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Tony Benn. (Photo: Via Al Jazeera) Articles

A Kuffiya for Tony Benn – The British Warrior Who ‘Matured with Age’

By Ramzy Baroud Long before the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment campaign inched slowly from the fringes of global solidarity with […]

While the danger of Al-Aqsa Mosque collapsing is very real, it is a representation of the mentality that rules Israel. (Photo: Mahfouz Abu Turk) Articles

Al-Aqsa vs. Israel: The Lurking Danger Beneath

By Ramzy Baroud Something sinister is brewing around and below al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and it has the […]

The Yarmouk Refugee Camp. (Photo: Laila Ben Allal) Articles

Tears of Yarmouk – The Palestinian Lesson that Every Syrian Should Know

By Ramzy Baroud In the early days of the Syrian uprising-turned civil war three years ago, the writing on the […]

Omar, 7, fresh from surgery held at an Israeli checkpoint. (Photo: Tamar Fleishman/Palestine Chronicle) Articles

Omar and the Checkpoint: Everyday a Nightmare

By Ramzy Baroud Omar is a 7-year-old boy from Gaza. His family managed to obtain the necessary permits that allowed […]

On Feb 14, Maj. Gen. Khalifa Hifter announced a coup in Libya. Articles

The Libyan Bedlam: General Hifter, the CIA and the Unfinished Coup

By Ramzy Baroud On Friday, Feb 14, 92 prisoners escaped from their prison in the Libyan town of Zliten. 19 […]

It is as if the torturers have read from the same handbook. In fact, they did. Articles

Preserving the Abu Ghraib Culture: The Harrowing Abuse of Iraqi Women

By Ramzy Baroud “When they first put the electricity on me, I gasped; my body went rigid and the bag […]

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 […]

(Photo: Activestills.org) Articles

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 […]