday, 12 January 2023, 3:14 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Once more, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will offer a legal opinion on the consequences of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. A historic United Nations vote on December 31 called on the ICJ to look at the Israeli Occupation in terms ... More >>
On Giuseppe Trani And The ‘Human Condition’: Positive Vibes For 2023
Saturday, 7 January 2023, 2:08 pm | Ramzy Baroud
When the newsstand of Giuseppe Trani was swept away by massive flooding that devastated the southern Italian town of Casamicciola, near Naples, the 70-year-old man lost everything. Not for long, though, as the townsfolk, who were also affected by the ... More >>
On Football, Opium And Popular Resistance: Not All Sports Are Created Equal
Monday, 26 December 2022, 7:04 am | Ramzy Baroud
My friend is not an elitist. To the contrary, he has spent decades of his life fighting social inequality, racism and championing the rights of disadvantaged groups. Therefore, I was taken aback when he surmised that “football is the opium of the people”. ... More >>
Lions’ Den Is Not A Fleeting Phenomenon: On Palestine’s Looming Armed Revolt
Friday, 23 December 2022, 5:39 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Just when Israel, and even some Palestinians, began talking about the Lions’ Den phenomenon in the past tense, a large number of fighters belonging to the newly-formed Palestinian group marched in the city of Nablus. Unlike the group’s first appearance ... More >>
The Nakba Day Triumph: How The UN Is Correcting A Historical Wrong
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 6:49 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The next Nakba Day will be officially commemorated by the United Nations General Assembly on May 15, 2023. The decision by the world’s largest democratic institution is significant, if not a game changer. For nearly 75 years, the Palestinian Nakba ... More >>
Xi’s Visit And The Future Of The Middle East: What Does China Want From The Arabs
Friday, 9 December 2022, 6:39 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The problem with most Western media’s political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments. These types of analyses are now being applied to ... More >>
On ‘Hate’ And Love At The World Cup: Palestine Is More Than An Arab Cause
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 9:31 am | Ramzy Baroud
We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, to be compared to other collective struggles that consume most Arabs, everywhere. The ongoing ... More >>
‘Deliberate Ambiguity’: Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Are Greatest Threat To Middle East
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 1:57 pm | Ramzy Baroud
As western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many western governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel’s own nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many countries around ... More >>
Xi Vs Trudeau: How China Is Rewriting History With The Colonial West
Monday, 28 November 2022, 6:02 am | Ramzy Baroud
Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on November 16 has become a social media sensation. Xi, assertive if not domineering, lectured ... More >>
