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Ramzy Baroud

Articles

Hamas’ Political Impasse: Between Principal and Necessity

  • July 2, 2009, 1:48 pm
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=124184&d=1&m=7&y=2009

By RAMZY BAROUD Much can be said to explain, or even justify Hamas’ recent political concessions, where its top leaders […]

Beyond Politics: People for Sale in Hungry World

  • June 25, 2009, 8:46 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/953/op3.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD One might be tempted to dismiss the recent findings of the US State Department on human trafficking […]

Ahmadinejad's victory will serve as further 'proof' that diplomacy with Iran is not an option. Articles

Ahmadinejad Re-elected: Israel and Obama’s Iran Puzzle

  • June 19, 2009, 5:32 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD The election victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is likely to complicate US President Barack Obama’s new […]

A Boy and an Artificial Leg: A Gaza Story

  • June 11, 2009, 2:20 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/951/re63.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD His room is ready; the walls have fresh paint and my kids prepared a basket of chocolates […]

Obama’s Speech: Great Oratory, Wrong Message

  • June 11, 2009, 2:15 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD If great oratory is a prerequisite to peace, justice, and human rights, then President Barack Obama’s speech […]

Can Obama Work His Magic on Arabs?

  • June 3, 2009, 10:32 pm
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KF02Ak04.html

By RAMZY BAROUD Among many major misconceptions pertaining to Arabs and Muslims is the common belief that they are a weak-willed, […]

Netanyahu’s New Quest: The Game is On

  • May 29, 2009, 4:27 pm
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=122922&d=27&m=5&y=2009

By RAMZY BAROUD "We’ve accomplished quite a few things, and I think the most important one is to cement the […]

Gaza Disowned: The Pope, Israel and ‘Reconciliation’

  • May 21, 2009, 4:10 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD "Gaza is not on the Pope’s itinerary, nor will it be. There will be no change in […]

The Drones Are Coming: New War on Civilians

  • May 14, 2009, 3:38 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/947/op8.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD US President Barack Obama took the podium in a White House press conference and stood with an […]

War without Context: Fatah, Hamas and Flawed Language

  • May 7, 2009, 11:32 pm
  • http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15087

By RAMZY BAROUD From a distance, the struggle between Hamas and Fatah appears commonplace, a typical third world country’s political […]

Clinton’s Unpromising Start

  • April 30, 2009, 11:37 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD Incongruous. One can hardly think of a more suited term to describe the new US administration’s approach […]

Middle East ‘Spies’: A New Front for Gaza’s Conflict

  • April 23, 2009, 11:07 pm
  • http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15050

By RAMZY BAROUD The reverberations of the Israeli war on Gaza are still felt throughout the Middle East. One could […]

Non-Violence in Palestine: Timing and Intentions

  • April 16, 2009, 7:38 pm
  • http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15024

By RAMZY BAROUD When one speaks of or advocates non-violence, does he promote such an idea because he believes that […]

Israel Investigated, But Will It Repent?

  • April 8, 2009, 4:01 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD Any variation of the words “Palestine” and “massacre” are sure to yield millions of results on major […]

Netanyahu and the Future of the Peace Process

  • March 27, 2009, 7:27 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/940/re93.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD It seems that the Palestinian-Israeli peace process is in serious jeopardy. This is the immediate impression one […]

Not the Last Dispatch: Al-Zaidi Story Just Beginning

  • March 20, 2009, 2:14 pm
  • http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1236509043124&pagename=Zone-English-Muslim_Affairs%2FMAELayout

By RAMZY BAROUD On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist, Muntazer Al-Zaidi threw his shoes at then-US President George W. Bush. […]

Intifada: A Third Chapter

  • March 20, 2009, 2:05 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD Though the dust has settled in Gaza, the rubble from the untold number of demolished buildings, homes […]

Durban II: Politicizing Racism

  • March 13, 2009, 1:50 am
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=120139&d=11&m=3&y=2009

By RAMZY BAROUD Many countries are set to participate in the Conference against Racism, scheduled to be held in Geneva, […]

Was Hamas the Work of the Israeli Mossad?

  • March 5, 2009, 2:44 pm
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KC06Ak02.html

By RAMZY BAROUD While various Western governments are struggling to define a possible relationship with the Palestinian movement Hamas, some […]

The more the PLO of the 1970's met conditions, the more Yasser Arafat rose to prominence. Articles

Engaging Hamas: Will History Repeat Itself?

  • February 28, 2009, 2:32 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/936/re72.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD The political outcomes of the Gaza war are yet to be entirely decided with any degree of […]