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Trump and Hegseth Cannot Define the Truth of the US-Israeli War on Iran

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have little patience for questions that do not conform to his preferred style of declaring...

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Ramzy Baroud

The Tolstoy Guide to History that Trump and Netanyahu Didn’t Read

How do you bomb a country “without mercy”—and end up strengthening it? When US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that Washington would...

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Ramzy Baroud

The Explosion Inside Trump’s War Machine: Joe Kent Resigns

Joe Kent’s resignation is not an anomaly but an alarm: elite dissent is surfacing early because this war is built on deception. Joe Kent’s...

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No Time for Losers: Why the War Meant to Save Israel May Destroy It

When Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched their military aggression against Iran on February 28, they appeared convinced that the war would be...

16.03.2026 4

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Ramzy Baroud

The Most Obvious Question Liberal Media Refuses to Ask About the Iran War

The Most Obvious Question Liberal Media Refuses to Ask About the Iran War

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16.03.2026 4

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Ramzy Baroud

The Iran War — The Most Obvious Question Liberal Media Refuses to Ask

Doubtless, the war launched by US President Donald Trump is not popular among ordinary Americans. According to the latest public opinion poll, only a...

16.03.2026 10

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Ramzy Baroud

A Free Palestine Is the Key to Mid-East Peace

A Free Palestine Is the Key to Mid-East Peace

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15.03.2026 5

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

The Cost of War: Iran's Strategy to Make Trump Pay

The Cost of War: Iran's Strategy to Make Trump Pay

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09.03.2026 3

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

Instead of Defeating China, Trump Is Accelerating Its Rise on the Global Stage

If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the United States, you must understand that something consequential has...

06.03.2026 5

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Ramzy Baroud

Who Decides What Is Legitimate? Power, Democracy, and the War on Iran

Democracy is invoked as moral legitimacy in war, while Iran’s authority rests on layered political, religious, and historical foundations....

05.03.2026 10

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Ramzy Baroud

Is The US Quietly Retreating From China Confrontation? – OpEd

If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the US, you must understand that something

03.03.2026 8

Eurasia Review

Ramzy Baroud

Why the Epstein Files Are Shattering Global Theory

When British author David Icke wrote his seminal work, The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World, published in 1999, he was not speaking...

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Ramzy Baroud

Trump Is Rage Baiting the US Into a Second Civil War

America is barreling towards authoritarianism at such a breakneck pace that it should alarm every single one of us. But instead of meeting this moment...

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‘Regime Cleavage’: How the ‘Language of Humiliation’ is Engineering a Second American Civil War

A January 2026 Gallup poll showed that 89 percent of all Americans expect high levels of political conflict this year, as the country heads toward one...

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Ramzy Baroud

First Gaza, Then the World: The Global Danger of Israeli Exceptionalism

While many nations occasionally resort to a “state of exception” to deal with temporary crises, Israel exists in a permanent state of exception....

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Great Unraveling: 2026 Super Bowl Sounds Death Knell For US Unity – OpEd

A January 2026 Gallup poll showed that 89 percent of Americans expect high levels of political conflict this year, as

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Eurasia Review

Ramzy Baroud

On the Menu: How the Middle Powers Sacrificed Gaza to Save Themselves

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sounded more like a populist leader than a former central banker during his address at the World Economic Forum in...

06.02.2026 10

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Ramzy Baroud

Trump's Board of Peace Fits Into a Long, Ignoble US Foreign Policy Tradition

30.01.2026 10

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

A War Without Headlines: Israel’s Shock-and-Awe Campaign in the West Bank

16.01.2026 8

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

The World Must Act Now to Abort the Next Phase of Extermination in Gaza

31.12.2025 8

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

Gaza as the Last Moral Frontier against Israel’s Policy of Annihilation

Three dominant narratives contend for the future of Gaza and occupied Palestine, yet only one is being translated into consequential action: the...

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Whose Narrative Will Shape the Future of Palestine?

24.12.2025 9

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

Israel's Colonial Aims Are the Main Barrier to Lasting Peace

14.12.2025 6

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Ramzy Baroud

Western Hypocrisy and the Gaza Death Toll

06.12.2025 7

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Ramzy Baroud

Deliberate Contradiction: How the West Plays Dumb and Kills People in Gaza

First, let’s dissect this puzzle. On February 29, 2024, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent shockwaves when he informed lawmakers in the House...

