Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a widely published and translated author, an internationally syndicated columnist and editor of PalestineChronicle.com. His latest book is The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story (Pluto Press, 2018). He earned a Ph.D. in Palestine Studies from the University of Exeter (2015), and was a Non-Resident Scholar at Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, UCSB. Visit his website at  www.ramzybaroud.net.

China and Palestine: No To ‘Piecemeal Crisis Management’

“The United States should realize that the lives of Palestinian Muslims are equally precious,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying. “The international community should work together to find a comprehensive and just solution to the Palestinian question.”

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By Ramzy Baroud
China Palestine Feature photo

Remarks by China's United Nations Ambassador, Geng Shuang, on the situation in Occupied Palestine on May 24 were impeccable in terms of their consistency with international law. Compared to the United States’ position, which perceives the UN, and particularly the Security Council, as a battleground to defend Israeli interests, the Chinese

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Gangster Diplomacy: How Netanyahu is Provoking Armed Intifada in the West Bank

Netanyahu’s new political agenda is motivated by his own survival, at the expense of peace and stability in the region.

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By Ramzy Baroud
A Man Without a Strategy: Netanyahu Provoking Armed Intifada Feature photo

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 23.

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

Kissinger has been elevated to a visionary for his views on the war in Ukraine. But those views are outdated and dangerous and reflect a Cold War mindset that is no longer relevant in the 21st century, argues Ramzy Baroud.

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By Ramzy Baroud
Kissinger Russia Ukraine War Feature photo

It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by the 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 had its

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“Not On Our Dime”: Why Democrats Are Finally Challenging Israel

The United States’ supposed ‘unbreakable bond’ with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than in deeds.

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By Ramzy Baroud
Not On Our Dime!’: Why US Democrats Are Finally Challenging Israel Feature photo

Though the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed 'unbreakable bond' with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than in deeds. Following the provocative ‘Flag March’ on May 18, which is carried out annually by Israeli Jewish extremists in the Occupied Palestinian city of East

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Led by China and India: The Global South Is Trying To Fix the UN

As the world shifts away from Western dominance, China demands substantive reforms to the UN Security Council, challenging the archaic power structure and advocating for fair representation, signaling a crucial moment for global diplomacy and the future of the UN.

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By Ramzy Baroud
UN General Assembly China Feature photo

In anticipation of next month's United Nations Security Council talks on reforming the inherently archaic and dysfunctional political body, China’s foreign policy chief, Yang Yi, stated his country's demands. “The reform of the Security Council should uphold fairness and justice, increase the representation and voice of developing countries,

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Netanyahu’s Tactical Mistake: A Fragmented Israel Faces Palestinian Unity

Dr. Ramzy Baroud reveals how the newfound unity of Palestinian resistance groups is challenging Israel’s propaganda and Netanyahu’s grip on power.

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By Ramzy Baroud
Netanyahu's Tactical Mistake: A Fragmented Israel Faces Palestinian Unity Feature photo

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

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How Khader Adnan Unified the Palestinian People from an Israeli Prison Cell

Khader Adnan represents a political culture that has come to permeate Palestine for years, a mode of collective resistance that cannot be easily crushed, silenced or killed. Even in death.

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By Ramzy Baroud
Khader Adnan

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 have

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