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class="byline-block"> <h1 class="byline-block"><a href="https://info.scoop.co.nz/Ramzy_Baroud">Ramzy Baroud</a></h1> <a href="https://info.scoop.co.nz/Ramzy_Baroud"><img class="byline-block-img" src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2405/ramzy_baroud_-_contr.png" alt="Ramzy Baroud" align=right border="0"></a> <p><b>Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle.</b></p> <p>He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with Ilan Pappé, is ‘Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders and Intellectuals Speak Out'. His other books include ‘My Father was a Freedom Fighter' and ‘The Last Earth'. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA).</p> <div class="byline-contact-block"> <h4>Contact Ramzy Baroud</h4> <ul class="byline-contacts"> <li> Website - <a href="http://www.ramzybaroud.net">www.ramzybaroud.net</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="cleaner"></div> </div> </div> <h3>Ramzy Baroud - Latest News [Page 1]</h3> <p> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2504/S00008/civil-war-on-the-horizon-the-ashkenazi-sephardic-conflict-and-israels-future.htm">Civil War On The Horizon? The Ashkenazi-Sephardic Conflict And Israel’s Future</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 3 April 2025, 10:32 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The battle in Israel has preceded the Israeli genocide in Gaza. It largely began when Netanyahu rebelled against the Supreme Court and attempted to fire former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant in March 2023. Mass protests in Israel that followed highlighted ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2504/S00008/civil-war-on-the-horizon-the-ashkenazi-sephardic-conflict-and-israels-future.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00059/war-doublethink-and-the-struggle-for-survival-geopolitics-of-the-gaza-genocide.htm">War, Doublethink, And The Struggle For Survival: Geopolitics Of The Gaza Genocide</a></h3> <p class="release">Saturday, 29 March 2025, 4:51 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The Arab world must escalate beyond mere statements, or the Middle East may endure further war, all to prolong Netanyahu’s coalition of extremists a little longer. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00059/war-doublethink-and-the-struggle-for-survival-geopolitics-of-the-gaza-genocide.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00055/arab-failures-the-unspoken-complicity-in-israels-genocide.htm">Arab Failures: The Unspoken Complicity In Israel's Genocide</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 27 March 2025, 2:14 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The idea that Israel is brutalizing Palestinians simply because the Arabs are too weak to challenge the Benjamin Netanyahu government—or any government—implies that, in theory, Arab regimes could unite around Palestine. However, this view oversimplifies ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00055/arab-failures-the-unspoken-complicity-in-israels-genocide.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-left-box-wrapper"> <div class="article-left-box"> </div> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00049/reclaiming-the-narrative-why-palestinians-must-own-the-means-of-content-production.htm">Reclaiming The Narrative: Why Palestinians Must Own The Means Of Content Production</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 24 March 2025, 7:05 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>People’s history is an urgent necessity, especially in contexts like Palestine, where it is vital to communicate the empowered voices of the people to the rest of the world. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00049/reclaiming-the-narrative-why-palestinians-must-own-the-means-of-content-production.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00043/shifting-allegiances-the-role-of-palestine-in-us-domestic-and-foreign-policy.htm">Shifting Allegiances: The Role Of Palestine In US Domestic And Foreign Policy</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 21 March 2025, 2:28 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Americans are increasingly viewing the situation in Palestine as a human rights issue, and one that is deeply relevant to domestic politics. Unlike Biden, whose support for Israel has been consistent, Trump’s stance has been confusing and contradictory. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00043/shifting-allegiances-the-role-of-palestine-in-us-domestic-and-foreign-policy.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00030/beyond-western-hegemony-a-call-for-middle-eastern-media-autonomy.htm">Beyond Western Hegemony: A Call For Middle Eastern Media Autonomy</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 17 March 2025, 9:53 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The problem is often compounded by the near complete absence of voices from the Global South, as if Middle Eastern media are simply duplicating the western media marginalization of all voices that operate outside their political hegemony. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00030/beyond-western-hegemony-a-call-for-middle-eastern-media-autonomy.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00025/the-monkeys-tail-how-netanyahus-ambitions-expose-israels-vulnerabilities.htm">The Monkey’s Tail: How Netanyahu’s Ambitions Expose Israel’s Vulnerabilities</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 14 March 2025, 8:22 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>By targeting Egypt, Israel aims to project an image of prowess, and that it is unafraid to confront the most populous Arab nation. Yet, in doing so, it inadvertently exposes its own weaknesses. This behavior is wholly consistent with Netanyahu's legacy of ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00025/the-monkeys-tail-how-netanyahus-ambitions-expose-israels-vulnerabilities.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00018/from-gaza-to-syria-the-unyielding-reality-of-israeli-settler-colonialism.htm">From Gaza To Syria: The Unyielding Reality Of Israeli Settler Colonialism</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 10 March 2025, 11:57 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The discourse of the erasure of the Palestinian people has been the shared foundation among all Israeli officials and governments, though it has been expressed in different ways. Israeli colonialism is in no way linked to Palestinian resistance, action or ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00018/from-gaza-to-syria-the-unyielding-reality-of-israeli-settler-colonialism.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00012/international-law-at-a-crossroads-can-gaza-spark-a-global-reckoning.htm">International Law At A Crossroads: Can Gaza Spark A Global Reckoning?