Dr Ramzy Baroud – Middle East Monitor

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Book Launch of Ramzy's Baroud latest book - The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story on 27 March, 2018 [Jehan Alfarra/Middle East Monitor]

Dr Ramzy Baroud

Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of the Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His latest is 'These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons' (Clarity Press). 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). His website is www.ramzybaroud.net

December 22, 2022

On football, opium and popular resistance: Not all sports are created equal

My friend is not an elitist. To the contrary, he has spent decades of his life fighting social inequality, racism and championing the rights of disadvantaged groups. Therefore, I...

Published in: Africa, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, FIFA, France, International Organisations, Japan, Middle East, Morocco, News, Palestine, Portugal, Qatar, Senegal, US
December 20, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

The Lions' Den is not a fleeting phenomenon - an armed uprising looms

Just when Israel, and even some Palestinians, have started to talk about the Lions' Den phenomenon in the past tense, a large number of fighters belonging to the newly-formed...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
December 12, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

The Nakba Day triumph: How the UN is correcting a historical wrong

The next Nakba Day will be officially commemorated by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 May, 2023. The decision by the world's largest democratic institution is significant, if...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
December 7, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Xi's visit and the future of the Middle East: What does China want from the Arabs?

The problem with most Western media's political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments....

Published in: Arab League, Article, Asia & Americas, China, Europe & Russia, GCC, International Organisations, Middle East, OPEC, Opinion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, US
December 5, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

On 'hate' and love at the World Cup: Palestine is more than an Arab cause

We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, to be compared to other collective...

Published in: Article, FIFA, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Qatar
November 28, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

'Deliberate ambiguity': Israel's nuclear weapons are greatest threat to Middle East

As western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many western governments continue to turn a blind eye to...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, IAEA, International Organisations, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Ukraine, US
November 23, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Xi vs. Trudeau: How China is rewriting history with the colonial West

Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on 16 November has become...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Canada, China, Opinion, Taiwan, US
November 22, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Symbolic but significant, the decision to investigate Abu Akleh's murder is unprecedented

The recent decision by the US Department of Justice to open an investigation into the killing in May of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is not a game-changer,...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
November 18, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Liberating Africa from poverty requires changing power relations with the West

Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city's well-organised streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world's leading brands in fashion, cars and perfumes. Amid...

Published in: Africa, Article, Asia & Americas, China, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Russia, Ukraine
November 14, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Palestinians are Native Americans, not 'Red Indians': it's time to liberate our language

At a recent conference in Istanbul that brought many Palestinian scholars and activists together to discuss the search for a common narrative, a member of the audience declared at...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
November 7, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

If Lula's victory in Brazil is to mean anything, the Palestinians need a unified foreign policy

Palestinians and their supporters are justified in celebrating the victory of the leftist candidate Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in the runoff for Brazil's presidential election on 30 October....

Published in: Africa, Algeria, Arab League, Article, Asia & Americas, Brazil, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, US
November 5, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud | Romana Rubeo

The 'principal threat': Time to talk about the Palestinian class struggle

On Monday, 31 October, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared part of the community's mourning of...

Published in: Africa, Algeria, Article, Europe & Russia, France, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
November 1, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Chasing a mirage: How Israel Arab parties validate Israeli Apartheid

Regardless of the outcome of the latest Israeli elections, Arab parties will not reap meaningful political benefits, even if they collectively achieve their highest representation ever. The reason is...

Published in: Article, Israel, Israeli Elections, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 31, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

'Nothing works': Europe must stop blaming others for its own crises

The European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU's political elite or mainstream media as a right-wing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a different,...

