Sun 19-May-2024

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).

Not Hamas-Israeli conflict: The Palestinian cause belongs to the world

At one time the ‘Arab-Israeli Conflict’ was Arab and Israeli. Over the course of many years however it was rebranded. The media is now telling us it is a ‘Hamas-Israeli conflict’.

Al-Aqsa Flood has altered the relationship between Palestine & Israel

Regardless of the precise strategy of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas or any other Palestinian faction for that matter the daring military campaign deep inside Israel on Saturday 7 October was only possible because Palestinians are simply fed up.

The Gaza war is lost: But will Netanyahu concede?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had often boasted about the readiness of his army to deal with and to eliminate all threats to Israel’s ‘security’.

Ambassador of Israeli crimes

A new trend is emerging in the Israeli hasbara discourse targeting Palestinians Arabs and Muslims: women’s rights.

Ghosts of the past: For Israel war on UNESCO is an existential battle

Jericho does not belong to the Palestinians alone. It belongs to the whole of humanity.

Israeli coup and the death of false democracy

From its very onset Israel has constructed a brand for itself a powerful gimmick that was predicated on two main pillars: democracy and stability.

The untold story of the abuse of Palestinian women in Hebron

The humiliation of Palestinian women by Israeli soldiers in the occupied city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) on 10 July was not the first such episode. Sadly it will not be the last.

A ‘terrorist onslaught’? This is why Netanyahu Gallant blame Iran

Despite their complicated and often uneasy relationship Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant agree on one thing: Iran is behind Israel’s security problem.

Friend or foe? Russia’s West Jerusalem Consulate is very worrying

Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war a global cold war has also kicked in.

Palestinians welcome China new Middle East role

It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts.

The uncomfortable truth about Ain Al-Hilweh

The Ain Al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon is known as the capital of Palestinian shatat.

Israel protests are not about democracy but ideology

The late Israeli commentator Uri Avnery wrote I am increasingly worried that the Israeli-Palestinian struggle … is assuming a more and more religious character.

What does solidarity mean in the new era in Palestine?

It is a new era in Palestine. It is taking shape before our very eyes through the blood tears and sacrifices of a brave generation that is fighting on two fronts: against the Israeli military occupation on the one hand and collaborating Palestinians masquerading as a leadership on the other.

US and Israel: Is the unbreakable bond finally breaking?

Israeli President Isaac Herzog added nothing of great value in his speech at the United States Congress on 19 July.

Will Abbas lead Palestinians to civil war?

This is the perfect opportunity for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to exit the stage. But he will not.

Netanyahu’s remarks should prompt paradigm shift in occupied Palestine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is known to be against the establishment of a Palestinian state but now he has made it clear that he wants to go even further.