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Ramzy Baroud

Israel/ Palestine
Russia's Occupation of Ukraine presents Israel with a Dilemma, and Underlines Hypocrisy of Occupation of Palestine

Russia’s Occupation of Ukraine presents Israel with a Dilemma, and Underlines Hypocrisy of Occupation of Palestine

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel has struggled for a whole year to articulate a clear and decisive position regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. The reason behind the seemingly confused Israeli position is that it stands to lose, regardless of the outcome. But is Israel a neutral party? It is home to almost one million […]

Israel/ Palestine
Arab Masses Emphatically Put Palestinian Cause first, Dividing from some of their Ruling Elites

Arab Masses Emphatically Put Palestinian Cause first, Dividing from some of their Ruling Elites

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – The latest Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic situation and living conditions to their take on immigration, state institutions and democracy. With one single exception: Palestine. 76 per cent of all respondents […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's has always been a 'Religious War': On Ben-Gvir and the Slipperiness of Zionism

Israel’s has always been a ‘Religious War’: On Ben-Gvir and the Slipperiness of Zionism

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – In a self-congratulatory article published in the Atlantic in 2017, Yossi Klein Halevi describes Israeli behaviour at the just-conquered holy Muslim shrines in Occupied East Jerusalem in 1967 as “an astonishing moment of religious restraint”. “The Jewish people had just returned to its holiest site, from which it had […]

Israel/ Palestine
Deadliest Year for Palestinians in Decades: Israeli Forces Kill 240, including 47 children

Deadliest Year for Palestinians in Decades: Israeli Forces Kill 240, including 47 children

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – Another critical year for Palestine has folded. While 2022 has wrought much of the same in terms of Israeli military occupation and increasing violence, it also introduced new variables to the Palestinian struggle – nationally, regionally and internationally. Palestine, the War and the Arabs The Russia-Ukraine War starting in […]

Arab World
Xi lands in Saudi Arabia: What does China want from the Arabs?

Xi lands in Saudi Arabia: What does China want from the Arabs?

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – The problem with most Western media’s political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments. These types of analyses are now being applied to understanding official Arab attitudes towards Russia, China, global politics and conflicts. […]

Israel/ Palestine
Are Israel's Nuclear Weapons -- an Open Secret -- the Greatest Threat to the Middle East?

Are Israel’s Nuclear Weapons — an Open Secret — the Greatest Threat to the Middle East?

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – As western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many western governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel’s own nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic western hypocrisy. ‘The […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians and Native Americans are both the Oppressed Indigenous Peoples of their Lands

Palestinians and Native Americans are both the Oppressed Indigenous Peoples of their Lands

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – At a recent conference in Istanbul that brought many Palestinian scholars and activists together to discuss the search for a common narrative, a member of the audience declared at the end of a brief, but fiery intervention, “We are not Red Indians”. The reference was a relatively old one. […]

Israel/ Palestine
The Biden Administration Says it will Push Back against Israeli Annexation of Palestine; but Will It?

The Biden Administration Says it will Push Back against Israeli Annexation of Palestine; but Will It?

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor) – The US will push back against annexation, according to US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, as the Abraham Accords are set to feature as a continuation of an internationally approved US policy. “Our position is quite clear: We do not support annexation. We will fight any attempt to do so,” […]

Israel/ Palestine
Will the United Nations ever deliver Justice for Palestine?

Will the United Nations ever deliver Justice for Palestine?

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – In his anticipated speech at the United Nations General Assembly on 23 September, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to, once more, make a passionate plea for the recognition of Palestine as a full member. Abbas’ ‘landmark speech’ would not be the first time that the President of the […]

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