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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

Why Israel’s wars will not end with Netanyahu

It is tempting to argue that Israel’s new military doctrine is predicated on perpetual war — but the reality is more complex.

April 20, 2026

Americans’ moral break with endless war

In the Middle East, the perception of ordinary Americans has long followed a familiar script: detached, uninformed, inward-looking and politically shallow — a society of “gas guzzlers” with little grasp of global realities beyond their immediate geography.

April 13, 2026

Israel moves toward executing Palestinian children

Under Israel’s new death penalty law, Palestinian children, like adults, could find themselves facing the gallows. This might take some by surprise or even be dismissed as an exaggeration. Sadly, it is neither.

April 06, 2026

The killing of children must never be normalized

Those who had the misfortune of growing up in a war zone require no explanation. War is hell, it is true — but for children, it is something else entirely: a confusing and disorienting fate that defies comprehension.

March 23, 2026

Hiding the truth could spell disaster for region

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have little patience for questions that do not conform to his preferred style of declaring unsubstantiated victories, whether against South Americans or in the Middle East.

March 16, 2026

Saving the Middle East begins with Palestinian justice

Let us imagine a liberated Palestine. Let us consider how justice for the Palestinian people would reshape not only the region but the entire globe.

March 09, 2026

Is the US quietly retreating from China confrontation?

If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the US, you must understand that something consequential has just taken place.

March 02, 2026