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Media speak of right, left, center .. (Creative Commons) Articles

The Puzzling Matter of the Israeli Liberals

By Ramzy Baroud Regardless of who may rule Israel, little change ever occurs in the country’s foreign policy. Winning parties […]

The UN must be reformed to live up to its own ideals. (UN) Articles

A Roadmap for Brave UN Reforms

By Ramzy Baroud Theodore MacDonald was too ill to attend the launch of his book, Preserving the United Nations; Our […]

The revolution belongs to the Syrian people alone. Articles

The Revolution Will Be Televised, and also Manipulated

By Ramzy Baroud In the final days of the Libyan conflict, as NATO conducted a nonstop bombing campaign, an Aljazeera […]

For Israel, the transformation in regional politics will prove unbearable. (Aljazeera) Articles

Hamas and the Brotherhood: Reanimating History

By Ramzy Baroud There was an unmistakable hint of triumph in the comments made by Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of […]

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Twisted Logic of Using Violence to Achieve Peace

By Ramzy Baroud ‘Sooner or later, there will be no escape from conducting a significant operation [in Gaza],’ said Israeli […]

Funeral of Mustafa Tamimi, Nabi Salih, West Bank - Nov 12, 2011. (Activestills) Articles

Palestine: Those Who Inspired Us in 2011

By Ramzy Baroud Mustafa Tamimi was a 28-year-old resident of the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. His meticulously trimmed […]

War is brutal and inhumane. (Zoriah.net) Articles

Iraq War: Moral Victory, and Selective Body Counts

By Ramzy Baroud Someone ought to let mainstream news producers know that the nearly 4,500 US soldiers killed in the […]

Hamas' conundrum may prove too difficult to solve. (Aljazeera) Articles

Hamas at 24: Politics of Resistance in Changing Middle East

By Ramzy Baroud Ever since Hamas emerged victorious in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, myriad public opinion polls revealed that […]

A Masked Palestinian fighter in Gaza. (Zoriah.net) Articles

Masked in Gaza: The Untold History of Palestinian ‘Militancy’

By Ramzy Baroud Essam Al-Batsh and his nephew, Sobhi Al-Batsh, are the latest in a long line of reported Palestinian […]

Allegiance must not lie with any particular faction. (Latuff) Articles

Towards a True Paradigm Shift in Palestine

By Ramzy Baroud The Palestinian Uprising or Intifada of 1987 remains the single most significant triumph of popular mobilization in […]

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League Action Reflects Regional Rivalry

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News According to various media commentators, the rapid Arab League mobilisation against Syria is […]

Speaking truth to power is still possible, and is more urgent than ever. (Aljazeera) Articles

On Freedom and Imperialism: Arab Spring and the Intellectual Divide

By Ramzy Baroud The so-called ‘Arab Spring’ is creating an intellectual divide that threatens any sensible understanding of the turmoil […]

Political realism is often riddled with ironies. Articles

Turkey and the Syrian ‘Abyss’

By Ramzy Baroud When Recep Tayyip Erdogan became Turkey’s prime minister in 2003, he seemed to be certain of the […]

Illustration: Nino Jose Heredia/©Gulf News Articles

Syria’s Fate in Its Citizens’ Hands

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News The popular uprising in Syria is hovering over a fine line that separates […]

Syria must wrestle its fate from the hands of self-serving forces. (SANA) Articles

Syria Uprising Falls Victim to Power Plays

By Ramzy Baroud Syrians continue to be victimized, not only in violent clashes with the Syrian military, but also by […]

'We will keep coming, wave after wave..' (Via Press TV) Articles

Freedom Waves will Reach Gaza

By Ramzy Baroud Another mission accomplished, or so it seems. Israeli navy has managed to thwart yet another civil society […]

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Israel in a State of Denial

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News In his October 10 column for Israel’s Ynetnews, Guy Bechor reached a bewildering […]

'La Tunisie Vote'. (Aljazeera) Articles

‘Islamists’ on Probation: Western Reaction to Tunisian Elections

By Ramzy Baroud Following Tunisia’s first fair and free elections on October 27, the Western media responded with a characteristic […]

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The Shock Doctrine: The Unwritten Libya Chapter

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News Shortly before committing suicide in 1961, the American author Ernest Hemingway wrote about […]

'The tide of war is receding,' said Obama. (Zoriah - zoriah.net) Articles

Iraq War Declared Over, but War Party Persists

By Ramzy Baroud In a White House Statement on October 21, US President Barack Obama pledged that his country would […]