</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 7 March 2025, 10:09 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Unfortunately, international law, which was in theory supposed to reflect global consensus, was hardly dedicated to peace or genuinely invested in the decolonisation of the South. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00012/international-law-at-a-crossroads-can-gaza-spark-a-global-reckoning.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00004/the-lost-arab-gaza-and-the-evolving-language-of-the-palestinian-struggle.htm">The Lost 'Arab': Gaza And The Evolving Language Of The Palestinian Struggle</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 3 March 2025, 9:00 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Aside from the obvious problem that military occupations should not be described as 'conflicts' – a neutral term that creates a moral equivalence – the removal of 'Arabs' from the 'conflict' has greatly worsened matters, not only for Palestinians, ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2503/S00004/the-lost-arab-gaza-and-the-evolving-language-of-the-palestinian-struggle.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00038/restoring-palestine-to-its-rightful-owners-a-conversation-with-mads-gilbert.htm">Restoring Palestine To Its Rightful Owners: A Conversation With Mads Gilbert</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 28 February 2025, 6:19 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The iconic Norwegian emergency medicine doctor, Mads Gilbert, is fighting to decolonize the concept of solidarity in medicine—and, by extension, western solidarity as a whole. Since the start of the war, he has remained one of the most tireless voices <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00038/restoring-palestine-to-its-rightful-owners-a-conversation-with-mads-gilbert.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00024/gaza-has-changed-the-discourse-on-popular-resistance-but-are-we-truly-listening.htm">Gaza Has Changed The Discourse On Popular Resistance, But Are We Truly Listening?</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 20 February 2025, 11:00 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>As hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began marching from south to north on January 27, they celebrated their return, defined as a collective victory against the Israeli war machine and a victory for the people themselves, who produced a new model of ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00024/gaza-has-changed-the-discourse-on-popular-resistance-but-are-we-truly-listening.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00018/trumps-gaza-plan-a-green-light-for-ethnic-cleansing.htm">Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Green Light For Ethnic Cleansing?</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 17 February 2025, 11:09 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The new US administration, however, seems oblivious to Palestinian history. Given the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948, no Arab government—let alone the Palestinian leadership—would support another Israeli-US effort to ethnically cleanse ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00018/trumps-gaza-plan-a-green-light-for-ethnic-cleansing.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00009/the-great-march-of-hope-gazas-defiance-against-erasure.htm">The Great March Of Hope: Gaza’s Defiance Against Erasure</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 7 February 2025, 2:01 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>While many, including some sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, openly challenged the Gazans' view of their perceived 'victory,' they failed to appreciate the history of Palestine—indeed, the history of all colonized people who wrested their freedom ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00009/the-great-march-of-hope-gazas-defiance-against-erasure.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00047/dear-world-this-is-what-palestinian-unity-looks-like.htm">Dear World: This Is What Palestinian Unity Looks Like</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 31 January 2025, 1:58 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>By cultural revolution, I mean the defiant and rebellious narrative evolving in Gaza, where people see themselves as active participants in the popular resistance, not just mere victims of the Israeli war machine. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00047/dear-world-this-is-what-palestinian-unity-looks-like.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00039/gazas-unbreakable-resistance-a-historical-perspective-on-the-war-and-its-aftermath.htm">Gaza's Unbreakable Resistance: A Historical Perspective On The War And Its Aftermath</a></h3> <p class="release">Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 8:29 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Gaza's history is one of both pain and pride. It stretches back to ancient civilizations and includes great resistance against invasion, such as the three-month siege by Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army in 332 BCE. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00039/gazas-unbreakable-resistance-a-historical-perspective-on-the-war-and-its-aftermath.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00036/gaza-ceasefire-at-last-how-israels-first-defeat-will-shape-the-countrys-future.htm">Gaza Ceasefire At Last: How Israel's 'First Defeat' Will Shape The Country's Future</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 23 January 2025, 4:14 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Unlike previous military campaigns in Gaza—on a much smaller scale compared to the current genocidal war—there is no significant strand of Israeli society claiming victory. The familiar rhetoric of “mowing the lawn”, which Israel often uses ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00036/gaza-ceasefire-at-last-how-israels-first-defeat-will-shape-the-countrys-future.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00028/the-fight-for-dignity-reshaping-gazas-post-war-narrative.htm">The Fight For Dignity: Reshaping Gaza’s Post-War Narrative</a></h3> <p class="release">Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 10:52 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The latest Israeli war on Gaza was not ordinary, but then, no previous wars have been anything but destructive and lethal. For Israel, it was a genocide—a war aimed at exterminating Gaza's population through mass killings and driving the survivors ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00028/the-fight-for-dignity-reshaping-gazas-post-war-narrative.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00022/the-gaza-genocide-the-fall-of-israels-immunity.htm">The Gaza Genocide: The Fall Of Israel’s Immunity</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 16 January 2025, 3:46 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Numbers, though helpful, are rarely enough to convey collective pain. 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