Romana Rubeo

Romana Rubeo is an Italian writer and the managing editor of The Palestine Chronicle. Her articles appeared in many online newspapers and academic journals. She holds a Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages and Literature, and specializes in audio-visual and journalism translation.

الاغتصاب وداعش وكفاحي وأكاذيب أخرى: كيف فقدت إسرائيل كل مصداقيتها

لقد قام جيل كامل، إن لم يكن أكثر، ببناء تصور لإسرائيل كنظام إبادة جماعية، ولن يتمكن أي عدد من الأكاذيب المستقبلية، أو أفلام هوليوود، أو ما تنشره مجلة مكسيم من التقليل من ذلك بأي شكل من الأشكال.

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
بواسطة Ramzy Baroud
و Romana Rubeo
Mein Kampf Hamas

On Saturday, November 11, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari claimed in a press conference that Israel had killed a “terrorist” who had prevented 1,000 civilians from escaping the Shifa Hospital. The allegations made little sense. Even by the standards of Israeli propaganda, falsifying such a piece of information while providing no context

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When the Torturer is the Savior: Can BRICS Help Us Escape the West’s Hegemony and Contradictions?

At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be the most essential tools for the Egyptian Revolution. Though some observers later contested the use of the terms ‘Twitter Revolution’ or ‘Social Media Revolution,’ one cannot deny the centrality of these […]

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
بواسطة Ramzy Baroud
و Romana Rubeo
BRICS Summit Feature photo

At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be the most essential tools for the Egyptian Revolution. Though some observers later contested the use of the terms ‘Twitter Revolution’ or ‘Social Media Revolution,’ one cannot deny the centrality of

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الفلسطينيون ليسوا كاذبين: مواجهة عنف نزع الشرعية الإعلامية

لقد قُتل 55 صحفياً وجُرح مئات آخرون أو اعتُقلوا من قبل إسرائيل منذ عام 2000. ومع ذلك ، بالنسبة للعديد من الفلسطينيين ، فإن الأذى الجسدي الذي يواجهونه يتضاءل مقارنةً بنزع الشرعية المستمر لعملهم في وسائل الإعلام.

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
بواسطة Ramzy Baroud
و Romana Rubeo
Palestinian journalists Feature photo

On January 19, during one of its raids in the Occupied West Bank, the Israeli military arrested a Palestinian journalist, Abdul Muhsen Shalaldeh, near Al-Khalil (Hebron). This is just the latest of a staggering number of violations against Palestinian journalists and freedom of expression. A few days earlier, the head of the Palestinian

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"التهديد الرئيسي": حان الوقت للحديث عن النضال الطبقي الفلسطيني

لم تتغير طبيعة الاستعمار الاستيطاني الإسرائيلي منذ نشأته ، ولا تزال ملتزمة بالتطهير العرقي واغتصاب الموارد ، بما في ذلك العمالة الفلسطينية.

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
بواسطة Ramzy Baroud
و Romana Rubeo
Palestinian Labor

On Monday, October 31, Palestinians in the town of Al-Eizariya, east of Occupied East Jerusalem, observed a general strike. The strike was declared to be part of the community's mourning of 49-year-old Barakat Moussa Odeh, who was killed by Israeli forces in Jericho a day earlier. This is not an isolated case. General strikes were observed

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Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS and the One-State Solution

Chomsky believes that calling Israeli policies towards Palestinians “apartheid” is actually a “gift to Israel”, at least, if by apartheid one refers to the South-African style apartheid.

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
بواسطة Ramzy Baroud
و Romana Rubeo
Chomsky Israel Feature photo

This is, according to the Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci, the ‘interregnum’- the rare and seismic moment in history when great transitions occur, when empires collapse and others rise, and when new conflicts and struggles ensue. The Gramscian ‘interregnum, however, is not a smooth transition, for these profound changes often embody a

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Raids, Arrests and Death Threats: Israel’s Strategy of Silencing Human Rights Defenders

Now that Israel seems to have accepted that there is little it can do to reverse this brand, it is accelerating its colonial efforts, while hunkering down for a long fight ahead.

Ramzy Baroud
Romana Rubeo
بواسطة Ramzy Baroud
و Romana Rubeo

On October 21, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced the issuance of a military order designating six prominent Palestinian human rights groups as ‘terrorist organizations’. Gantz claimed that they are secretly linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a socialist political group that Israel considers, along with

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Engaging the World: The ‘Fascinating Story’ of Hamas’s Political Evolution

As Moscow continues to cement its presence in the Middle East, Hamas sees a rare opportunity to break away from US-Israel imposed isolation.

Romana Rubeo
Ramzy Baroud
بواسطة Romana Rubeo
و Ramzy Baroud
Hamas Feature photo

On February 4, representatives from the Palestinian Movement, Hamas, visited Moscow to inform the Russian government of the latest development on the unity talks between the Islamic Movement and its Palestinian counterparts, especially Fatah. This was not the first time that Hamas’s officials traveled to Moscow on similar missions. In fact,

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