The Politics of Cheering and Booing: On Palestine, Solidarity and the Tokyo Olympics | Ramzy Baroud

The flag of Palestine was carried into the 2016 Olympics by a Palestinian woman. (Photo: via Twitter) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 4, 2021 When the Palestinian Olympic delegation of five ath ...

Reminder: The U.S. Gov’t Lies, Manipulates, and Kills Without Remorse — Mickey Z.

Via alfassa.com Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 1, 2021 On July 25, 1990, Saddam Hussein entertained a guest at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie. She tol ...

How Ben & Jerry’s has Exposed Israel’s Anti-BDS Strategy | Ramzy Baroud

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop on Washington Street in New Jersey. (Photo: Luigi Novi, Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 28, 2021 Ben & Jerry’s decision to suspend its operations ...

The Little Talked About Covid-19 ‘Variants’: Vaccine Mismanagement Will Have Dire Repercussions | Ramzy Baroud

Systematic neglect and de-development of Palestinian healthcare have left Palestinian communities extremely vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Fawzi Mahmoud, The Palestine Chronicle) Ramzy ...

Progress or War: On Islamophobia and Europe’s Demographic Shifts | Ramzy Baroud

An anti-Islam demonstration in the Czech Republic. (Photo: Venca24, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 21, 2021 Europe’s identity crisis is not confined to the ceaseless squ ...

Family Separation Law: Israel’s Demographic War on Palestine Intensifies | Ramzy Baroud

Palestinians waiting at Qalandia Checkpoint (Photo: Patrick Edgar, Supplied) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 14, 2021 When the Israeli Knesset (parliament) failed to renew what is commonly refe ...

Kneeling against Racism: Solidarity in EURO 2020 Should Not be ‘Controversial’ | Ramzy Baroud

French footballer Kylian Mbappé kneeling down against racism. (Photo: video grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 9, 2021 Another football "controversy" has started when football players partic ...

The People vs. Mahmoud Abbas: Are the Palestinian Authority’s Days Numbered? | Ramzy Baroud

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with PA officials. (Photo: President Mahmoud Abbas FB Page) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 7, 2021 “The Palestinian Authority’s days are numbered. ...

Bennett’s Political Theater: The Decisive Israeli-Palestinian Fight Ahead | Ramzy Baroud

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. (Photo: via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 30, 2021 Many Palestinians believe that the May 10-21 military confrontation between Israe ...

Words Alone Will Not End Anti-Muslim Terror in Canada | Ramzy Baroud

Mourners and supporters gather for the funeral of the Afzaal family members. (Photo: John Densky, via Anadolu Agency) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 25, 2021 The killing of a Muslim family on ...

‘Putting Lipstick on a Pig’: Why Washington is Fawning over Israel’s New Government | Ramzy Baroud

Israeli far-right politician Naftali Bennett. (Photo: video grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 23, 2021 When former U.S. President Barack Obama used an old cliché to denigrate his political ...