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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/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-left-box-wrapper"> <div class="article-left-box"> </div> </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. Using a new data-collecting method called ‘capture–recapture analysis’, the report indicates that by the first nine months of the war, between October 2023 and June 2024, 64,260 ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00022/the-gaza-genocide-the-fall-of-israels-immunity.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00016/israel-destroyed-gaza-for-generations-to-come-and-the-world-stayed-silent.htm">Israel Destroyed Gaza ‘For Generations To Come’ And The World Stayed Silent</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 13 January 2025, 8:58 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The worst-case scenario has actualized in a way that even the most pessimistic estimates by Palestinian, Arab, or international groups could not have foreseen. Not only is Gaza now beyond "uninhabitable", but, according to Greenpeace, it will be "uninhabitable ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00016/israel-destroyed-gaza-for-generations-to-come-and-the-world-stayed-silent.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00014/the-war-criminal-victim-netanyahus-inevitable-fate.htm">The War Criminal 'Victim': Netanyahu’s Inevitable Fate</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 10 January 2025, 9:43 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Netanyahu understands this well and seems to have concluded that his only path to political survival is the continuation of the Gaza war and the expansion of the conflict to engage multiple parties. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00014/the-war-criminal-victim-netanyahus-inevitable-fate.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00007/letters-from-gaza-alhamdulillah-we-are-not-okay.htm">Letters from Gaza – ‘Alhamdulillah. We Are Not Okay’</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 6 January 2025, 10:16 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>It may seem strange that none of those who communicated with me throughout the war have ever questioned their faith, and have often, if not always, begun their messages by checking on me, and my children. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00007/letters-from-gaza-alhamdulillah-we-are-not-okay.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00002/fighting-israels-war-in-jenin-can-the-palestinian-authority-be-saved.htm">Fighting Israel’s War In Jenin: Can The Palestinian Authority Be Saved?</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 2 January 2025, 6:20 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>In the face of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and unprecedentedly violent crackdowns on Palestinians in the West Bank, the betrayal of the PA has been laid bare for all to see. The latest operation in Jenin is a clear manifestation of how Israel uses ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00002/fighting-israels-war-in-jenin-can-the-palestinian-authority-be-saved.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00049/a-palestinian-year-in-review-genocide-resistance-and-unanswered-questions.htm">A Palestinian Year In Review: Genocide, Resistance And Unanswered Questions</a></h3> <p class="release">Sunday, 29 December 2024, 1:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>2025 could, indeed, represent that watershed moment. This remains to be seen. However, as far as Palestinians are concerned, even with the failure of the international community to stop the genocide & reign in Israel, their steadfastness, sumoud, will ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00049/a-palestinian-year-in-review-genocide-resistance-and-unanswered-questions.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00043/the-west-banks-men-of-the-cia-why-is-the-pa-killing-palestinians-in-jenin.htm">The West Bank's Men Of The CIA - Why Is The PA Killing Palestinians In Jenin?</a></h3> <p class="release">Wednesday, 25 December 2024, 8:52 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>It could be argued that the PA was structured since its establishment in 1994 as a body whose existence catered to benefit the Israeli occupation. Evidence that substantiates this claim includes the arrests, torture and killing of dissenting Palestinians soon ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00043/the-west-banks-men-of-the-cia-why-is-the-pa-killing-palestinians-in-jenin.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00040/the-world-owes-palestine-this-much-please-stop-censoring-palestinian-voices.htm">The World Owes Palestine This Much - Please Stop Censoring Palestinian Voices</a></h3> <p class="release">Saturday, 21 December 2024, 5:23 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>In the specific case of social media censorship in Gaza, lives are literally being lost as a result of politically motivated decisions. The censorship takes a dark, deadly turn as it could make the difference between people dying under the rubble ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00040/the-world-owes-palestine-this-much-please-stop-censoring-palestinian-voices.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00037/israel-to-annex-the-west-bank-why-now-and-what-are-the-likely-scenarios.htm">Israel To Annex The West Bank – Why Now? And What Are The Likely Scenarios?</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 19 December 2024, 6:15 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>What is taking place in Syria serves as a model of what to expect in the West Bank in coming months. All of this in mind, the annexation of the West Bank in the coming weeks or months is a real possibility. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00037/israel-to-annex-the-west-bank-why-now-and-what-are-the-likely-scenarios.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00026/unity-above-else-the-only-road-to-the-liberation-of-palestine.htm">Unity Above Else: The Only Road to the Liberation of Palestine</a></h3> <p class="release">Sunday, 15 December 2024, 6:09 am | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The road for Palestine liberation can only go through Palestine itself and, more specifically, the clarity of purpose of the Palestinian people who, more than any other nation in modern times, have paid and continue to pay the highest price for ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00026/unity-above-else-the-only-road-to-the-liberation-of-palestine.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00008/the-tectonic-shift-the-gaza-genocide-and-the-limits-of-israeli-hasbara.htm">The Tectonic Shift: The Gaza Genocide And The Limits Of Israeli Hasbara</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 5 December 2024, 7:27 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Today, ordinary people have been made aware of the conversation on Palestine, No amount of Israeli propaganda, unjust laws, unfair categorizations of Palestinians or the hardly-clad models of the IDF, will ever succeed in reversing these realities. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00008/the-tectonic-shift-the-gaza-genocide-and-the-limits-of-israeli-hasbara.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00001/israel-and-the-wests-war-on-itself-the-true-meaning-of-icc-arrest-warrants.htm">Israel And The West’s War On Itself: The True Meaning Of ICC Arrest Warrants</a></h3> <p class="release">Sunday, 1 December 2024, 3:21 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>It would not be an exaggeration to claim that the ICC’s indictment of Netanyahu, as a representative of the political establishment in Israel, and Gallant, as the leader of the military class, is also an indictment of the United States. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00001/israel-and-the-wests-war-on-itself-the-true-meaning-of-icc-arrest-warrants.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2411/S00057/genocide-vs-bigger-genocide-in-gaza-time-to-decolonize-our-minds.htm">‘Genocide’ vs ‘Bigger Genocide’ in Gaza: Time to Decolonize Our Minds</a></h3> <p class="release">Saturday, 30 November 2024, 2:11 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>The world is vastly changing, and it is time for us to change as well. Frantz Fanon had already discovered the cure: We must clinically detect and remove the rot, not only from our land but from our minds as well. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2411/S00057/genocide-vs-bigger-genocide-in-gaza-time-to-decolonize-our-minds.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2411/S00053/no-more-deals-what-palestinians-want-and-will-fight-to-achieve.htm">No More 'Deals’ - What Palestinians Want And Will Fight To Achieve </a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 28 November 2024, 4:23 pm | Ramzy Baroud</p> <p>Earlier plans, or deals, rested on the premise of total marginalization of the Palestinian people and their cause. 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