8 Things I learned about Palestine While Touring 8 Western Nations
Thursday 31-May-2018
On 20 February I embarked on a global book tour that has thus far taken me to eight nations.
Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of the Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His latest is &lsquoThese Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons&rsquo. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) and also at the Afro-Middle East Center (AMEC).
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Gazans have crossed the fear barrier
Tuesday 22-May-2018
60 Palestinians were killed in Gaza on May 15 simply for protesting and demanding their Right of Return as guaranteed by international law.
My home is Beit Daras: Our lingering Nakba
Tuesday 15-May-2018
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.
The missing story from the Gaza protests
Wednesday 9-May-2018
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.
Gaza bleeds alone as ‘Liberals’ and ‘Progressives’ go mute
Wednesday 2-May-2018
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.
The Ghost of Herut: Einstein on Israel 70 Years Ago
Thursday 26-April-2018
Albert Einstein along with other Jewish luminaries including Hannah Arendt published a letter in the New York Times on December 4 1948. The letter denounced Israel’s newly-founded Herut party and its young leader Menachem Begin.
Media cover-up: Shielding Israel is a matter of policy
Thursday 19-April-2018
The term ‘media bias’ does not do justice to the western corporate media’s relationship with Israel and Palestine.
Why Israel Feels Threatened by Popular Resistance in Palestine
Wednesday 11-April-2018
Why did Israel kill many unarmed Gaza protesters and wound over 2000 on Friday March 30 and on the following days when they clearly posed no threat to Israeli soldiers?
Rim Banna and the cultural war that Palestinians must win
Wednesday 4-April-2018
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.
Abbas hanging by a thread
Tuesday 27-March-2018
The “deal of the century” is a farce.
Will Israeli policies change if Netanyahu leaves office?
Wednesday 14-March-2018
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 of Palestine is concerned?
How Israeli journalists project Israel’s crimes on to Palestinians
Wednesday 28-February-2018
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.
How Netanyahu Made Israel an American Issue and Lost
Saturday 17-February-2018
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 of Israel’s support among ordinary Americans.
Shababeek: Opening the Window to Palestinian Refugees
Wednesday 14-February-2018
Following the signing of the Oslo agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993 Palestinian refugees vanished off the radar.
Greece’s Dangerous Alliance with Israel
Thursday 8-February-2018
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.
In words and deeds: The genesis of Israeli violence
Wednesday 17-January-2018
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 deserved outrage.