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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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Fake Neutrality: How Western Media Language Misrepresents Palestinians, Shields Israel
Friday, 26 August 2022, 11:43 am | Ramzy Baroud
While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favor of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not the case. Take the New York Times coverage of the latest Israeli war on Gaza as an example. ... More >>
The New Schism: Will The Idea Of The ‘West’ Survive The Scourge Of The Russia-Ukraine War?
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 5:51 am | Ramzy Baroud
The ‘West’ is not just a term, but also a concept that acquires new meanings with time. To its advocates, it can be analogous to civilization and benevolent power; to its detractors, mostly in the 'East' and 'South', it is associated with colonialism, ... More >>
Israel’s Premature ‘Victory’ Celebration: The Defining War In Gaza Is Yet To Be Fought
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 6:04 am | Ramzy Baroud
For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5 , clearly manifested this reality. Throughout its military operation, Israel has repeatedly underscored ... More >>
Without Palestine, There Is No Arab Unity: Why Normalization With Israel Will Fail
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 6:57 am | Ramzy Baroud
It seemed all but a done deal: Israel is finally managing to bend the Arabs to its will, and Palestine is becoming a marginal issue that no longer defines Israel’s relations with Arab countries. Indeed, normalization with Israel is afoot, and the ... More >>
The Intricate Fight For Africa: The Legacy Of The Soviet Union Vs Western Colonialism
Monday, 8 August 2022, 6:34 am | Ramzy Baroud
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with the continent, but in the global power struggle involving the US, Europe, China, India, Turkey and others. ... More >>
Why Resistance Matters: Palestinians Are Challenging Israel’s Unilateralism, Dominance
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 6:11 am | Ramzy Baroud
Until recently, Israeli politics did not matter to Palestinians. Though the Palestinian people maintained their political agency under the most demoralizing conditions, their collective action rarely influenced outcomes in Israel, partly due to the massive ... More >>
Washington Is The Problem, Not The Solution: Why Mahmoud Abbas Is Seeking New ‘Powerful’ Sponsors
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 6:43 am | Ramzy Baroud
To judge US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine as a ‘failure’ in terms of activating the dormant ‘peace process’ is simply a misnomer. For this statement to be accurate, Washington would have had to indicate even a nominal ... More >>
The War ‘Diplomat’: How Borrell, The West Lost The ‘Global Battle Of Narratives’
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 10:58 am | Ramzy Baroud
In a blog entry, reflecting on the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bali, Indonesia on July 7-8, the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, seems to have accepted the painful truth that the West is losing what he termed “the ... More >>
The Shameful UN ‘List Of Shame’: Equating Between The Israeli Perpetrator And The Palestinian Victim
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 9:32 am | Ramzy Baroud
“We regret we failed to protect you.” This was part of a statement issued by United Nations human rights experts on July 14, urging the Israeli government to release Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Manasra. Only 14 years old at the time of his ... More >>
The Rise Of BRICS: The Economic Giant That Is Taking On The West
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 5:54 am | Ramzy Baroud
The G7 summit in Elmau, Germany, June 26-28, and the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, two days later, were practically useless in terms of providing actual solutions to ongoing global crises - the war in Ukraine, the looming famines, climate change and ... More >>
Worsening Chaos: Israel’s Political Instability Is Now The Norm
Friday, 15 July 2022, 7:01 am | Ramzy Baroud
The collapse of the short-lived Israeli government of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid validates the argument that the political crisis in Israel was not entirely instigated and sustained by former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Bennett’s coalition ... More >>
15 Years Of Failed Experiments: Myths And Facts About The Israeli Siege On Gaza
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 11:10 am | Ramzy Baroud
15 years have passed since Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip, subjecting nearly two million Palestinians to one of the longest and most cruel politically-motivated blockades in history. The Israeli government had then justified its siege as the ... More >>
Chomsky On Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS And The One-State Solution
Saturday, 2 July 2022, 5:51 am | Ramzy Baroud
(Dedicated to the memory of Ghassan Kanafani, an iconic Palestinian leader and engaged intellectual who was assassinated by the Israeli Mossad on July 8, 1972) This is, according to the Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci, the ‘interregnum’- the rare ... More >>
Palestinians ‘Are Not Animals In A Zoo’: On Kanafani And The Need To Redefine The Role Of The ‘Victim Intellectual’
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 11:02 am | Ramzy Baroud
(Dedicated to the memory of Ghassan Kanafani, an iconic Palestinian leader and engaged intellectual who was assassinated by the Israeli Mossad on July 8, 1972) Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, US media introduced many new characters, ... More >>
‘Not A Justification But A Provocation’: Chomsky On The Root Causes Of The Russia Ukraine War
Sunday, 26 June 2022, 5:02 am | Ramzy Baroud
One of the reasons that Russian media has been completely blocked in the West, along with the unprecedented control and censorship over the Ukraine war narrative, is the fact that western governments simply do not want their public to know that the ... More >>
Cultural Warriors: Why Palestine’s Sports Victories Should Inspire Us
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 11:02 am | Ramzy Baroud
The Palestine National Football Team has, once more, done the seemingly impossible by qualifying for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. By any standards, this is a great achievement, especially as the Palestinians have done it with style and convincing victories over ... More >>
Palestinians ‘Are Bound To Win’: Why Israelis Are Prophesying The End Of Their State
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 10:05 am | Ramzy Baroud
While it is true that Zionism is a modern political ideology that has exploited religion to achieve specific colonial objectives in Palestine, prophecies continue to be a critical component of Israel’s perception of itself, and of the state’s ... More >>
The End Of Laissez-Faire: Russia’s Attempt At Reshaping The World Economy
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 1:59 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Starting on May 31, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov embarked on a tour to Gulf Cooperation Council countries, where he visited Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, among others. Lavrov’s main objective of these visits is to strengthen ... More >>
Palestine’s New Resistance Model: How The Last Year Redefined The Struggle For Palestinian Freedom
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 5:35 am | Ramzy Baroud
What took place between May 2021 and May 2022 is nothing less than a paradigm shift in Palestinian resistance. Thanks to the popular and inclusive nature of Palestinian mobilization against the Israeli occupation, resistance in Palestine is no longer ... More >>
Russia Vs NATO: How Mali Became Another Front For The Ukraine War
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 6:18 am | Ramzy Baroud
The distance between Ukraine and Mali is measured in thousands of kilometers. But the geopolitical distance is much closer to the point that it appears as if the ongoing conflicts in both countries are the direct outcomes of the same geopolitical currents ... More >>
