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Ahmed Najar

Ahmed Najar

Ahmed Najar is a Palestinian writer, media commentator, economist, and finance professional. Born and raised in Gaza, he has written for The Guardian, Metro, The Independent, The Electronic Intifada, Middle East Eye, iNews, and The Big Issue, offering personal and political reflections on Palestine. He has also appeared on BBC, Sky News, and Al Jazeera, providing analysis on the conflict’s realities and global implications.

Ahmed Najar is a Palestinian writer, media commentator, economist, and finance professional. Born and raised in Gaza, he has written for The Guardian, Metro, The Independent, The Electronic Intifada, Middle East Eye, iNews, and The Big Issue, offering personal and political reflections on Palestine. He has also appeared on BBC, Sky News, and Al Jazeera, providing analysis on the conflict’s realities and global implications.

Articles from author

Netanyahu's diabolical Gaza ‘ceasefire’ plan is to continue killing Palestinians

Israel’s fresh strikes on the devastated enclave expose the Zionist state’s true agenda of continuing the genocide, even as it pays lip service to the ceasefire.

Netanyahu's diabolical Gaza ‘ceasefire’ plan is to continue killing Palestinians

Netanyahu's diabolical Gaza ‘ceasefire’ plan is to continue killing Palestinians

Can a regional coalition turn Gaza’s ceasefire into lasting peace?

Gaza’s tentative ceasefire offers a rare moment of relief. Its success may hinge on a new, Arab and Muslim-led coalition that seeks to pause violence, create accountability, aid, and a political horizon for Palestinians.

Can a regional coalition turn Gaza’s ceasefire into lasting peace?

Can a regional coalition turn Gaza’s ceasefire into lasting peace?

Reading the fine print: Hamas’s acceptance of Trump’s Gaza plan and what it means

With its conditional acceptance of the ceasefire plan, the Palestinian group has put the ball in Israel’s court. The US must ensure that Palestinians are treated as equals in the quest for peace.

Reading the fine print: Hamas’s acceptance of Trump’s Gaza plan and what it means

Reading the fine print: Hamas’s acceptance of Trump’s Gaza plan and what it means

Britain welcomes complicity: Herzog’s visit exposes a hollow foreign policy

As European states begin to take even modest steps to hold Israel accountable, Britain chooses to roll out the red carpet for President Isaac Herzog, a man whose words helped legitimise mass killing and starvation in Gaza.

Britain welcomes complicity: Herzog’s visit exposes a hollow foreign policy

Britain welcomes complicity: Herzog’s visit exposes a hollow foreign policy

Israel’s E1 plan turns the two-state solution into a two-state illusion

Thousands of Palestinians face displacement and fragmentation as Israel approves construction that severs the occupied West Bank. World leaders must choose between words and action.

Israel’s E1 plan turns the two-state solution into a two-state illusion

Israel’s E1 plan turns the two-state solution into a two-state illusion

Israel is not defending the Middle East, it’s destroying it

From Damascus to Gaza, Beirut to Tehran, Israel’s military actions have not preserved regional peace—they’ve shattered it. As long as it acts with impunity, the Middle East will remain in perpetual crisis.

Israel is not defending the Middle East, it’s destroying it

Israel is not defending the Middle East, it’s destroying it

Negotiation between sword and the neck? Srebrenica genocide lessons for Gaza

From Gaza today to Srebrenica thirty years ago, history shows a brutal truth: genocides don’t end through dialogue with those committing them.

Negotiation between sword and the neck? Srebrenica genocide lessons for Gaza

Negotiation between sword and the neck? Srebrenica genocide lessons for Gaza

When the bombs come home: Israel’s outrage over hospital strike rings hollow

After Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital, Tel Aviv invoked the laws of war and the sanctity of medical centres. But after 20 months of systematically targeting hospitals in Gaza, the moral high ground it claims now lies buried in the rubble.

When the bombs come home: Israel’s outrage over hospital strike rings hollow

When the bombs come home: Israel’s outrage over hospital strike rings hollow

Do they know it’s Eid in Gaza?

Gone are the sheep, sweets, and reunions. In their place: tents, loss, and collective prayers. This is what Eid looks like under siege in Gaza.

Do they know it’s Eid in Gaza?

Do they know it’s Eid in Gaza?

600 days of Israel’s genocide. 600 days of death and destruction for Palestinians

Israel’s war on Gaza has led to a staggering number of deaths, displacement, and starvation. The world didn’t just watch. It helped make it happen.

600 days of Israel’s genocide. 600 days of death and destruction for Palestinians

600 days of Israel’s genocide. 600 days of death and destruction for Palestinians