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.

November 3, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
The far right represents a real threat to Jews; criticism of Israel doesn’t
An international Jewish pressure group has launched a blistering attack on the pro-Israel lobby and Israel’s Ambassador to the United States over their comments comparing Palestinian supporters with white...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
October 28, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
An outrageous children’s ‘IDF party costume’ is being sold by Amazon for Halloween
When America’s largest supermarket chain, Walmart, advertised an Israel Defence Forces children’s party costume there was outrage and the stores withdrew the fancy dress outfit. That was three years...
Published in: Asia & Americas, Blog, Blogs - Politics, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, UK, US
October 18, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Nazi art case sets precedent for Palestinian Nakba restitution
Palestinian victims of the 1948 Nakba could benefit from a landmark legal ruling by a French court which ordered a painting to be returned to the family of the...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 16, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Israel aids genocidal Myanmar while urging the world to remember the Holocaust
Israel does not owe its existence to the genocide of the Jews during the Second World War but, without a doubt, the Holocaust played a significant role in speeding...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, Opinion, Palestine, UN
October 2, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Our craven media continue to aid and abet Israel’s racist regime
I am delighted that Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi has been given the red carpet treatment by Spanish football giants Real Madrid following her release from an Israeli prison, where...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
October 1, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Palestine: Read all about it… but not in the mainstream media
This time of year is always a period of personal retrospection for me, ending in trips down memory lane. It was, for example, when I became a cub reporter...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
September 18, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Idlib’s cries fail to move the global anti-war movement
The anniversary of the start of the Western war against Afghanistan is fast approaching and I remember it as though it was yesterday. The opening salvo from the US...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Turkey
September 16, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
All of these anti-Semitism allegations continue to sideline Palestinian suffering
As the row over what constitutes anti-Semitism rages in Britain, the very real fear that freedom of speech is being threatened has already been realised in America, according to...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, UN, US
September 1, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
The UN has used the g-word, but will it tackle Israeli arms sales to the butchers of Myanmar?
The UN has finally used the g-word in accusing the Myanmar regime of genocide against the ethnic minority Rohingya Muslims. Now it needs to go one step further, by...
Published in: Article, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
August 30, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Popularity of any kind is a curse in Egypt, as Mo Salah is finding out
Shortly before he was assassinated, US President Abraham Lincoln said that it was best to avoid popularity if you want peace. Like so many public figures he realised that...
Published in: Africa, Article, Asia & Americas, Egypt, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Russia, US
August 15, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Netanyahu has dug himself into a hole in a graveyard full of untruths
Benjamin Netanyahu has dived headlong into the furore engulfing Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, revealing the most blatant meddling to-date by Israel in British politics. What’s more, he’s done...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, US
August 9, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
The men in charge of Saudi Arabia really don’t care a jot about Muslim women
If ever there was a time for the government of Saudi Arabia to stand up and defend its female citizens it is now, with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Canada, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, UK, US
August 6, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
The Corbyn anti-Semitism row reveals how desperate Israel and its lobbyists are
The socialist leader of a British political party embroiled in an anti-Semitism row has apologised for appearing on platforms with people who drew Nazi-style comparisons with Israel’s actions. His...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Germany, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
July 31, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Scotland’s ‘Braveheart’ pension fund divests from Israeli bank
A landmark decision by a major Scottish pension fund to divest from Israel’s Bank Hapoalim could trigger a massive financial withdrawal by other funds in Scotland. The Falkirk Pension...
Published in: Article, BDS, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
July 26, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Tariq Ramadan’s detention exposes the flaws in French liberté, égalité and fraternité
The authorities in France are coming under international pressure over their treatment of Muslim academic and philosopher Tariq Ramadan who is being held in custody pending investigations into a...
Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Europe & Russia, France, Opinion
July 13, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
With a British minister dodging Israeli bullets, will his new boss stand up for international law?
