Western Media, Not Israeli Hasbara
Israel has now largely lost the media war, and the tide since the Gaza war has been turning.
Read MoreRamzy Baroud is a journalist and the editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His latest is These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons (Clarity Press). Dr. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA), Zaim University. His website is www.ramzybaroud.net.
Posted by Ramzy Baroud | Feb 22, 2010 | Middle East, Palestine, Viewpoints |
Israel has now largely lost the media war, and the tide since the Gaza war has been turning.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Feb 17, 2010 | Palestine, US, Viewpoints |
he smell of death, the scenes of blood in Kabul and Baghdad and Gaza, will remain the same on a Friday, or a Tuesday, 100 day into Obama’s presidency or 514 days later.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Feb 5, 2010 | Middle East, Palestine, Viewpoints |
There will be a new confrontation. New strategies will be employed. Israel will raise the stakes, and will try to draw Syria in, and push for a regional war.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 31, 2010 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
Turkey is not to be bullied, threatened, or intimidated. Even Israel, which has for long defied the norms of diplomacy, is now becoming more aware of its limits, thanks to Turkish President Abdullah Gül.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 23, 2010 | Americas, Middle East, Viewpoints |
Western media is indeed rife with all sorts of unfounded accusations, baseless speculations and superfluous insinuations.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 18, 2010 | Palestine, Viewpoints |
Maybe the quest for justice can in fact cross all physical and psychological boundaries. One thing is for sure, though. Gaza is not alone; in fact, it never was.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 10, 2010 | US, Viewpoints |
The coming year might go down in history as that of major media consolidation, as in concentration of media ownership in the hands of a few large conglomerates and powerful media moguls.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Jan 2, 2010 | Middle East, Palestine, US, Viewpoints |
The ties between Egypt and Palestine are too rooted in history; the rapport is too personal, too familial to allow for material or temporary political interests to stand in the way between two ancient peoples with awe-inspiring histories.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Dec 26, 2009 | Europe, Viewpoints |
It seems that the targeting of Muslims and Islam has become a kind of national theater in France.
Read MorePosted by Ramzy Baroud | Dec 21, 2009 | Culture, Palestine, Reviews |
A promotional short film for a new book on Gaza is being released worldwide today, days before the official book launch in the U.K., to commemorate the first anniversary of the Gaza massacre.
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