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Ramzy Baroud is the Managing Editor of Middle East Eye. He is an internationally-syndicated columnist, a media consultant, an author and the founder of PalestineChronicle.com. His latest book is My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story (Pluto Press, London). He is a Ph.D. scholar at the University of Exeter's European Centre for Palestine Studies (ECPS).
SHARE Saturday, January 4, 2020 Who is Archbishop Atallah Hanna, and Why Israel Hates him
Archbishop Hanna is one of the strongest and most articulate Palestinian Christian voices in Jerusalem. His relentless work and leadership have irked Israeli authorities for many years.
SHARE Saturday, December 28, 2019 On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again
Time and again, the solidarity movement returns with a defiant message, insisting that no country, not even Israel, has the right to commit war crimes with impunity.
SHARE Thursday, December 12, 2019 Money, Power and Turf: Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost
Of the 180 countries classified by Reporters Without Borders' annual report on press freedom, seven Middle Eastern countries are listed at the bottom 10% category of the world's worst violators.
SHARE Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Israel's Unfinished "Coup"
The Israeli leader has run out of ideas, and is quickly running out of allies as well, not only from without, such as his former ally and the head of Yisrael Beiteinu party, Avigdor Lieberman, but from within his own party as well.
SHARE Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Is Microsoft Funding Israeli Spying on Palestinians?
Microsoft prides itself on being a leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR), emphasizing that "privacy (is) a fundamental human right." In practice, however, Microsoft's words are hardly in line with its action, at least not when its human rights maxims are applied to occupied and besieged Palestinians.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 6, 2019 The Africa-Palestine Conference: Why South Africa Must Lead the Way
The main, obvious conclusion from all of these meetings and interactions is that South Africans are serious about their solidarity with Palestine, and that they see themselves as partners in the Palestinian struggle for justice and peace.
SHARE Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Apartheid Made Official: Deal of the Century is a Ploy and Annexation is the New Reality
The Palestinian leadership must understand that the nature of the conflict is now changing. Conventional methods and empty statements will not slow down the Israeli push for annexation nor Tel Aviv's determination to expand its apartheid to all of Palestine.
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, August 31, 2019 Humanity Denied: What Is Missing from the Omar, Tlaib Story
Israel's decision to bar two United States Democratic Representatives, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, from entering Israel and visiting Palestine has further exposed the belligerent, racist nature of the Israeli government.
SHARE Thursday, July 18, 2019 Who Killed Oscar and Valeria: The Inconvenient History of the Refugee Crisis
According to UNHRC, as of June 19, 2019, there are 70.8 million forcibly displaced people worldwide; of them, 41.3 million are internally displaced people, while 25.9 million are refugees who crossed international borders. Were it not for such violent interventions, Oscar, Valeria and millions of innocent people would have still been alive today.
SHARE Friday, June 28, 2019 The Day After: What if Israel Annexes the West Bank?
Calls for the annexation of the Occupied West Bank are gaining momentum in both Tel Aviv and Washington. But Israel and its American allies should be careful what they wish for. Annexing the Occupied Palestinian Territories will only reinforce the current rethink of the Palestinian strategy, as opposed to solving Israel's self-induced problems.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Kushner as a Colonial Administrator: Let's Talk About the "Israeli Model"
Kushner thinks he is capable of arranging the future of the Palestinian people without the inclusion of the Palestinian leadership. He has been pushing his so-called "Deal of the Century" relentlessly, while including in his various meets and conferences countries such as Poland, Brazil and Croatia, but not Palestine. Kushner believes that Palestinians are not capable of governing themselves.
SHARE Saturday, June 8, 2019 Facing the Facts: Israel Cannot Escape ICC Jurisdiction
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's anti-ICC position is familiar, last April, US President Donald Trump virulently expressed his contempt for the global organization and everything it represents. "Any attempt to target American, Israeli, or allied personnel for prosecution will be met with a swift and vigorous response," Trump said in a writing on April 12.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Two Narratives of Palestine: The People Are United, the Factions Are Not
The ongoing Great March of Return in Gaza is another daily example of the kind of unity for which the Palestinian people are striving. Despite heavy losses, thousands of protesters insist on their unity while demanding their freedom, Right of Return and an end to the Israeli siege.
SHARE Friday, April 26, 2019 Notre Dame of Gaza: Our Mosques and Churches Are Also Burning
Hundreds of Palestinian houses of worship were targeted by the Israeli military in previous wars, most notably in 2008-9 and 2012. But the 2014 war was the most brutal and most destructive yet. Thousands were killed and more injured. Nothing was immune to Israeli bombs. According to Palestine Liberation Organization records, 63 mosques were completely destroyed and 150 damaged in that war alone.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 10, 2019 The Unfinished Gaza War: What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Attacking Palestinian Prisoners
Considering the direct impact of the situation in Israeli prisons on the collective psyche of all Palestinians, any more reckless steps by Netanyahu, Erdan and their IPS goons will soon result in greater collective resistance, a struggle that Israel cannot easily suppress.
SHARE Saturday, April 6, 2019 Great March of Return is Palestinians' Cry for Justice
The aims of the Great March of Return protests, which began in Gaza on March 30 last year, are to put an end to the suffocating Israeli siege and implement the right of return for Palestinian refugees who were expelled from their homes and towns in historic Palestine 70 years ago.