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How do Democrats and Republicans Differ on Palestine and Israel? | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 14, 2020 The polarized nature of American politics often makes it difficult to address fundamental differences between the country’s two main po ...

As Washington Retreats, Eastern Mediterranean Conflict Further Marginalizes NATO | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 6, 2020 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over ter ...

Israel’s Friends at the RNC: ‘Christian Zionists’ Dictate the Agenda of the Republican Party | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 30, 2020 It is difficult -- and futile -- to argue which American president has historically been more pro-Israel. While former President Barack ...

‘Dying to Fish’: How Israeli Piracy Destroyed Gaza’s Once Thriving Fishing Industry | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 27, 2020 On Aug. 16, the Israeli navy declared the Gaza sea a closed military zone. A few days later, a group of Gaza fishermen decided to take t ...

Netanyahu vs Gantz: Gaza Escalation as Reflection of Israel’s Political Rivalry | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 23, 2020 Only recently, the Palestinian group, Hamas, and Israel seemed close to reaching a prisoner exchange agreement, where Hamas would releas ...

‘People of the Cave’: Palestinians Take Their Fight for Justice to the Mountains | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 16, 2020 Palestinians are not going anywhere. This is the gist of seven decades of Palestinian struggle against Zionist colonialism. The proof? T ...

Hands off Lebanon: Macron’s Self-serving ‘New Pact’ Must Be Shunned | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 14, 2020 French President, Emmanuel Macron, is in no position to pontificate to Lebanon about the need for political and economic reforms. Just a ...

‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada | Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo -- World News Trust Aug. 13, 2020 The notion that "Canada is better" -- especially when its foreign policy is compared with that of the Uni ...

The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria? | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 9, 2020 On Aug. 4, hours before a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu issued an ominous warni ...

Apartheid or One State: Has Jordan Broken a Political Taboo? | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 2, 2020 What will it take for the idea of a two-state solution, which was hardly practical to begin with, to be completely abandoned? Every reali ...

The Likud Conspiracy: Israel in the Throes of a Major Political Crisis | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 30, 2020 Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have raged on for weeks, turning violent sometimes. Israelis are furious at their gove ...