Ramzy Baroud, Author at Toward Freedom

The Trials of Africa and Dr. Martin Luther King’s Vision for Global Solidarity

Ramzy Baroud January 29, 2018 Ramzy Baroud

Dr. King's "Beyond Vietnam" speech pushed past the boundaries of what is acceptable in American politics, to where his anti-war and global solidarity values were unapologetically linked to the fight against racism and poverty at home. On that day, the American civil rights struggle courageously broke free from the confines of American exceptionalism, to join a worldwide movement of struggles against racism, colonialism and war.

A boy wanders through the Israeli-bombed Shejaiya quarter of Gaza City, October, 2014. Photo Credit: Ezz Al-Zanoun/Nur Photo/Rex

Incremental Genocide: A Brief History of Israel’s Violence Against Palestine

Ramzy Baroud January 17, 2018 Ramzy Baroud

Israel's Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel recently called for more death and injuries of Palestinians in Gaza. Such views are reflections of real policies that have been carried out for over 70 years. This violent legacy continues to define Israel to this day, through the use of what Israeli historian Ilan Pappe describes as ‘incremental genocide.’

Shadow Armies: The Hidden US War in Africa

Ramzy Baroud January 10, 2018 Ramzy Baroud

There is a real - but largely concealed - war which is taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, an invigorated Russia and a rising China. The outcome of the war is likely to define the future of the continent and its global outlook.

Year in Review: Will 2018 Usher in a New Palestinian Strategy?

Ramzy Baroud January 2, 2018 Ramzy Baroud

2018 promises to be a decisive year for the future of all Palestinians and it will be a difficult one. Not only did the US pull out of the 'peace process', it is expected to do its utmost to jeopardize any Palestinian initiative aimed at holding Israel accountable for its 50-year-old illegal military occupation.

Women seen confronting Israeli troops in Gaza during the first intifada. After this photo was taken the women were assaulted and dispersed with truncheons and tear gas. [Credit: Robert Croma / maryscullyreports.com]

The Last Martyr: Reflecting on Thirty Years Since the First Palestinian Intifada

Ramzy Baroud December 11, 2017 Ramzy Baroud

The Intifada was a transformational period that saved a generation from being entirely lost, and Palestine from being forgotten. It offered a new world, that of solidarity, camaraderie and wild youth who needed no one to speak on their behalf.

Boycotting Israel: The Origins, Objectives, and War on the BDS Movement

Ramzy Baroud October 30, 2017 Ramzy Baroud

The BDS Movement was the outcome of several events that shaped the Palestinian national struggle and international solidarity with the Palestinian people following the Second Uprising (Intifada) in 2000.