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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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The Price of Solidarity: Palestine, Indonesia and the ‘Human Rights’ Dilemma
Saturday, 8 April 2023, 5:30 am | Ramzy Baroud
When I excitedly shared the news on social media that Indonesia had refused to host the Israeli team as part of the Under-20 World Cup, scheduled from May 20 to June 11 in Indonesian cities, some readers were unimpressed. Though any news related to ... More >>
Lying About Lying: Why We Must Revisit The Definition Of ‘Fake News’
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 11:34 am | Ramzy Baroud
The phrase 'fake news' continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarized political atmosphere, both Republicans and Democrats distrust media organizations affiliated with opposing parties. This means that most of what is uttered or written ... More >>
Selective Outrage In Palestine: The Problem Is Not Just Smotrich But Zionism
Friday, 31 March 2023, 9:46 am | Ramzy Baroud
By his own admission, Israel’s new Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a “fascist homophobe”. This declaration, which he made on January 16, should be enough to accentuate the violent nature of the new political concoction created by Israeli ... More >>
‘Israel Is (Not) Back To Africa’: How African Countries Are Challenging Israeli Plot On The Continent
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 2:03 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The scene of Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-Li, along with other Israeli delegates, being escorted out of the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18, was historic. The very moment that was meant to crown twenty ... More >>
Mass Protests And False Hope: Israel’s Supreme Court Is No Friend Of The Palestinian People
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 2:05 pm | Ramzy Baroud
As hundreds of thousands, throughout Israel, joined anti-government protests, questions began to arise regarding how this movement would affect, or possibly merge, into the wider struggle against the Israeli military occupation and apartheid in Palestine. ... More >>
Silent In Ukraine: Weapons Perpetuate, Do Not End Wars
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 2:55 pm | Ramzy Baroud
As is the case of long wars, the warring parties and their affiliated media in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have painted each other using uncompromising language, making it nearly impossible to offer an unbiased view of the ongoing tragedy that has killed, ... More >>
Victory Is Defeat: Palestinian Children’s Art Exposes Israel’s Cultural Genocide
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 6:39 am | Ramzy Baroud
The following text tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: “We are delighted to report that Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has removed a display of ... More >>
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 >>