Now that Jeremy Hunt has replaced Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary in Whitehall, Palestinians are hopeful that there might be some cause for optimism, but if Britain’s top diplomat...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
July 2, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Who killed Razan Al-Najjar?
A new petition circulating on social media serves as a reminder that the Israeli sniper who shot Palestinian paramedic Razan Al-Najjar on 1 June could be a British citizen...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
June 24, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Support for the Palestinians gathers pace in Trump’s America
Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the UN Human Rights Commission was an attempt to shield Israel from accountability, but it may have backfired among voters in...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
June 19, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
The pro-Israel lobby exploits anti-Semitism, with more than a little help from Trump
There is a rise in anti-Semitism across the West. Shamefully, it is being exploited with great cynicism by the pro-Israel lobby to target Palestinian support groups and individuals instead...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, US
June 7, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Israel’s red card and own goal
Rotem Kamer, the vice president of the Israeli Football Association, has accused Palestinians of waging “football terror” after Argentina called off a friendly match in Jerusalem. Argentina’s move came...
Published in: Argentina, Article, Asia & Americas, FIFA, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
May 31, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Rohingya rape victims are braced for a Ramadan baby boom
Eid babies are normally seen as a great blessing across the Muslim world and a perfect end to pregnancies after Ramadan. We shouldn’t, though, expect any celebrations over the...
Published in: Article, Bangladesh, Israel, Myanmar, Opinion, UN
May 29, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Pakistani intelligence blocked a prisoner swap to release Dr Aafia Siddiqui
There were strong rumours sweeping across Pakistan recently that Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a cause célèbre across the Muslim world, had died in the Texas jail where she is serving...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Middle East, Opinion, Pakistan, Qatar, US
May 20, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Mo Salah, fatwas and fallen heroes
Egyptian-born footballer Mohamed Salah hopes to help Liverpool FC to lift the cup next Saturday in the final of Europe’s prestigious UEFA Champions League, arguably the world’s top club...
Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Europe & Russia, Opinion, UK
May 16, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Heroic Palestinians are anything but victims
Israel’s refusal to acknowledge the Palestinians as anything other than the victims of Hamas manipulation and “incitement” is insulting and offensive to the people of Gaza on many levels....
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
May 2, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Britain’s Friends of Israel MPs get a lesson in hate
The number of British MPs from both the Labour and Conservative parties who appear to be concerned about the education of Palestinian children should be heart-warming. However, the focus...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
May 2, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
The Netanyahoo Nuclear Odyssey
With all the skill and showmanship of a fairground hustler about to introduce us to the bearded lady, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whipped up his audience to heightened...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Russia, UK, US
April 20, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Faking it for Assad
Dozens of conflicting columns about the chemical weapons attack on Douma have been churned out by a whole range of individuals, from untrained bloggers and Assad apologists to highly...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, US
April 7, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
The Palestinian struggle is being attacked by a digital occupation
Young Palestinians turn to the internet as one of the few places where they can roam freely in a virtual reality world. However, even that is now under attack...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
April 1, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Palestine’s own Sharpeville massacre by its own Apartheid oppressors
Be in absolutely no doubt about the significance of the start of the peaceful Great Return March which began in Gaza on Friday and led to 17 Palestinians being...
Published in: Africa, Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, South Africa
March 21, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
A general’s death on this Iraq War anniversary reminds us that justice is never far away
Fifteen years ago this month, the invasion of Iraq began despite months of global protests as US President George W Bush and his willing accomplice, British Prime Minister Tony...
Published in: Argentina, Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Opinion, Syria, UK, US
March 12, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
Assad’s rape victims break their silence
The torture victim stood in front of her tormentor wondering what treatment would be meted out this time in the notorious Branch 215, also known as Raid Brigade run...
Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
March 8, 2018 | Yvonne Ridley
With Assad on the brink, the Conscience Convoy highlights the plight of women in his jails
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched a blistering attack on world leaders from East to West on Wednesday as he met an international delegation of women in a demonstration...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UN, US