Ramzy Baroud 's items

The Combating Islamophobia Act: On Hate Crimes and ‘Irrational Fears’| Ramzy Baroud

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. (Photo: via Facebook) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 27, 2021 The result of a vote, on Dec. 14, in the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the combating of Islamophob ...

The Omicron Shame: Why is the World Punishing instead of Helping Africa? | Ramzy Baroud

Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise. (Photo: Marta Villa Monge, via WHO) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2021 The decision by several governments across the glo ...

On ‘Gassing the Arabs’ and Other Diseases: Is Israel a ‘Sick Society'? | Ramzy Baroud

Israeli President Isaac Herzog storm the Ibrahimi Mosque accompanied by settler leaders and Knesset members. (Photo: via QNN) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 8, 2021 For whatever reason, some m ...

Belgium is on the Right Track, but Europe has Failed Palestine | Ramzy Baroud

EU Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff visits Palestinian communities threatened by settlement expansion around East Jerusalem. (Photo: via EUD Palestine) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 1, ...

Why the Palestinian Voice Should Take Center Stage | Ramzy Baroud

Palestinian activists Mohammed and Muna El-Kurd. (Photo: via Twitter) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 24, 2021 At a recent New York event, the President of the Foreign Press Association Ian Wil ...

From Pegasus to Blue Wolf: How Israel’s ‘Security’ Experiment in Palestine Became Global | Ramzy Baroud

An Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank. (Photo: File) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 17, 2021 The revelation, a few years ago, that the U.S. National Security Agency has been conducti ...

Bill Gates Should Know Better: How the Israeli Occupation Ravages the Environment in Palestine | Ramzy Baroud

American business magnate Bill Gates (L) with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. (Photo: video grab) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 10, 2021 Those who are not familiar with how Israel, pa ...

Words without Action: The West’s Role in Israel’s Illegal Settlement Expansion | Ramzy Baroud

Israel is accelerating settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. (Photo: ActiveStills.org) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 3, 2021 The international uproar in response to Israel’s approva ...

The West’s China Complex: Beijing as the Enemy and the Savior | Ramzy Baroud

Modern buildings in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China. (Photo: Alexander Needham, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Nov. 2, 2021 “Could Chin ...

Jerusalem’s ‘Liveliest Parties’: Has Biden Proved Different from Trump on Palestine? | Ramzy Baroud

Trump Obama Biden Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 27, 2021 When Joe Biden was declared the winner in the US elections last November, expectations in Ramallah were high. A Biden Administration, ...

Political Islam and Democracy Crisis in North Africa | Ramzy Baroud

The Ennahda group at the Tunisian Constituent Assembly in 2011. (Photo: Parti Mouvement Ennahdha, via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 25, 2012 When the news circulated that M ...