Ramzy Baroud

Ramzy Baroud is editor of the Palestine Chronicle. His latest book is My Father was A Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story (Pluto Press).

Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This Is Why Israel Wants To Reactivate E1 Plan

The Israeli government is at it again, actively discussing the construction of thousands of illegal settlement units as part of a massive settlement expansion scheme known as E1. Though Israeli construction in the East Jerusalem area has supposedly been halted under international pressure, the Israeli government has found ways to keep the plan alive. It … Continue reading “Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This Is Why Israel Wants To Reactivate E1 Plan”

A Man Without a Strategy: How Netanyahu is Provoking Armed Intifada in the West Bank

After signing a military decree on May 18, allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement located in the northern Occupied West Bank, the Israeli government has informed the US Biden Administration that it will not turn the area into a new settlement. The latter revelation was reported by Axios on May … Continue reading “A Man Without a Strategy: How Netanyahu is Provoking Armed Intifada in the West Bank”

Prophets of Doom: Kissinger and the ‘Intellectual’ Decline of the West

It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by Western intelligentsia to serve the role of the visionary in how the West should behave in response to the Russia-Ukraine war. But does the centenarian politician have the answers? Every major global conflict that involved the US and its NATO allies in the past … Continue reading “Prophets of Doom: Kissinger and the ‘Intellectual’ Decline of the West”

New Rules of Engagement: How Palestinians Defeated Netanyahu and Redefined ‘Unity’

All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of "security" and "fighting terrorism." Israel’s biggest challenge throughout many of these wars was hardly the Palestinian Resistance, however steadfast and resilient. The challenge has always been Tel Aviv’s ability to kill many Palestinians, including … Continue reading “New Rules of Engagement: How Palestinians Defeated Netanyahu and Redefined ‘Unity’”

‘My Family, My People’: How Khader Adnan Unified Palestinians From His Prison Cell

Khader Adnan was not a "terrorist" with "Israeli blood on his hands," as pro-Israeli propagandists have been repeating in the news and on social media. If the former Palestinian prisoner, who died in his Israeli prison cell following 87 days of an uninterrupted hunger strike was, indeed, directly involved in armed resistance, the story would … Continue reading “‘My Family, My People’: How Khader Adnan Unified Palestinians From His Prison Cell”

Winners and Losers in Sudan: On Proxy Wars and Superpower Rivalries in the Global South

The world is changing. In fact, it has been undergoing seismic change that long preceded the Russian-Ukraine war, and the recent US-Chinese tensions in the Taiwan Strait. In fact, the US debacle in Iraq and the Middle East, and the humiliating retreat from Afghanistan were only signs of the decline in US power. Leading US … Continue reading “Winners and Losers in Sudan: On Proxy Wars and Superpower Rivalries in the Global South”

Erasure vs. Sumud: How the Nakba Came To Define the Collective Palestinian Identity

Palestinians all over the world will commemorate the tragic occasion, known as the "Catastrophe," when nearly 800,000 Palestinians were made refugees and nearly 500 towns and villages were ethnically cleansed of their inhabitants in historic Palestine between late 1947 and mid-1948. The depopulation of Palestine carried on for months; in fact, years after the Nakba … Continue reading “Erasure vs. Sumud: How the Nakba Came To Define the Collective Palestinian Identity”

Losing ‘Deterrence’: How Palestinian, Arab Resistance Changed Rules of War With Israel

When Israel launched a war against the Gaza Strip in August 2022, it declared that its target was the Islamic Jihad only. Indeed, neither Hamas nor the other Gaza-based groups engaged directly in the fighting. The war then raised more questions than answers. Israel rarely distinguishes between one Palestinian group and another. For Tel Aviv, … Continue reading “Losing ‘Deterrence’: How Palestinian, Arab Resistance Changed Rules of War With Israel”

Quest for Religious War: How Israel Is Unifying Arabs and Muslims Around Palestine

By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshipers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew very well that the Palestinians would retaliate. Netanyahu’s motive should be clear. He wanted to generate a distraction from the mass protests that have rocked Israel, starting … Continue reading “Quest for Religious War: How Israel Is Unifying Arabs and Muslims Around Palestine”

Selective Outrage in Palestine: The Problem Is Not Just Smotrich but Zionism

By his own admission, Israel’s new Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a "fascist homophobe." This declaration, which he made on January 16, should be enough to accentuate the violent nature of the new political concoction created by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last December. Though Smotrich is not the only politician in Netanyahu’s cabinet with … Continue reading “Selective Outrage in Palestine: The Problem Is Not Just Smotrich but Zionism”