Israel vs. the United Nations: The Nikki Haley Doctrine
Thursday 22-June-2017
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley seems to be championing a single cause: Israel.
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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Journalism History and War: Sit Type and Bleed
Saturday 17-June-2017
The typical newsroom set-up where journalists chase headlines dictated by some centralized news gathering agency – often based in some western capital – does not suffice any more.
Can the 1967 War Offer Opportunity for Peace?
Tuesday 6-June-2017
There is a saying that goes: “Be careful what you wish for for you may get it.” This has been Israel’s dilemma from the very beginning.
How Palestine disappeared from US media coverage
Sunday 28-May-2017
As if he has overnight been transformed into a master politician Donald Trump’s 27-hour trip to Israel has left many analysts mystified.
Fear as an Obstacle to Peace: Why Are Israelis Afraid?
Thursday 25-May-2017
Bat-Hen Epstein Elias’s long article on Iranian Jews is interesting. Parts of it in fact are heartwarming. Yet despite the lack of any serious evidence the story is entirely framed in the language of fear.
Palestinian struggle between victimhood and resistance
Monday 15-May-2017
In mainstream Israeli politics history books literature and collective imagination the Palestinian Nakba never happened.
The Real Reasons behind the Palestinian Hunger Strike
Friday 5-May-2017
Gaza is the world’s largest open air prison. The West Bank is a prison too segmented into various wards known as areas A B and C. In fact all Palestinians are subjected to varied degrees of military restrictions. At some level they are all prisoners.
Palestinian and Jewish voices must challenge Israel’s past together
Tuesday 25-April-2017
Israel has resorted to three main strategies to suppress Palestinian calls for justice and human rights including the Right of Return for refugees.
How Israel Understands the Arab Peace Initiative
Friday 7-April-2017
The Arab proposal was largely a reiteration of United Nations Resolutions 242 and 338.
The Next Phase in the Israeli War on BDS
Friday 31-March-2017
The Israeli state has violated international law more than any other country yet has rarely if ever been held accountable for crimes and misconduct.
US and Israeli Codependent Relationship
Friday 17-March-2017
“We must look back twenty-five years to realize how far Israel has fallen in world support” wrote famed Jewish scholar Harvard sociologist Nathan Glazer in 1976.
Israel’s Failure at Investigating Its Bloody Wars
Thursday 9-March-2017
At a glance Israel appears a true democracy. Take a closer look and that facade of democracy will soon dissipate turning into something else entirely.
Now No One Can Save Israel from Itself
Sunday 26-February-2017
The President of the United States can hardly be taken seriously saying much but doing little. His words often offensive carry no substance and it is impossible to summarize his complex political outlook about important issues.
Israel’s Vision for the Future is Terrifying
Friday 17-February-2017
Empirical historical evidence combined with little common-sense are enough to tell us the type of future options that Israel has in store for the Palestinian people: perpetual apartheid or ethnic cleansing or a mix of both.
Trump Will Ignite a Powder Keg in the Middle East
Thursday 2-February-2017
The inexperienced demagogic politician hardly understands the danger that lies in his decision to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The End to a Western-dominated Era in the Middle East
Thursday 26-January-2017
The Paris Conference was a sad display of French EU US attempt at showing relevance in a region that has vastly changed.