How religious fanatics became the new face of Israel RAMZY BAROUD traces the roots of today’s extremists who are now setting up private militias in Israel back to the murderous Kahanist movement — and warns they are playing the long game when it comes to political power
Features | Wednesday 10th Apr 2024 Killing humanitarian workers as a strategy: Israel's endgame in Gaza
Sunday 11th Dec 2022 The Nakba Day triumph: How the UN is correcting a historical wrong The next Nakba Day will be officially commemorated by the United Nations General Assembly on May 15, 2023. The decision by the world’s largest democratic institution is significant, if not a game changer, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Wednesday 30th Nov 2022 ‘Deliberate ambiguity’ — Israel’s nuclear weapons are the greatest threat to the Middle East As Israel has descended further into right-wing extremism and away from sensible diplomacy, just what it might class as an 'existential threat' justifying the use of nuclear weapons is an increasingly terrifying prospect, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Tuesday 25th Oct 2022 End of the deal: by revoking its stance on Jerusalem, Australia isolates Israel, not Palestinians With Australia dropping former PM Scott Morrison’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, it is clear that Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ was not an irreversible historical event, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Thursday 15th Sep 2022 ‘Avenging Sabra and Shatila’ — Israeli massacres and Palestinian resistance When the survivors of one of the most infamous crimes against the Palestinian diaspora took Israel to court in Belgium, the US used its influence to block the case — but the struggle for justice does not end there, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Tuesday 06th Sep 2022 A painful march to freedom: the triumphant legacy of Palestinian prisoners By demonstrating that even at your weakest you can still fight back, the resistance behind bars has always been a uniquely powerful part of the overall national liberation movement, explains RAMZY BAROUD
Tuesday 12th Jul 2022 Worsening chaos: Israel’s political instability is now the norm It is no surprise that as Israeli politics is increasingly dominated by right-wing bigotry that governments are holding together for less and less time — and this turmoil is a fitting reflection of widely-held extremist beliefs, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Wednesday 08th Jun 2022 Palestine’s new resistance model Last year redefined how Palestinians fight against their occupiers, overcoming years of factional division and arbitary standards imposed on them from outside — the 'Unity Intifada' shows no sign of fading, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Tuesday 19th Apr 2022 Palestine needs immediate attention to stave off a major food crisis Even if the Russia-Ukraine war ended tomorrow, Palestine’s food insecurity would not — it is the product of a deliberate policy by occupying Israel to drive us to starvation while just avoiding outright murder, explains RAMZY BAROUD
Tuesday 12th Apr 2022 Can Israel exist without the US? Perhaps US aid in 1981 was almost 10 percent of Israel’s economy — in 2020, the nearly $4 billion donation was closer to 1 per cent. Those struggling against the occupation of Palestine must recognise our oppressor’s growing independence, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Monday 28th Mar 2022 Gaza’s forthcoming crisis might be worse than anything we have ever seen Almost all of Gaza’s water is not fit for human consumption because of a deliberate Israeli strategy. RAMZY BAROUD explains