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.

«Text Me You Haven’t Died» – My Sister was the 166th Doctor to Be Murdered in Gaza

Dr. Soma Baroud’s life was dedicated to healing the wounded in Gaza. Her tragic death in an Israeli airstrike on October 9 is a reminder of the relentless violence faced by Palestinians, even those who save lives. This is the story of a sister, a healer, and a martyr

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Por Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Soma Baroud

Your lives will continue. With new events and new faces. They are the faces of your children, who will fill your homes with noise and laughter." These were the last words written by my sister in a text message to one of her daughters. Dr. Soma Baroud was murdered on October 9 when Israeli warplanes bombed a taxi that carried her and other tired

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Gaza’s Children Face Extermination Amid Bombings, Disease and Famine

Over 16,480 children have died, and thousands more face starvation as Israel’s relentless assault continues. Gaza’s children need protection, not a war designed to erase their future.

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Por Ramzy Baroud
Gaza Famine Feature photo

The Israeli war on Gaza has become a war on Palestinian children. This was as true on October 7 as it is today. On August 17, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a seven-day ceasefire to allow children in Gaza to be vaccinated against polio. "I am appealing to all parties to provide concrete assurances right away, guaranteeing

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¿Por qué los soldados israelíes violan?

Mientras Israel intensifica su brutal ataque contra Gaza, el uso sistemático de la violación, la tortura y la guerra psicológica busca quebrar la resistencia palestina.

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Por Ramzy Baroud
Israel Military Rape Feature photo

On October 25, Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that “Muslims are not afraid of us anymore.” It might sound odd that Feiglin saw the element of fear as critical to Israel’s well-being, if not its very survival. In actuality, the fear element is directly linked to Israel’s behavior and fundamental to its

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Cuando los 'profetas' se convierten en memes: ascenso y caída de Benjamín Netanyahu

En un intento desesperado por salvar su reputación, el discurso de Netanyahu ante el Congreso estuvo lleno de mentiras y engaños, revelando a un líder sumido en la desesperación y un apoyo cada vez menor.

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Por Ramzy Baroud
Rise and Fall Netanyahu Feature photo

Great orators in history would not have been recognized as such if their words carried no value. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is neither a great orator nor did his speech before a joint Congressional session on July 24 have actual worth. On all fronts, it was an expression of his desperation, if not defeat. This is not new. For

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¿Se encamina Israel hacia una guerra civil?

Netanyahu resta importancia a los temores de una guerra civil a pesar de la escalada de protestas y renuncias, lo que revela las fracturas internas de Israel.

Ramzy Baroud
Por Ramzy Baroud
Israel Civil Unrest Feature photo

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on June 18 that there would be no civil war in Israel. However, his assertion might not hold true. Netanyahu’s statement comes amidst growing popular protests in Israel, especially after the resignations of several Israeli War Cabinet Ministers, including Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot, both

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El reconocimiento europeo de Palestina señala un cambio importante en el discurso global

El Viceprimer Ministro de España declara que "desde el río hasta el mar, Palestina será libre" mientras las naciones europeas rechazan cada vez más las acciones de Israel en Gaza.

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Por Ramzy Baroud
Emergency Protest For Rafah In Dublin

If one were to argue that a top Spanish government official would someday declare that "from the river to the sea, Palestine would be free," the suggestion would have seemed ludicrous. But this is precisely how Yolanda Diaz, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister, concluded a statement on May 23, a few days before Spain officially recognized Palestine as

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Challenging Western Hypocrisy: ICC Targets Israeli Leaders for War Crimes

Ramzy Baroud exposes the double standards in Western justice as the ICC moves to hold Israeli officials accountable, marking a significant step towards equality in international law.

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Por Ramzy Baroud
Israel ICC Feature photo

Even the most optimistic of political analysts did not expect that the International Criminal Court's Chief Prosecutor would be uttering these words: I have reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin Netanyahu (...) and Yoav Gallant (...) bear criminal responsibility for (...) war crimes and crimes against humanity ...” Aside from the two

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