05.12.2025 6

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Ramzy Baroud

The US-Israeli Scheme to Partition Gaza and Break Palestinian Will

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 is destined to fail. That failure will come at a price: more Palestinian deaths, extensive...

02.12.2025 8

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Ramzy Baroud

The New Kill Zone: Gaza’s Borders after the ‘Ceasefire’ 

The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of...

26.11.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

Why Israel’s Plan To Divide Gaza Is Doomed To Fail – OpEd

UN Security Council Resolution 2803 is destined to fail. That failure will come at a price: more Palestinian deaths, extensive

25.11.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Ramzy Baroud

Beyond the Yellow Line: Israel's New Gaza Kill Zone

21.11.2025 10

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

Don't Let Israel Rewrite the Narrative to Polish Its Genocide

15.11.2025 10

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

Verdict from the People: Why the Gaza Tribunal is about Accountability, Not Symbolism

In the face of the international legal and political systems’ paralyzing silence and utter failure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in...

07.11.2025 5

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Ramzy Baroud

Is the US Reclaiming the Wheel from a Self-Destructive Israel?

Has Donald Trump's sharp rebuke of Israel in his October 23 Time Magazine interview fundamentally changed the calculus in the Middle East? His...

04.11.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

Israel Tried to Destroy Gazans' Peoplehood; It Failed

25.10.2025 7

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Ramzy Baroud

The Unvanquished Will: Gaza’s Triumph of Spirit Against the Architecture of Genocide

For the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza, particularly by the voices of ordinary Gazans, displaying a...

24.10.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

‘You Cannot Fight the World’: The Hidden Meaning behind Trump’s Warning to Israel

A single, candid statement by US President Donald Trump during a Fox News interview on October 9 may illuminate the true calculus behind Israel’s...

21.10.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

Ordinary Gazans Explain How They Won The War – OpEd

For the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza, particularly the voices of ordinary

21.10.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

From Gaza, Palestinians Have Reasserted Their Agency on the World Stage

14.10.2025 9

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Ramzy Baroud

The Defeat of Israel and the Rebirth of Palestinian Agency

For decades, the prevailing notion was that the 'solution' to the Israeli occupation of Palestine lay in a strictly negotiated process. “Only...

13.10.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

A History of Deception: US-Israeli Pacts and the Gaza Proposal

The history of Zionism is fundamentally one of deception. This assertion is critically relevant today, as it contextualizes the so-called ‘Trump...

10.10.2025 20

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Ramzy Baroud

Meloni’s Gaza Challenge: The People vs. Netanyahu’s Cronies

What is happening in Italy regarding Gaza is unprecedented in the history of solidarity between the country and any other international cause...

03.10.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

The Point of No Return: Why Accountability in Gaza is a Global Imperative

Every day brings new indictments for Israel. The early accusations of genocide by South Africa are now quickly becoming an accepted legal definition...

29.09.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

The Global Future Hinges on Holding Israel Accountable for Its Crimes in Gaza

27.09.2025 10

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

What Explains Spain's Shift on Gaza? The People Led and the Leaders Listened

20.09.2025 9

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

More Than a Boat: The Gaza Flotilla as a Symbol of a Growing Global Movement

One needs only to examine the actions and rhetoric of the Israeli government to fully appreciate the profound significance of the solidarity flotillas...

17.09.2025 9

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Ramzy Baroud

Spain’s Path To Solidarity A Model For The West – OpEd

In several influential European countries, solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian people is finally translating into action. Though such...

16.09.2025 20

Eurasia Review

Ramzy Baroud

The Price of Genocide: How US Funding Sustains an Unraveling Israeli Economy

In an important step toward the economic isolation of Israel due to its genocide in Gaza, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global has decided to...

08.09.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

Will Popular Pressure Finally Push Western Governments to Stand Up for Palestine?

05.09.2025 6

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

A Global Awakening: How People Power is Reshaping Western Policy on Palestine

Is it finally happening? Is the West turning against Israel? Or are we, whether motivated by hope or driven by despair, simply engaging in wishful...

05.09.2025 10

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Ramzy Baroud

US Cash Keeps the Israeli War Machine Running

30.08.2025 10

Common Dreams

Ramzy Baroud

The War on Truth: Why Palestinian Journalists Are Being Systematically Erased

The killing of seven Palestinian journalists and media workers in Gaza on August 10 and five more on August 25 has prompted verbal condemnations, yet...

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Ramzy Baroud