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).
Saturday 16-November-2024
Francesca Albanese did not mince her words. In a strongly worded speech at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee on 29 October, the UN Special Rapporteur deviated from the typical line of other UN officials. She directed her statements to those in attendance.
Wednesday 13-November-2024
Arab and Muslim American voters did not remove Democrats from office, nor did they cost Kamala Harris the Oval Office.
Thursday 7-November-2024
The Israeli Knesset passed a second reading of two bills on 28 October that effectively ban the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from carrying out “any activity” in Israel and occupied Palestine.
Monday 4-November-2024
On 14 October, Germany’s Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, who continues to speak tirelessly against Russia and its war with Ukraine, went as far as providing a roundabout justification for the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Thursday 31-October-2024
Under the slogan ‘Gaza is Ours, Forever’, a large number of Israeli extremists and right-wing politicians met in the settlement of Be’eri, near the Gaza border region, on 20-21 October.
Sunday 27-October-2024
Oddly, it was Israeli historian Benny Morris who got it right, when he offered a candid prediction of the future of his country and its war with the Palestinians.
Wednesday 23-October-2024
Israeli officials keep repeating that the occupation state is having to fight on multiple fronts. The truth is that Israel chooses to fight on multiple fronts. The two claims are fundamentally different.
Friday 11-October-2024
The past year of the relentless Israeli genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza, and bloody raids and violence in the West Bank, has been viewed largely in terms of the horrific humanitarian outcomes.
Tuesday 8-October-2024
No one expected that one year would be enough to recalibrate the Palestinian cause as the world’s most pressing issue, and that millions of people across the globe would, once again, rally for Palestinian freedom.
Wednesday 2-October-2024
The official Israeli army version of why it targeted civilian areas during the intense and deadly bombardment of southern Lebanon on 20 September is that the Lebanese are hiding long-range missile launchers in their homes.
Sunday 29-September-2024
Two historic events regarding the Israeli occupation of Palestine took place on 19 July and 18 September.
Thursday 26-September-2024
If you visit the Mahal website, a pop-up reminder — “Apply online” — keeps appearing. It is as if the repeated beep is a reminder of the state of emergency, if not outright panic, in the Israeli military.
Saturday 21-September-2024
Never in its history of war and military occupation has Israel been so incapable of developing a coherent plan for its future and the future of its victims.
Tuesday 17-September-2024
In April 2021, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree postponing parliamentary and presidential elections, which were scheduled to take place in May and July respectively.
Wednesday 11-September-2024
When asked why his latest map had erased the whole of the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retorted with the most detestable answer.
Thursday 5-September-2024
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on 26 August to build a synagogue inside the Noble Sanctuary of Al-Aqsa, the Muslim holy site known as Al-Haram Al-Sharif.