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BDS: Power of the People at Work

By Ramzy Baroud The issue is not about hummus, chocolate bars or Dead Sea vacations. It is about civil society […]

The chasm has never been so wide. (Gulf News/Luiz Vazquez) Articles

Reality of Hamas-Fatah Unity

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News While top officials representing rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, signed yet another […]

A dirty war is already underway .. (Press TV) Articles

Israel Vying for War: Attacking Iran Will Not Repeat History

By Ramzy Baroud On April 10, 2002, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the House of Commons, ‘Saddam Hussein’s […]

Hanin Zoabi, a well-known Palestinian civil rights leader. (Xinhuanet) Articles

Anti-Semitism and Israel’s Inherent Contradictions

By Ramzy Baroud In a recent article, columnist Yaniv Halili described British author Ben White as ‘anti-Semitic’. He also denounced […]

Situation in Libya is promising a multi-layered conflict. (Onislam) Articles

Blame NATO for the Mess in Libya

By Ramzy Baroud The British Foreign Office and the US State Department are seriously concerned. Human rights officers in the […]

US vs. Genuine Reforms at the United Nations

By Ramzy Baroud The country that has long been known to abuse its powers and privileges in the United Nations […]

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 […]

(Image Credit: Luiz Vazquez - Gulf News) Articles

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 […]

Image Credit: Illustration: Dana A.Shams/©Gulf News Articles

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 […]