October 1, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
September 18, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
September 16, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
September 1, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
August 30, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
August 15, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
August 9, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
August 6, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
July 31, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
July 26, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
July 13, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
July 2, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
June 24, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
June 19, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
June 7, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
May 31, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
May 29, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
May 20, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
May 16, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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....
May 2, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
May 2, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
April 20, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
April 7, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
April 1, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
March 21, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
March 8, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley 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...
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Yvonne Ridley The headline news in Britain for the past few days has been about the “Beast from the East” and the Siberian blast which has turned the UK snow white,...
February 26, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley Dear Asma, I was shown an old photograph the other day of a couple of children messing around in a paddling pool in the back garden of a pebble-dashed...
February 22, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley As the world looks on while a Srebrenica-style massacre unfolds in eastern Ghouta, news of another dark side to the brutality of the Syrian regime is also beginning to...
February 4, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley So the US government has labeled Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as a “specially designated global terrorist” and imposed a raft of sanctions against him, which basically means freezing any...
January 31, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley Think tanks and commentators around the world have analysed and evaluated US President Donald Trump’s decision to accept Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the American Embassy from Tel...
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![Palestinian women mourn during a funeral ceremony of Aws Muhammad and Saad Nasser who were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin, West Bank on 12 July 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170712_2_24691116_23988395.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Heavily damaged buildings are seen after the Assad Regime carried out air strikes in Idlib Syria [File photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Idlib.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...
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...![Commander in Chief of the Myanmar military, Min Aung Hlaing, meets with IDF Chiefn [File photo]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/israel-mayanmar.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Egyptian footballer, Mohamed Salah [Mohamed Salah/Facebook]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017_12-28-Mohamed-Salah26167166_1362580303887250_4512909488953010969_n.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the UK on 6 February 2017 [Kate Green /Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017_2_6-Israeli-PM-Benjamin-Netanyahu-in-London20170206_2_21695824_18644739.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz (L) and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman [Saudi Press Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018_7-30-Mohammad-Bin-Salman-and-King-Salman000-6368511771532434129333.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...
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...![The campaign to boycott and divest from Israel aims to pressure Israel to end its abuse of the rights of the Palestinian people [Twitter]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bds.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss Muslim academic, philosopher, and writer [Irfan kottaparamban/Wikipedia]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tariq-Ramadan1920px-Tariq_Ramadan.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Palestinian protestors clash with Israeli security forces during the 14th week of the Great March of Return at the Gaza-Israel border on 29 June 2018 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/c7.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![The paramedic Razan al-Najjar, who was killed by an Israeli sniper at the Gaza border on 1 June, 2018 [Twitter]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/razan-al-najjar.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![People march with banners and Palestinian flags during a demonstration, organized to mark the 70th anniversary of Nakba, also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948, and against the Israeli violence in Gaza on May 18, 2018 at Times Square in New York, United States [Mohammed Elshamy / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180519_2_30458423_33883910.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...
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...
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...![Rohingya Muslims, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, walk to a makeshift camp on hills at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on September 17, 2017 [Zakir Hossain Chowdhury / Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170917_2_25788463_25952429.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...
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...![Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah received the Golden Boot after scoring the highest number of goals this season on 13 May 2018 [Mohamed Salah/Twitter]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Mo-Salah-golden-boot-e1526371578986.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...
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....![Palestinian children play outside their home in the poverty-stricken quarter of Al-Zaytoon in Gaza City on 29 September 2014 [Emad Nassar/Apaimages]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2012_9-29-Palestinian-children-gazaEM_002.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a piece of wreckage he claims is from an Iranian drone that was shot down by Israel on February 10, at the 54th Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany on 18 February, 2018 [Andreas Gerbert/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/netanyahu-at-munich-conference-2018-e1519139153174.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Syria’s chlorine chemical attack struck the Damascus suburb of Douma on 7 April, 2018 [Twitter]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_04_09-Syria’s-chlorine-chemical-attack-that-struck-the-Damascus-suburb-of-Doumarrrr.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Mark Zuckerberg seen delivering the keynote at the 2008 Facebook Developers' Conference, f8, on July 23, 2008 [Brian Solis / briansolis.com]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2696198607_a6f3f7cd02_o-e1523097502826.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![Bloody Friday in Gaza was the Palestinians' own Sharpeville massacre at the hands of their own Apartheid oppressors, and the next six weeks could prove to be a turning point for the 70-year-long injustice inflicted upon them [file photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/madiba-e1543837614990.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...
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...
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...![The Conscience Convoy in Istanbul, Turkey on March 1, 2018 [Yvonne Ridley/Middle East Monitor]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3a38d973-9e57-4256-8c25-8121334374fc.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
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...![A Palestinian child is seen outside her makeshift tent in Gaza City, Gaza [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018_2-15-Homeless-families-take-shelter-in-makeshift-tents-in-Gaza20180215_2_28723536_30789127.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
The headline news in Britain for the past few days has been about the “Beast from the East” and the Siberian blast which has turned the UK snow white,...![Bashar Al-Assad with Asma Al-Assad [file photo]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/asma-al-assad-with-bashar-al-assad.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
Dear Asma, I was shown an old photograph the other day of a couple of children messing around in a paddling pool in the back garden of a pebble-dashed...
As the world looks on while a Srebrenica-style massacre unfolds in eastern Ghouta, news of another dark side to the brutality of the Syrian regime is also beginning to...
So the US government has labeled Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as a “specially designated global terrorist” and imposed a raft of sanctions against him, which basically means freezing any...![Demonstrators take part in a protest against Trump's announcement on Jerusalem outside the US Embassy in London, England on December 08, 2017. [Ray Tang / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171208_2_27380922_28628926.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
Think tanks and commentators around the world have analysed and evaluated US President Donald Trump’s decision to accept Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the American Embassy from Tel...