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Hashtag ‘Untie_Our_Hands’: How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel’s ‘Security?' | Ramzy Baroud
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Palestinians evacuate a wounded demonstrator during a protest at the fence separating Gaza from Israel. (Photo: File) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 8, 2021 A large Israeli army campaign is taking social media by storm. The unstated aim of what is known as the “#Untie_Our_Hands” initiative is the desire to kill, with no accountability, more Palestinian protesters at the Gaza fence. The ca ...
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On Propaganda and Failed Narratives: New Understanding of Afghanistan is a Must | Ramzy Baroud
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Taliban fighters enter Kabul in August 2021. (Photo: VOA via Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2021 For 20 years, two dominant narratives have shaped our view of the illega ...
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Stadio Olimpico: Can Sports Heal the World? | Ramzy Baroud
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Friendly match between Roma and Raja Casablanca at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, on August 14, 2021. (Photo: Ramzy Baroud, The Palestine Chronicle) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 30, 2021 Amid chao ...
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‘Blood for Blood’: On Jenin and Israel’s Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion | Ramzy Baroud
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Palestinian resistance fighters confronted Israeli forces in Jenin. (File Photo: via PalInfo) Ramzy Baroud -- Wiorld News Trust Aug. 26, 2021 The killing of four young Palestinians by Israeli occupat ...
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Palestine’s Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really ‘Winning’ Africa? | Ramzy Baroud
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A pro-Palestine rally in South Africa. (Photo: Twitter, via MEMO) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 24, 2021 The decision by the African Union Commission, on July 22, to grant Israel observer sta ...
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Greed and Consumption: Why the World is Burning | Ramzy Baroud
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NSW Fire and Rescue officers fight a bushfire encroaching on properties in Australia in December 2019. (Photo: via AJE) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 17, 2021 Rome is scorching hot. This beau ...
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The Murder of the ‘Menacing’ Water Technician: On the Shadow Wars in the West Bank | Ramzy Baroud
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Shadi Omar Lotfi Salim, 41, was killed by Israeli forces. (Photo: via Social Media) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 11, 2021 There is an ongoing, but hidden, Israeli war on the Palestinians whi ...
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US Foreign Policy Adrift: Why Washington No Longer Calling the Shots | Ramzy Baroud
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US President Joe Biden. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 6, 2021 Jonah Goldberg and Michael Ledeen have much in common. They are both writers and also cheerleaders for ...
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The Politics of Cheering and Booing: On Palestine, Solidarity and the Tokyo Olympics | Ramzy Baroud
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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 ...
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How Ben & Jerry’s has Exposed Israel’s Anti-BDS Strategy | Ramzy Baroud
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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 ...
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The Little Talked About Covid-19 ‘Variants’: Vaccine Mismanagement Will Have Dire Repercussions | Ramzy Baroud
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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 ...