Ramzy Baroud

It is crucial for any American administration to recognize that, regardless of political agendas, the views of the American public regarding the situation in Palestine and Israel are undergoing a significant shift. A critical mass of opinion is rapidly forming, and this change is becoming undeniable. Paradoxically, while Islamophobia continues to rise across the US, … Continue reading “Shifting Allegiances: The Role of Palestine in US Domestic and Foreign Policy”

“The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his tail,” warns a timeless Chinese proverb. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, seems to neither heed the lessons of history nor the wisdom of such folk sayings. By leading a vilification campaign against Egypt, the Israeli leader is further exposing his country’s vulnerabilities. This is … Continue reading “The Monkey’s Tail: How Netanyahu’s Ambitions Expose Israel’s Vulnerabilities”

The conversation on settler colonialism must not be limited to academic discussion. It is a political reality, clearly demonstrated in the everyday behavior of Israel. Israel is not merely an expansionist regime historically; it remains actively so today. Additionally, the core of Israeli political discourse, both past and present, revolves around territorial expansion. Frequently, we … Continue reading “From Gaza to Syria: The Unyielding Reality of Israeli Settler Colonialism”

Language matters. Aside from its immediate impact on our perception of great political events, including war, language also defines our understanding of these events throughout history, thereby shaping our relationship with the past, the present, and the future. As Arab leaders are mobilizing to prevent any attempt to displace the Palestinian population of war-stricken Gaza … Continue reading “The Lost ‘Arab’: Gaza and the Evolving Language of the Palestinian Struggle”

Palestinians and Israelis agree that the Gaza resistance was the main reason behind Israel’s forced decision to accept a ceasefire and begin its gradual withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The oddity is that Palestinians – dying, resisting, but remaining steadfast in Gaza – usually stand at the polar opposite of everything the Israeli government and … Continue reading “Gaza Has Changed the Discourse on Popular Resistance, But Are We Truly Listening?”

Let’s be clear: the forced displacement of Palestinians is not a new idea. US President Donald Trump’s latest proposal to take “long-term ownership” of Gaza, to “clean out” the “mess”, and to turn it into a “Riviera of the Middle East” is just the latest iteration of efforts aimed at ethnically cleansing Palestinians from their … Continue reading “Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Green Light for Ethnic Cleansing?”

“A year of combat” – this is how Israel’s new Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, described 2025 at a conference organized by the Israeli ministry of defense. The exact sentence, translated from Hebrew, was: “The year 2025 will continue to be a year of combat.” The word ‘continue’ is crucial, suggesting that Israel will resume … Continue reading “From Gaza to the West Bank: Israel’s Unyielding War Machine”

The return of one million Palestinians from southern Gaza to the north on January 27 felt as if history was choreographing one of its most earth-shattering events in recent memory. Hundreds of thousands of people marched along a single street, the coastal Rashid Street, at the furthest western stretch of Gaza. Though these displaced masses … Continue reading “The Great March of Hope: Gaza’s Defiance Against Erasure”

Even those of us who have long emphasized the importance of the Palestinian people’s voice, experience, and collective action in Palestinian history must have been shocked by the cultural revolution resulting from the Israeli war on Gaza. By cultural revolution, I mean the defiant and rebellious narrative evolving in Gaza, where people see themselves as … Continue reading “Dear World: This Is What Palestinian Unity Looks Like”

The problem with political analysis is that it often lacks historical perspective and is mostly limited to recent events. The current analysis of the Israeli war on Gaza falls victim to this narrow thinking. The ceasefire agreement, signed between Palestinian groups and Israel under Egyptian, Qatari, and US mediation in Doha on January 15, is … Continue reading “Gaza’s Unbreakable Resistance: A Historical Perspective on the War and Its Aftermath”