Yvonne Ridley

British journalist and author Yvonne Ridley provides political analysis on affairs related to the Middle East, Asia and the Global War on Terror. Her work has appeared in numerous publications around the world from East to West from titles as diverse as The Washington Post to the Tehran Times and the Tripoli Post earning recognition and awards in the USA and UK. Ten years working for major titles on Fleet Street she expanded her brief into the electronic and broadcast media producing a number of documentary films on Palestinian and other international issues from Guantanamo to Libya and the Arab Spring.

October 16, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Forgiveness must be part of the Palestinian armoury

The Hamas-Fatah reconciliation in Cairo has silenced critics as the decade-long rift between the two main Palestinian factions ended — we hope finally — a few days ago. Among...

Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 11, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Women Wage Peace, but who knew?

If tens of thousands of Palestinians and Israelis joined forces and set off on a two-week march for peace through the Biblical deserts you’d think that it would be...

Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 3, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Racist America runs out of excuses as a marathon man from Palestine is banned

Serious questions need to be asked about America’s suitability to host any international sporting event after the US authorities denied entry to a well-known Palestinian-born marathon runner in the...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
September 27, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

The pro-Israel lobby is losing its grip on Westminster

This has not been a good week for Israel, especially in Britain, where the Zionist lobbyists have spent millions in recent years oiling the cogs in Westminster to persuade...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, US
September 24, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Looking at Myanmar, it is clear that the ICC is not fit for purpose

Nobel Peace laureates and other luminaries are queueing up to berate Aung San Suu Kyi for failing to intervene in the genocide unfolding in Myanmar. There are, however, bigger...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, ICC, Myanmar, Opinion, UN
September 20, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Peace One Day… but probably without Trump

Famous film producer and Hollywood executive Richard A. Rowland coined the phrase about “lunatics taking over the asylum” when a group of rebel actors led by the legendary Charlie...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
September 15, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Millions of Palestinians have good reason to remember Peres

Tel Aviv loves nothing more than a good excuse for a memorial or a ceremony of some sort to divert international attention from the injustices it metes out on...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
September 1, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

The education of Palestinian children is an act of resistance

In this year of significant anniversaries — the Balfour Declaration; Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; the Israeli-led siege of Gaza — another is creeping up...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Pakistan, Palestine
August 27, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Censorship of photographic exhibition exposing Israeli brutality angers Scots

Whenever they are confronted with irrefutable evidence of Israeli brutality it seems that the only options for supporters of the Zionist State are censorship, abuse and intimidation

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, Videos & Photo Stories
August 25, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Palestine is no country for old men

Millions of us around the world have supported the Palestinian cause for decades. In our calls for justice for the people of Palestine we have stood alongside some political...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
August 20, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Does Britain have a secret travel ban against Arabs?

Britain stands accused of operating a secret travel ban against Arabs after it emerged that a large number of internationally renowned academics, religious leaders, musicians, artists and performers from...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Lebanon, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Syria, UK
July 24, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Disbelief is growing as Scotland’s First Minister backs Israel’s dark arts

Scotland has a proud record of standing up with persecuted minorities, including those who are targeted purely for their faith, ethnicity or culture. It is the only European country...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
July 19, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

The hemline that hit the headlines: it could only happen in Saudi Arabia

To say that the Middle East is in turmoil is a major understatement when you consider the suffering and hardship endured by millions of ordinary Arab men, women and...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
July 14, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Opposing Zionism is not racism, rules Scottish court

In yet another landmark legal victory, members of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign emerged from court victorious today after being accused of racism. Their “crime”? Standing up to Zionism....

Published in: Article, BDS, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
July 4, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

The Palestinians can learn from the blockade of Qatar

There are many lessons that the Palestinians can take from the crisis in the Gulf which has seen four Arab states impose an air, land and sea blockade on...

Published in: Article, Bahrain, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
June 24, 2017 Yvonne Ridley

Qatar is giving Saudi and the UAE a masterclass in international diplomacy

When it comes to international diplomacy, Saudi Arabia and its friends in the Gulf have the grace of a ballerina wearing hobnailed boots. Weighed down by their own sense...

Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE