Ramzy Baroud

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a skilled salesperson, though the product he peddles is deeply flawed. His current challenge is to convince himself, his people, the region, and the world that, despite significant setbacks, he is winning the strategic war against his adversaries. Former Israeli national security officials, while employing different terminology, essentially convey … Continue reading “Gaza’s Graveyard of Illusions: How Israel’s Narrative Collides With Military Failure”

The situation in Gaza today starkly highlights Israeli exceptionalism. Israel is employing the starvation of two million Palestinians in the blockaded and devastated Gaza Strip as a tactic to extract political concessions from Palestinian groups operating there. On April 23, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) described the current humanitarian … Continue reading “Famine in Gaza: Will We Continue To Watch as Gaza Starves to Death?”

A seemingly strange choice was made by a correspondent for Israel’s Channel 12 this month, when he decided to publish a humiliating video of a relatively large number of Israeli soldiers coming under attack by a single Palestinian fighter. In the incident that was filmed last year, soldiers are seen stumbling down the stairs of … Continue reading “How Gaza War Has Exposed Fault Lines Among Israeli Elites”

To conquer a place is to fundamentally subdue its population. This must be clearly differentiated from ‘occupation’, a specific legal term that governs the relationship between a foreign “occupying power” and the occupied nation under international law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention. When Israeli forces were ultimately compelled to redeploy from the Gaza Strip in … Continue reading “The Myth of Conquest: Why Gaza Will Never Be Subdued by Israel”

“Rights are granted to those who align with power,” Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, eloquently wrote from his cell. This poignant statement came soon after a judge ruled that the government had met the legal threshold to deport the young activist on the nebulous ground of “foreign policy”. “For the poor, for people … Continue reading “Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vehement opposition to a Palestinian state aligns perfectly with a long-standing Zionist ideology that has consistently viewed the establishment of a Palestinian state as a direct threat to Israel’s very foundation as a settler colonial project. Thus, the mere existence of a Palestinian state with clearly defined geographical boundaries would … Continue reading “French Contradictions: Macron’s Palestine Play – Too Little, Too Late?”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to Washington was no ordinary trip. The consensus among Israeli analysts, barring a few remaining loyalists, is that Netanyahu was not invited but, rather, summoned by US President Donald Trump. All evidence supports this assertion. Netanyahu rarely travels to the US without extensive Israeli media fanfare, leveraging his … Continue reading “Beneath the Surface: Is the Trump-Netanyahu ‘Unthinkable’ About To Erupt?”

The phrase “civil war” is one of the most dominant terms used by Israeli politicians today. What began as a mere warning from Israeli President Isaac Herzog is now an accepted possibility for much of Israel’s mainstream political society. “(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu is ready to sacrifice everything for his survival, and we are … Continue reading “Civil War on the Horizon? The Ashkenazi-Sephardic Conflict and Israel’s Future”

In a genocidal war that has spiraled into a struggle for political survival, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and the global powers supporting him continue to sacrifice Palestinian lives for political gain. The sordid career of Israel’s extremist National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, epitomizes this tragic reality. Ben-Gvir joined Netanyahu’s government coalition following the … Continue reading “War, Doublethink, and the Struggle for Survival: Geopolitics of the Gaza Genocide”

Explaining Arab political failure to challenge Israel through traditional analysis – such as disunity, general weakness, and a failure to prioritize Palestine – does not capture the full picture. The idea that Israel is brutalizing Palestinians simply because the Arabs are too weak to challenge the Benjamin Netanyahu government – or any government – implies … Continue reading “Arab Failures: The Unspoken Complicity in Israel’s Genocide”