How European Cities are Breathing New Life into the BDS Movement

April saw a flurry of activity in European cities rapidly advancing their own boycott procedures against Israel, with Barcelona, Liège, and Oslo all chilling their relations with Israel’s apartheid government.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
European Cities BDS Feature photo

A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) is alive and well. In Barcelona, the city's Mayor canceled a twinning agreement with the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The

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Liberating Africa from Poverty Requires Changing Power Relations with the West 

The elevated political discourse emanating from African leaders and intellectuals gives one hope that the supposedly ‘poor’ continent is plotting an escape from the grip of western domination.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Africa colonialism Feature photo

Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city's well-organized streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world's leading brands in fashion, cars, and perfumes. Yet, amid all the expressions of wealth and plenty, an electronic sign by a bus stop flashed the images of poor-looking African children

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How Europe Is Destroying Its Own ‘Garden’

Europe cannot fix its problems by blaming others, and the European ‘garden’, if it ever existed, is actually being ravaged by Europe’s own ruling elites – rich, detached and utterly dishonest. 

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Europe Decline Feature photo

The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU’s political elite or mainstream media as a rightwing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a different, non-western prism, it is hard not to mistake him for one. Borrell’s recent comments that “Europe is a garden” and that “the rest of the world is

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The Ukraine Conflict Lays Bare the Myth of a More Civilized Europe

Instead of using the Russia-Ukraine war as an opportunity to reflect on the future of the European project, whatever that is, it is being used as an opportunity to score cheap points against the very victims of Europe everywhere

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Ukraine Europe Civilized Feature photo

When a gruesome six-minute video of Ukrainian soldiers shooting and torturing handcuffed and tied up Russian soldiers circulated online, outraged people on social media and elsewhere compared this barbaric behavior to that of Daesh. In a rare admission of moral responsibility, Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian President, quickly

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Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Goes Uninterrupted, But Is Europe Finally Taking Notice?

A long and cruel siege, constant Israeli attacks resulting in the killing of countless civilians, destruction of homes and infrastructure, extreme poverty, and trauma remain the daily bread of Palestinians in Gaza.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Gaza Europe Feature photo

A report published by the United Nations in 2018 stated that by the year 2020 the Gaza Strip would be uninhabitable. It said specifically that, “the United Nations has stated that Gaza may well be unlivable by 2020.” The report emphasized also that “Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories

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Coronavirus: How Are European Countries Treating Refugees Amid the Pandemic?

Neglecting the refugees while fighting coronavirus is as foolish as it is inhumane. The last few months have taught us that self-centered strategies do not apply in the cases of global healthcare crises.

Romana Rubeo
Ramzy Baroud
By Romana Rubeo
And Ramzy Baroud
Europe Refugees Coronavirus Feature photo

As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading its tentacles throughout China and eventually to the rest of the world, the World Health Organization (WHO), along with other international groups, sounded the alarm that refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to the deadly disease. “We strongly emphasize the need for inclusive national

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