- April 26, 2024
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The Destruction of Khirbet Tana – Interview with Ramzy Baroud, RT
The Israeli pretext for demolishing Khirbet Tana, a village to the east of Nablus, was that it is located near firing zones, says Dr. Ramzy Baroud, editor of PalestineChronicle.com. Israel demolished at least 41 structures, including an elementary school, in Khirbet Tana village in the West Bank on March 4, displacing 10 families and 36 […]
‘Plan B’ – Not an Enigma: Why the West is Keen on Dividing the Arabs
By Ramzy Baroud When Arab streets exploded with fury, from Tunis to Sanaa, pan-Arabism seemed, then, like a nominal notion. Neither did the so-called ‘Jasmine Revolution’ use slogans that affirmed its Arab identity, nor did angry Egyptian youth raise the banner proclaiming Arab unity atop the high buildings adjacent to Tahrir Square. Oddly, the Arabism […]
I Remember My Name – Poetry by Samah Sabawi, Ramzy Baroud and Jehan Bseiso
“For the besieged who taught the world the meaning of freedom. We dedicate this to those who resisted, to the ones who treated the injured and buried the dead under shelling. This is for the children who lost their parents, and the parents who will not see their children again. We dedicate this book to […]
Why We Must Transcend the Clinton-Sanders Debate: The Middle East in US Foreign Policy
By Ramzy Baroud As US liberals and some leftists are pulling up their sleeves in anticipation of a prolonged battle for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination, the tussle becomes particularly ugly whenever the candidates’ foreign policy agendas are evoked. Of the two main contenders, Hilary Clinton is the obvious target. She is an interventionist, uncompromisingly, […]
Journalism in Times of Conflict, Occupation and Political Strife – FOA Interview with Ramzy Baroud
FOA speaks to media consultant, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle, Ramzy Baroud about his tips and tricks of the trade and the importance of journalism and media in times of conflict, occupation and political strife. Social media and digital media has become a driving force for the future and the rise of citizen journalism […]
Dr. Mads Gilbert Coming to Seattle – Join Us
I am honored to be MCing an evening with one of the greatest friends of the Palestinian people anywhere, Dr. Mads Gilbert in Seattle on March 11. The event, which will take place at Town Hall is a fundraiser for KinderUSA, which has served the children of Palestine, the Middle East and around the world […]
I Am A Palestinian – My Name is Herman Wallace – A Poem in English, Spanish and German
As Albert Woodfox of the ‘Angola Three” is released, I would like to celebrate the bittersweet occasion with this poem I wrote following the death of his comrade and friend Herman Wallace in 2013 after spending 41 years in prison. This poem and others will be published along side the inspiring poetry of Samah Sabawi […]
‘Good Labor – Bad Likud’: Dispelling the Myth of ‘Democracy’ within Israel’s Political Establishment
By Ramzy Baroud The Israeli ‘Right’, as demonstrated by a scary coalition of rightwing nationalists, ultranationalists and religious zealots, deserves all the bad press it has garnered since its formation last May. But none of this should come as a shock, as the ‘Right’ in Israel has never been anything but a coalition of demagogues […]
Next Onslaught in Gaza: Why the Status Quo is a Precursor for war
By Ramzy Baroud It is not true that only three wars have taken place since Hamas won parliamentary elections in 2006 in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other wars that were deemed insignificant or ‘skirmishes’ also took place. Operation Returning Echo in March 2012, for example, killed and wounded over 100 people. But since the death […]
The Logic of Hunger Striking Palestinians: When Starvation Is a Weapon
By Ramzy Baroud By Friday, January 29, Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeq had spent 66-days on hunger strike in Israeli jails. Just before he fell into his third coma, a day earlier, he sent a public message through his lawyers, the gist of which was: freedom or death. Al-Qeq is 33-years of age, married and a […]
Ramzy Baroud To Speak at the Marxism 2016 Conferee – Melbourne, Australia, March 26
Palestinian Author and Journalist Dr. Ramzy Baroud will be speaking at the MARXISM 2016 Conference in Victorian College of the Arts – Melbourne, Australia March 26, 2016. For more information visit: http://marxismconference.org/front.php
Why is Trauma Missing from Syria Refugee Debate?
