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.

March 31, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

This pandemic is yet another deadly challenge for the people of occupied Palestine

If ever a nation was prepared for the onslaught of the Covid19 virus and all the disruption and fear that comes with it, some might think that the Palestinians...

Published in: Article, Coronavirus, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
March 6, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum must never feel that he is above the law

Some people think that they can get away with shocking crimes in full view of a watching world because they have money, power or influence, or in the case...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, UAE, UK
March 3, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

Scottish football should blow the final whistle on Israeli teams

Since the start of the 21st century, Israeli occupation forces have killed at least 540 Palestinian athletes and other sportsmen and women. Many more have been wounded and crippled....

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
February 29, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

The US makes peace in the war it forced on the Taliban

The leaders of one of the most demonised and misunderstood groups in the world sat down in Qatar today and signed an accord which will see US and NATO...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, Middle East, Opinion, Qatar, US
February 27, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

As China bows to global solidarity over coronavirus, it's time for action on the Uyghur genocide

The spread of the coronavirus — Covid-19 — has now reached epidemic proportions, with cases in dozens of countries around the world, and growing alarm at the epicentre in...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, China, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Turkey
February 23, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

NATO and the UN must decide if they are standing by, or simply bystanders

Tensions have risen rapidly in north-west Syria following the killing of yet another Turkish soldier by Russian-backed regime forces. The Turkish death toll is now heading towards 20 as...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, NATO, Opinion, Syria, Turkey, UN
February 21, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

Leading British Zionist warns Jews that they have 'second class' citizenship

British-born Jews are being told that they are "second class" citizens in an extraordinary letter written by a critic of the government decision to revoke citizenship from a number...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
February 18, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

Palestinian children are being targeted by a shadowy campaign group

A shadowy campaign group with a hidden agenda appears to be exploiting Palestinian children from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. Just when we thought that elements of...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
January 26, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

On Holocaust Memorial Day, remember too that the Nakba is an indelible part of Israel's history

There is an indelible link between the Holocaust and the current situation of the Palestinian people; to deny this simple fact exposes a deep-seated flaw in Zionist ideology. I...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
January 24, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

The never-ending cycle of death in the Arab world is down to the craving for power

There is likely to be a massacre of hundreds of thousands of innocent people unless Arab rulers step up to the plate on Syria and show real leadership. I...

Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
January 20, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

Genocide — the Sequel: now Muslims are the target

We are approaching that time of year when people of many faiths and none come together in unity to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which serves as a stark reminder...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, China, Europe & Russia, Germany, India, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, Opinion, Pakistan, Palestine, Serbia
January 3, 2020 | Yvonne Ridley

Trump's reckless gamble with world peace

Iran is not given to knee-jerk reactions, but those who run the country are extremely unpredictable nonetheless. That is why it is so difficult to anticipate what will result...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, US
December 31, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

The crisis in the Gaza Strip shames the world as 'unliveable' 2020 arrives

It's that time of year again when vast amounts of money are spent on celebrating the New Year. Nowadays that often means wasteful firework displays with money quite literally...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
December 24, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

The stench of injustice hangs over the Khashoggi murder trial

Once again the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is headline news around the world after a court in Saudi Arabia announced the death sentence for five men and long...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, US
December 23, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Will the ICC actually hold Israel to account over war crimes?

Why does Israel consider itself to be above the law? And why do supporters of the Zionist state look the other way when its war crimes raise their ugly...

Published in: Article, ICC, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
December 11, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

'King' Trump lashes US Jews for not loving Israel enough

Rabid Zionist Donald Trump has proved once again that you can stand up in a room full of Jewish supporters and spew out anti-Semitic tropes with complete immunity as...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
December 3, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

The Zionists seeking to silence Corbyn are focusing on the wrong target

Around the same time that Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was pressed on his party's record on anti-Semitism, an American pastor and supporter of Donald Trump unleashed an...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
November 25, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Mohamed Morsi and journalism have both been killed in Sisi's Egypt

There has never been a more dangerous time to be a journalist than in the 21st century because the simple act of telling the truth can cost you your...

Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Opinion
November 19, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Trump delivers another blow to Palestinians

In the world of US President Donald Trump, the illegal Israeli settlements built on stolen Palestinian land with flagrant disregard for international law have been declared legal. The acquisition...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
November 13, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Israel's precision propaganda tries to justify the slaughter of innocents

The seriously misnamed Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and its supporters get very upset when members of the fifth largest army in the world are accused of targeting innocent women...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
November 1, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Don't lose sight of Syria's main terrorist leader

So, after a dramatic press conference presided over by Donald Trump, we are led to believe that Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi died in an underground tunnel "whimpering and...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, US
October 25, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

When giving bread to Gaza is a crime

Qatari envoy Mohammed Al-Emadi arrived in the Gaza Strip last weekend with $180 million to distribute among Palestinians in need. In Gaza's case, that means virtually the whole population...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Qatar, UN, US
October 24, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Is this the beginning of the end of America's bungling foreign policy in the Middle East?

I'm bamboozled by all the hand-wringing over the retreat of US troops from Middle Eastern soil in recent weeks. Some American soldiers were pelted with rotten vegetables as their...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, US
October 11, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

The US has betrayed the Kurds, yet again

As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rolled out the military offensive called "Operation Peace Spring" on his country's southern border with Syria, the big surprise was not the invasion...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Iraq, Kurdistan, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, Turkey, US
October 1, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Critics of conditions in Gaza Zoo expose the value placed on Palestinian lives

Animal rights activists are furious that a zoo in the Gaza Strip which was shut down earlier this year because of the poor conditions has reopened with lions billed...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 1, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Jamal Khashoggi: questions still need answers, while hypocrisy is rife

The first anniversary of the barbaric murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi is approaching, but most world leaders apparently wish that we would forget about it and move...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
September 20, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Orthodox Jews are blamed for Israel's 'Titanic' moment, but the Palestinians will pay the price

The fall of the Zionist State of Israel is being forecast by a leading Israeli academic, but his prediction has nothing to do with the latest election crisis which...

Published in: Article, Israel, Israeli Elections, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
September 11, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Scholars for dollars sell out Palestine and its people

Palestine polarises people, of that there is no doubt. Those condemning Palestinians usually do so out of their blind loyalty to the concept of the Zionist State. With today's...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN, US
September 1, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Assad's debts mount as Putin calls the shots in Syrian ceasefire

It is significant to note that Saturday's ceasefire in Syria was announced by Russia and not by the ruling Assad dynasty, whose corrupt behaviour triggered the brutal civil war...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria
August 27, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

Israel has hit Gaza with illegal collective punishment because Netanyahu wants more votes

Imagine if rogue neighbours on your street fired off some protest rockets towards the nearby parliament; you probably wouldn't be too happy about it, and there would be national...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
August 22, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

The Palestinians' inalienable right to return is the real story

European settlers were behind the foundation of the United States of America and Israel, both of which are currently steering a path towards right-wing extremism fuelled by race hate....

Published in: AIPAC, Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
August 6, 2019 | Yvonne Ridley

This triumvirate of evil has turned its sights on Kashmir

Russian revolutionary leader Lenin once said, "Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you what you are." If we apply this to Narendra Modi and India,...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, India, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Pakistan, Palestine, UK, UN, US