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Ramzy Baroud

Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle. He has authored a number of books on the Palestinian struggle including ‘The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story’ (Pluto Press, London). Baroud has a Ph.D. in Palestine Studies from the University of Exeter and is a Non-Resident Scholar at Orfalea Centre for Global and International Studies, University of California Santa Barbara. His website is www.ramzybaroud.net.

July 17, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
The Massacre of Inn Din: How Rohingya Are Lynched and Held Responsible
“In my four years as High Commissioner, I have heard many preposterous claims. That claim is almost in its own category of absurdity. Have you no shame, sir, have...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, Opinion, Palestine, UN
July 10, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Europe’s Iron Curtain: The Refugee Crisis is about to Worsen
A recent European Council summit in Brussels was meant to articulate a united policy on the burgeoning refugees and migrant crisis. Instead, it served to highlight the bitter divisions...
Published in: Africa, Article, Europe & Russia, France, Hungary, Italy, Libya, Opinion, Poland
July 3, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
‘Deal of the Century’ is not new and the PA leadership is not a victim
Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ will fail. Palestinians will not exchange their 70-year long struggle for freedom for Jared Kushner’s cash; nor will Israel accept even if there...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
June 26, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Did Israel inspire Trump’s family separation policy?
This past May, the United States Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, announced the government’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy at US border crossings. It was a matter of weeks before the new policy began...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, US
June 19, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Stop the wars to end the refugee crisis
Europe is facing its most significant refugee crisis since World War Two. All attempts at resolving the issue have failed, mostly because those charged with doing so have ignored...
Published in: Africa, Article, Europe & Russia, Libya, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
June 12, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
The international community should not stand by as Israel abuses Palestinians
What is taking place in Palestine is not a ‘conflict’. We readily utilise the term but, in fact, the word ‘conflict’ is misleading. It equates oppressed Palestinians with Israel,...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
June 5, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Palestine is not occupied, it is colonised
June 5 2018 marks the 51st anniversary of the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. But, unlike the massive popular mobilisation that preceded the anniversary of the Nakba –...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
May 29, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
8 things I learned about Palestine while touring 8 Western nations
On 20 February, I embarked on a global book tour that has, thus far, taken me to eight nations. The main theme of all my talks in various cultural,...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, US
May 21, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Decoding the US Embassy move to Jerusalem: Why Trump did it
Two important truths have to be restated in order to understand the context of the US government’s decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which officially...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
May 21, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Israel’s premature celebration: Gazans have crossed the fear barrier
60 Palestinians were killed in Gaza on May 15, simply for protesting and demanding their Right of Return as guaranteed by international law. 50 more were killed since March...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
May 15, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
My home is Beit Daras: our lingering Nakba
When Google Earth was launched in 2001, I rushed immediately to locate a village that no longer exists on a map, which now delineates a whole different reality. Although...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
May 14, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
An affront to history: Giro d’Italia’s ‘sport-washing’ of Israel Apartheid
For the first time since its inception in 1909, the legendary Italian cycling race, Giro d’Italia kicked off outside Europe and, strangely enough, from the city of Jerusalem on...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
May 8, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Eclipsing Factionalism: The missing story from the Gaza protests
The Gaza border protests must be understood in the context of the Israeli Occupation, the siege and the long-delayed ‘Right of Return’ for Palestinian refugees. However, they should also be...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, US
May 1, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Gazan Gandhis: Gaza bleeds alone as ‘Liberals’ and ‘Progressives’ go mute
Three more Palestinians were killed and 611 wounded last Friday, when tens of thousands of Gazans continued their largely non-violent protests at the Gaza-Israel border. Yet as the casualty...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
April 24, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
The Ghost of Herut: Einstein on Israel, 70 Years Ago
Albert Einstein, along with other Jewish luminaries, including Hannah Arendt, published a letter in the New York Times on December 4, 1948. That was only a few months after...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, US
April 17, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Media cover-up: Shielding Israel is a matter of policy
