Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author, and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with Ilan Pappé, 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." Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA).

LATEST ARTICLES BY Ramzy Baroud

Opinion

Israel’s war obsession and the urgency of Palestinian leverage
April 28, 2026 By Ramzy Baroud
This leverage can only emerge from sustained collective resistance to colonialism and amplified by global solidarity capable of exerting real pressure on Israel and, crucially, on its principal benefactors.
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Opinion

Cowardice of qualification: When anti-war voices speak the language of the empire
April 22, 2026 By Ramzy Baroud
Those who oppose war often do so within a framework shaped by the systems of power they claim to challenge. The constant need to qualify—to balance, to distance—does not advance justice. It obscures it.
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Politics

Hope in the data: Can Palestine explain America’s moral shift?
April 16, 2026 By Ramzy Baroud
Americans are evaluating global events through a moral lens—one that prioritizes civilian suffering, questions power asymmetries, and challenges the legitimacy of endless war.
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Opinion

The Gallows Law: Israel moves toward executing Palestinian children
April 10, 2026 By Ramzy Baroud
Under Israel’s military court system, Palestinian children as young as 12 are prosecuted. Palestinian children are often framed not as civilians, but as potential threats.
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Opinion

‘Torture and degrading treatment’ — Dr. Abu Safiya and Gaza’s broken medical system
April 8, 2026 By Ramzy Baroud
Targeting of hospitals and the unlawful detention of health workers is part of a broader strategy: to render Gaza uninhabitable by dismantling the systems that sustain life.
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Opinion

Trapped by his own image: Trump’s Iran War and the politics of ego
April 3, 2026 By Ramzy Baroud
The “victory” being pursued is not military—it is psychological.
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Opinion

Will U.S.-Israeli war on Iran open the road to Palestinian freedom?
March 30, 2026 By Ramzy Baroud
The question of Palestine is being shaped through this broader, interconnected struggle. It is the acceleration of a long-standing historical process that is now reaching a decisive phase.
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Opinion

Yes, Iran is playing chess — but only after rewriting the rules of the game
March 25, 2026 By Ramzy Baroud
The battlefield is not defined by days or weeks, but by political cycles measured in years—if not generations.
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