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Iraq’s 'bad years' seem to be making a comeback. (Photo: Zoriah - zoriah.net/file) Articles

Iraq near Implosion: The ‘Bad Years’ Are Back

By Ramzy Baroud As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hurried to his helicopter ready to take off at the […]

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Principles to Guide the Young Activist

By Ramzy Baroud In a recent radio interview with a National Public Radio affiliate in Juneau, Alaska, I was asked […]

The Strange but ‘Stable’ Alliance: US Senate Await Israeli Instructions

By Ramzy Baroud Israel is often viewed by Washington politicians as the most ‘stable’ ally in the Middle East. But […]

Sharon was no hero. Articles

The Whitewashing of Ariel Sharon

By Ramzy Baroud The death of former Israeli leader Ariel Sharon enlivened US media’s interest in the legacy of a […]

The latest disaster is the worst to strike the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria. Articles

Starving Refugees: How We Disowned Palestinians in Syria

By Ramzy Baroud A worst case scenario is unfolding in Syria, and Palestinian refugees, particularly in the Yarmouk refugee camp, […]

There is no evidence that the PA plans to change course in 2014.  (Photo: UN/file) Articles

2014: Failure of Palestinian Authority, BDS Success to Continue

By Ramzy Baroud 2013 was a year in which the so-called peace process charade was allowed to continue, leading Palestinians […]

Za’atari camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. (Photo: IRIN/File) Articles

2013: Assessing the Conflict in Syria and Egypt – The War Continues

By Ramzy Baroud 2013 has expectedly been a terrible year for several Arab nations. It has been terrible because the […]

Roger Waters preparing to spray graffiti on the apartheid wall in Palestine. (Photo: War on Want) Articles

BDS: Permanent Address for Palestinian Solidarity

By Ramzy Baroud The intellectual dishonesty of Israel’s supporters is appalling. But in some odd way, it is also understandable. […]

First Intifada. Articles

Beit Sahour: Boycott is Historically Palestinian

By Ramzy Baroud As the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) movement continues to grow, and thus Israel’s international isolation, one […]

From the Middle East to Lausanne: Arabic Thoughts amidst the Alps

By Ramzy Baroud Here in Switzerland, the train chugs along nicely between Geneva and Lausanne. The Alpine mountain range desperately […]

Impossible Dialogue: The Choice in Yemen

By Ramzy Baroud Chances are dim that elections will be held in Yemen next February. Yet without elections, the push […]

Mohammed Dahlan, a Fatah commander who was defeated by Hamas in 2007. Articles

With Leaders Like These: Yet a New Threshold for Gaza’s Misery

By Ramzy Baroud It is impossible to predict the future. But one can state with a degree of certainty that […]

The Martyrs’ Graveyard, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Gaza. Articles

Underneath the Washed White Wall of Cynicism and Hope

By Ramzy Baroud – Outpost Magazine (Lebanon) The houses in my old refugee camp felt enormous. My neighbors’ homes had […]

Gaza is more vulnerable than ever. (Photo: via Al Jazeera) Articles

The Plot Thickens: Gaza is Flooded with Sewage and Conspiracies

By Ramzy Baroud The latest punishment of Gaza may seem like another familiar plot to humiliate the strip to the […]

Bernard-Henri Levy in Libya during the war. Articles

Bernard Henri Levy and the Destruction of Libya

By Ramzy Baroud While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "the world’s most influential Jew", Bernard-Henri Levy is number 45, […]

Salman Abu Sitta is one of Palestine’s foremost historians. Articles

When Falsehoods Triumph: Why A Winning Palestinian Narrative is Hard to Find

By Ramzy Baroud (Editor’s Note: Ramzy Baroud will be conducting a speaking tour in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxemburg starting […]

Arab revolutions have not failed, but they have not succeeded either. (Photo: Via Aljazeera) Articles

Asking the Wrong Questions: Did Arab Revolutions Fail?

By Ramzy Baroud Challenging the falsehoods and simplifications that surrounded the so-called Arab Spring from the very start doesn’t necessarily mean […]

Lebanese soldiers and policemen work on the scene of car bomb explosion in the southern suburb of Beirut on August 16, 2013. (Photo: Via Press TV) Articles

Lebanon Haunted by Ghosts of Civil War

By Ramzy Baroud Throughout the years, Lebanon’s demographics have experienced periodic influx. But in the last two years, the demographic […]

It is an all-out war in the making, and there is no time for neutrality. (Photo: Via Al Jazeera) Articles

Sectarianism: Redrawing the Map of Middle East

By Ramzy Baroud The warm waters of the Gulf look quiet from where I am sitting in Doha, but such […]

South vs. North: Yemen Teeters between Hope and Division

By Ramzy Baroud On Oct 12, tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of Eden in the South […]