Romana Rubeo

Romana Rubeo is an Italian writer and the managing editor of The Palestine Chronicle. Her articles appeared in many online newspapers and academic journals. She holds a Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages and Literature, and specializes in audio-visual and journalism translation.

On Keffiyeh and Watermelon – Revealing the Meaning of Palestinian Symbols

The one symbol that the Israeli military could not prevent was the use of the keffiyeh, a staple in every Palestinian home. Now, it has become the new symbol of nationhood and resistance, at times even replacing the now-banned flag.

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
By Ramzy Baroud
And Romana Rubeo
My Pal Art Feature photo

Those who admonish Palestinian Resistance, armed or otherwise, have little understanding of the psychological ramifications of resistance, such as a sense of collective empowerment, honor and hope. But resistance is not just a rifle or a rocket launcher. The latter are but one manifestation of resistance, and if not backed by strong popular

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Rape, ISIS, Mein Kampf and other Lies: How Israel Lost All Credibility

A whole generation, if not more, has already built a perception of Israel as a genocidal regime, and no number of future lies, Hollywood movies, or Maxim Magazine spreads will ever lessen that in any way.

Ramzy Baroud
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By Ramzy Baroud
And Romana Rubeo
Mein Kampf Hamas

On Saturday, November 11, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari claimed in a press conference that Israel had killed a “terrorist” who had prevented 1,000 civilians from escaping the Shifa Hospital. The allegations made little sense. Even by the standards of Israeli propaganda, falsifying such a piece of information while providing no context

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When the Torturer is the Savior: Can BRICS Help Us Escape the West’s Hegemony and Contradictions?

At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be the most essential tools for the Egyptian Revolution. Though some observers later contested the use of the terms ‘Twitter Revolution’ or ‘Social Media Revolution,’ one cannot deny the centrality of these […]

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
By Ramzy Baroud
And Romana Rubeo
BRICS Summit Feature photo

At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be the most essential tools for the Egyptian Revolution. Though some observers later contested the use of the terms ‘Twitter Revolution’ or ‘Social Media Revolution,’ one cannot deny the centrality of

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Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization

55 journalists have been killed and hundreds more injured or detained by Israel since 2000. Yet for many Palestinian, the physical harm they face pales in comparison to the constant delegitimization of their work by in the media.

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
By Ramzy Baroud
And Romana Rubeo
Palestinian journalists Feature photo

On January 19, during one of its raids in the Occupied West Bank, the Israeli military arrested a Palestinian journalist, Abdul Muhsen Shalaldeh, near Al-Khalil (Hebron). This is just the latest of a staggering number of violations against Palestinian journalists and freedom of expression. A few days earlier, the head of the Palestinian

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The ‘Principal Threat’: Time to Talk about the Palestinian Class Struggle

The nature of Israel’s settler colonialism has not changed since its inception, It remains committed to ethnic cleansing and the usurping of resources, including Palestinian labor.

Ramzy Baroud
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By Ramzy Baroud
And Romana Rubeo
Palestinian Labor

On Monday, October 31, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of Occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared to be part of the community's mourning of 49-year-old Barakat Moussa Odeh, who was killed by Israeli forces in Jericho a day earlier. This is not an isolated case. General strikes were observed

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Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS and the One-State Solution

Chomsky believes that calling Israeli policies towards Palestinians “apartheid” is actually a “gift to Israel”, at least, if by apartheid one refers to the South-African style apartheid.

Ramzy Baroud
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By Ramzy Baroud
And Romana Rubeo
Chomsky Israel Feature photo

This is, according to the Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci, the ‘interregnum’- the rare and seismic moment in history when great transitions occur, when empires collapse and others rise, and when new conflicts and struggles ensue. The Gramscian ‘interregnum, however, is not a smooth transition, for these profound changes often embody a

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Raids, Arrests and Death Threats: Israel’s Strategy of Silencing Human Rights Defenders

Now that Israel seems to have accepted that there is little it can do to reverse this brand, it is accelerating its colonial efforts, while hunkering down for a long fight ahead.

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
By Ramzy Baroud
And Romana Rubeo

On October 21, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced the issuance of a military order designating six prominent Palestinian human rights groups as ‘terrorist organizations’. Gantz claimed that they are secretly linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a socialist political group that Israel considers, along with

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