29 July 2010
No Palestinian institution or leader has ever accepted an exclusive Jewish claim to Palestine, which is irreconcilable with the internationally recognized rights of the Palestinian people. Our rights inhere in us as a people; they are not yours to do with as you please. Read more about Don't deny our rights: open letter to Mahmoud Abbas
United States 7 April 2008
My father was a man who always defied the notion that one can only be the outcome of his circumstance. Expelled from his village at the age of 10, running barefoot behind his parents, he was instantly transferred from the son of a landowning farmer to a penniless refugee in a blue tent provided by the United Nations in Gaza. Ramzy Baroud remembers his father who passed away on 18 March. Read more about No checkpoints in heaven
10 October 2007
The recent death of Haider Abdul-Shafi could not have come at a worse time. Bearing in mind the grim shortcomings of the Palestinian leadership and the lack of any serious attempt to rectify the situation, the loss of this unique and iconic leader feels all the more acute. Ramzy Baroud remembers the life of the late Palestinian leader. Read more about Passing undefeated: Remembering Haider Abdul-Shafi