The term ‘media bias’ does not do justice to the western corporate media’s relationship with Israel and Palestine. The relationship is, indeed, far more profound than mere partiality. It...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
April 9, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Why Israel feels threatened by popular resistance in Palestine
Why did Israel kill many unarmed Gaza protesters and wound over 2,000 on Friday, March 30 and on the following days, when they clearly posed no threat to Israeli...
Published in: Africa, Algeria, Article, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Tunisia, Yemen
April 2, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Rim Banna and the cultural war that Palestinians must win
Rim Banna passed away at the age of 51. Her death on 24 March, after a decade-long battle with cancer, brought grief to Palestinians everywhere. Rim, a Palestinian Christian...
Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
March 26, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
The last ‘peace process’ warrior: Abbas hanging by a thread
The “deal of the century” is a farce. We suspected that, of course, but, upon his return from Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in more detail why...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
March 19, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Who wants to kill Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah?
On March 13, while on his way to the besieged Gaza Strip, two 33-pounds bombs targeted the convoy of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah. Hamdallah was visiting Gaza,...
Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
March 13, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Will Israeli policies change if Netanyahu leaves office?
If scandal-plagued Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, exits his country’s political scene today, who is likely to replace him? And what does this mean as far as Israel’s Occupation...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
March 6, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Ahed’s generation: Why the youth in Palestine must break free from dual oppression
As global voices continue to demand the freedom of 17-year-old teenage Palestinian girl, Ahed Tamimi, Israeli authorities have arrested nine additional members of her family. Those who were detained...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
February 27, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Netanyahu’s corruption: How Israeli journalists project Israel’s crimes on to Palestinians
In an article published in Al-Monitor without a single verifiable citation, Israeli journalist, Shlomi Eldar, went to unprecedented lengths to divert attention from the corruption in his country. He...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
February 20, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
More than a fight over couscous: Why the Palestinian narrative must be embraced
As soon as Virgin Atlantic Airlines introduced a couscous-style salad “inspired by the flavours of Palestine”, a controversy ensued. Israel’s supporters ignited a social media storm and sent many complaints to...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
February 14, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Shababeek: Opening the Window to Palestinian Refugees
Following the signing of the Oslo agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993, Palestinian refugees vanished off the radar. The most pressing of all issues...
Published in: Article, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Palestine
February 13, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
The Boomerang Effect: How Netanyahu Made Israel an American Issue, and Lost
Despite massive sums of money spent to channel public opinion in the United States in favour of Israel, unmistakable trends in opinion polls are attesting to the changing dynamics...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, US
February 6, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Foreign policy for sale: Greece’s dangerous alliance with Israel
For a brief historical moment, Alexis Tsipras and his political party, Syriza, ignited hope that Greece could resurrect a long-dormant Leftist tide in Europe. A new Greece was being...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Greece, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Turkey
January 30, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
‘Whitewashing’ Genocide in Myanmar
Although the genocide of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar has gathered greater media attention in recent months, there is no indication that the international community is prepared to act...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, ICC, International Organisations, Myanmar, Opinion, US
January 22, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
The trials of Africa and the real Dr King they want us to forget
On 15 January, millions of Americans commemorated Martin Luther King’s Day. His famous speech, ‘I Have a Dream’ was repeated numerous times in media outlets as a reminder of...
Published in: Africa, Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Libya, Opinion, UN, US
January 16, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
In words and deeds: the genesis of Israeli violence
Not a day passes without a prominent Israeli politician or intellectual making an outrageous statement against Palestinians. Many of these statements tend to garner little attention or evoke rightly...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
January 4, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Israel step closer to making Jerusalem Jewish-only city
The Israeli government is planning a series of measures aimed at fully denying Palestinians their legal rights in Jerusalem and precluding any future peace settlement based on sharing the...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
January 1, 2018 | Ramzy Baroud
Shadow armies: The unseen, but real US war in Africa
There is a real – but largely concealed – war which is taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, an invigorated Russia and a rising...
Published in: Africa, Article, Asia & Americas, Opinion, US

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