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Dr. Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with Ilan Pappe, is “Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders and Intellectuals Speak Out.” His other books include “My Father was a Freedom Fighter” and “The Last Earth.” He is a nonresident senior research fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs. His website is www.ramzybaroud.net. 

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Latest published

The unraveling of Netanyahu’s legacy

A timeless Chinese proverb warns: “The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his tail.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, seems to neither heed the lessons of history nor the wisdom of such folk sayings.

March 10, 2025

Building a world where justice trumps power

International law is fighting for relevance. The outcome of this fight is likely to change the entire world’s political dynamics, which were shaped by the outcome of the Second World War and sustained through the selective interpretation of the law by dominant countries.

March 03, 2025

The strategic cost of Israel’s endless wars

Speaking at a conference organized by the Ministry of Defense, the Israeli army’s new chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, last week said 2025 would be “a year of combat.”

February 10, 2025

Palestinians write their own history by reclaiming Gaza’s north

The return of 1 million Palestinians from southern Gaza to the north last week felt as if history was choreographing one of the most earth-shattering events in recent memory.

February 03, 2025

Gaza’s new model for Palestinian unity

Even those of us who have long emphasized the importance of the Palestinian people’s voice, experience and collective action in Palestinian history have been shocked by the cultural revolution resulting from the Israeli war on Gaza.

January 28, 2025

How the Gaza war will shape Israel’s future

A headline on The Times of Israel’s blog section said it all: “For the first time, Israel just lost a war.”

January 20, 2025