By Ramzy Baroud The 12 million Syrian refugees may differ regarding the reasons why they had to flee their homes and country in the last five years. Yet, they are united in their plight and in the collective trauma of the violent dislocation they have all experienced. Half of those refugees are estimated to be […]
Gaza Speaks: This is What the Decade-long Siege Has Done to Us
By Ramzy Baroud (With reporting from Yousef Aljamal in Gaza) Whenever Mariam Aljamal’s children hear the sound of thunder at night, they wet their beds. Their reaction is almost instinctive, and is shared by a large number of children throughout the Gaza Strip. Mariam’s three children – Jamal, Lina and Sarah – were all born […]
Gaza as Metaphor – New Release
Read my chapter (“Fighting Another Day: Gaza’s Unrelenting Resistance” — Section 3: “Narrating Gaza”) in this excellent, soon to be released book by HURST Publishes and Oxford University Press, entitled: “Gaza as Metaphor”. Edited by two superb intellectuals, Helga Tawil-Souri and Dina Matar, the anthology includes the work of a number of well-respected authors and […]
Apartheid in Palestine: Hard Laws and Harder Experiences – New Release
Please join me to congratulate Dr. Ghada Ageel on the launch of her book anthology: “Apartheid in Palestine: Hard Laws and Harder Experiences.” (University of Alberta Press, Jan 15, 2016). It was my pleasure to have my chapter included alongside contributions by such respected, sincere intellectuals as Richard Falk, Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Huwaida Arraf, Abigail B. […]
Being Palestinian – New Release
Read my contribution and those of many Palestinian intellectuals all over the world in this just published new book from the Edinburgh University Press. (Edited by Yasir Suleiman). From book description at Amazon: “How does it feel when you cannot find Palestine under P in the encyclopaedia your father brings home? Why cultivate fig and […]
Beit Daras Lives
As I am reading Susan Abulhawa’s new and incredible novel, The Blue Between Sky and Water (which you must acquire immediately and read) I ran into this statement that truly made my day. Thank you Susie for honoring Beit Daras and Gaza; all Badrasawis and Gazzawis everywhere are happy and thank you as well. http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-blue-between-sky-and-water-9781632862211/
Ramzy Baroud to Speak in Spokane, Washington, Feb 19
Dear Readers, I will be speaking in Spokane, WA on February 19. (See below for venue and contact details). Hope to see some of you there. It is my first talk in Washington State in a while since I was mostly living and travelling in Europe and the Middle East in the last couple of […]
Defined by Nakba and Exile: The Complex Reality of ‘Home’ for Palestinians
By Ramzy Baroud When ISIS militias swept into Mosel, Iraq, in June 2014, Ibrahim Mahmoud plotted his flight, along with his whole family, which included 11 children. Once upon a time, Ibrahim was himself a child escaping another violent campaign carried out by equally angry militias. In his life-time, Ibrahim became a refugee twice, once […]
My Father Was a Freedom Fighter (Korean Edition)
Available from Sansuya publishers, South Korea.
The Compelling Memoirs of Ali Abumghasib
By Ramzy Baroud Ali Abumghasib knows little about the current intrigues of the Fatah Movement, or, perhaps, he is just not interested. Although he has dedicated most of his life fighting within its ranks, he never saw his membership in Fatah as his defining identity. For him, it was, and will always remain, about Palestine […]
Palestine after Abbas: The Future of a People at Stake
By Ramzy Baroud Although intended to inspire his Fatah Party followers, a televised speech by Mahmoud Abbas on the 51st Anniversary of the group’s launch highlighted, instead, the unprecedented crisis that continues to wreak havoc on the Palestinian people. Not only did Abbas sound defensive and lacking in any serious or new initiatives, but his […]
An Open Letter to Young Muslims Everywhere: The Seed of Triumph in Every Adversity
By Ramzy Baroud When I was a little boy, I used to dream of being reborn outside the hardship of the Refugee Camp in Gaza, in some other time and place where there were no soldiers, no military occupation, no concentration camps and no daily grind – where my father fought for our very survival, […]
Beware ‘Sunni-Stan’: Neocons are Back and Their ‘Vision’ is Darker than Ever
By Ramzy Baroud John Bolton is a tarnished character. The once United States Ambassador to the United Nations is now promoted as a ‘scholar’ in the pro-Israel lobby group, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Bolton is not a peacemaker, nor, in his defense, did he ever try to appear as if one. When he was […]
A Crushed Generation: Photography under Siege in Gaza
By Ramzy Baroud Taghreed has never been outside Gaza. Her family were exiled to the impoverished Gaza Strip when Palestine was ethnically cleansed, to make room for the state of Israel in 1948. She was born in Gaza City 30 years ago, where she dreamed of a world beyond the confines of sand, water and […]
CrossTalk: Syrian Minefield
With two widely differing coalitions and one very complex Civil War, it would appear there is little room for compromise in Syria today. While Russia has called for a united front to fight terrorism in the country, Washington and its allies have very different and often contradictory plans. CrossTalking with Ramzy Baroud, Mehmet Solmaz, and Gareth […]
Hungry Warrior: The Untold Story of Hana Shalabi
By Ramzy Baroud Throughout her hunger strike, that of exactly 47 days, Hana Shalabi never slept consistently for a number of hours. In the first few days of her strike, she would doze off only to wake up with the sudden fear that someone was trying to hurt her. But after the first week of […]
Open Rafah Now: Siege on Gaza is a Cruel and Political Failure
By Ramzy Baroud When Egypt decided to open the Rafah border crossing which separates it from Gaza for two days, December 3 and 4, a sense of guarded relief was felt in the impoverished Strip. True, 48 hours were hardly enough for the tens of thousands of patients, students and other travelers to leave or […]
Reclaiming Palestine: How Israeli Media Misread the Intifada
By Ramzy Baroud Israeli commentators, Yaron Friedman, of “Ynet News” and Haviv Rettig Gur, of the “Times of Israel” are clueless about the driving force behind the Palestinian mobilization and collective struggle. In two recent articles, and with unmistakable conceit, they attempted to highlight what they perceive as the failure of the current Palestinian uprising, […]