Published in: Africa, Article, EU, Europe & Russia, France, Germany, International Organisations, Italy, Libya, Middle East, Norway, Opinion, Sweden, Syria
October 25, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

In revoking its stance on Jerusalem, Australia isolates Israel, not the Palestinians

Former US President Donald Trump's so-called "Deal of the Century" was meant to be a finality of sorts, an event reminiscent of Francis Fukuyama's premature declaration of the "End...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Australia, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, Opinion, Palestine, US
October 18, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Difficult months ahead: Why Israel is afraid of the Lions' Den

This headline in the Israeli newspaper, the Jerusalem Post, only tells part of the story: "The Lions' Den, Other Palestinian Groups are Endless Headache for Israel, PA." It is...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 15, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

The other Russia-West war: Why some African countries are abandoning Paris and joining Moscow

The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags; others carried Russian...

Published in: Africa, Article, Asia & Americas, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Europe & Russia, France, G20, International Organisations, Opinion, Russia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UN, US
October 11, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Strangers behind the trees: On the death of Rayyan Suleiman and his fear of monsters

Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldiers. This is all that we talked about before going to bed. Unlike imaginary monsters...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 4, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Lapid is not serious about a Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid threw a spanner into the works recently when he told the UN General Assembly that, "An agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Israeli Elections, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
September 29, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

'Well of solutions' or problems: Why reforming the UN is critical

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly was, in many ways, similar to the 76th session and many other previous sessions: at best, a stage for rosy...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Opinion, UN, US
September 27, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Whose side is the PA on?

The arrest of a couple of prominent Palestinian activists, one of whom was Musab Shtayyeh, by Palestinian Authority police on 20 September was not the first time that the...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
September 24, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

From Exodus to Marvel: A brief history of Hollywood's justification of Israeli war crimes

The introduction of an Israeli Mossad agent as the latest Marvel movie character crosses the line, even by Hollywood's poor moral standards. However, the Israeli superhero, Sabra, must be...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
September 20, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Will the United Nations finally deliver justice for Palestine?

In his anticipated speech at the United Nations General Assembly on 23 September, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to, once more, make a passionate plea for the recognition...

Published in: Article, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
September 17, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

'Leading from behind': Is Washington at war with Moscow?

Though Washington insists that it is not interested in a direct military conflict with Moscow, the latter claims that the US is, in fact, directly involved. But who is...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Russia, Ukraine, US
September 12, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

The lesson of Sabra and Shatila is far-reaching

The 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre falls on 16 September. Around 3,000 Palestinian refugees were killed at the hands of Lebanon's Phalangist militias operating under the...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
September 6, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

The 'painful march for freedom' reveals the triumphant legacy of Palestinian prisoners

"As soon as I left prison, I went to Nael's grave. It is adorned with the colours of the Palestinian flag and verses from the Holy Qur'an. I told...

Published in: Africa, Article, Asia & Americas, China, Egypt, Europe & Russia, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Syria, UK
September 3, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

The road to fascism: How the war in Ukraine is changing Europe

As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, EU, Europe & Russia, Germany, International Organisations, Italy, Opinion, Russia, Ukraine, US
August 30, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Investigating the victim exposes the depravity of Israeli propaganda

"There was no Massacre in Jenin" was the headline of a Haaretz editorial on 19 April, 2002, one week after Israel ended its deadly onslaught on the besieged Palestinian...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Germany, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
August 23, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Deliberate misrepresentation: Western media bias makes Israeli war on Palestinians possible

While US and western mainstream and corporate media remain biased in favour of Israel, they often behave as if they are a third, neutral party. This is simply not...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, US
August 18, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Will the idea of the 'West' survive the scourge of the Russia-Ukraine war?

The "West" is not just a term, it is also a concept that acquires new meanings with time. To its advocates, it can be analogous to civilisation and benevolent...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine
August 15, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Israel's 'victory' celebration was premature: the defining war in Gaza is yet to be fought

For years, Palestinians and Israelis have laboured to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on 5 August, manifested this reality clearly. Throughout its military...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
August 9, 2022 | Dr Ramzy Baroud

Hamas' next move is critical: Palestinian resistance faces greatest test yet

Today, Israel assassinated a top Palestinian commander, Ibrahim Nabulsi, in Nablus, along with two other fighters, Islam Sabbouh, and Hussein Taha. This bloody action is intrinsically linked to the bloody events in Gaza...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine

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