Ariel Gold

Ariel Gold is the national co-director of CODEPINK and runs the organization’s Middle East Program.

Don’t be Hoodwinked by Trump’s UAE-Israel “Peace Deal”

The normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel, facilitated by the U.S., serves to prop up three repressive leaders — Trump, Netanyahu, and bin Zayed — and will cause further harm to Palestinians. It is both a shame and a sham.

August 14th, 2020

By Medea Benjamin and
Ariel Gold @ArielElyseGold

Don’t be Hoodwinked by Trump’s UAE-Israel “Peace Deal”

HUGE breakthrough today,” crowed Donald Trump on Twitter as he announced the new peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The deal makes the UAE the first Gulf Arab state and the third Arab nation, after

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Medea Benjamin

Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of CODEPINK and author of Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection. Her new book is Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic.

Ariel Gold

Ariel Gold is the national co-director of CODEPINK and runs the organization’s Middle East Program.

To Help Stem Spread of Coronavirus, Trump Must Lift Sanctions on Iran

US Sanctions, according to Human Rights Watch, have not only been devastating to Iranian civilians, but they have also crippled the country’s ability to effectively deal with the coronavirus.

March 13th, 2020

By Ariel Gold @ArielElyseGold and
Medea Benjamin

To Help Stem Spread of Coronavirus, Trump Must Lift Sanctions on Iran

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is far from the first proof of how intertwined we are as a global community. The climate crisis and the refugee crisis have long been glaring examples that the wars or CO2 emissions on one continent risk the lives and well-being of people on another continent. What coronavirus is providing, however,

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Ariel Gold

Ariel Gold is the national co-director of CODEPINK and runs the organization’s Middle East Program.

Medea Benjamin

Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of CODEPINK and author of Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection. Her new book is Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic.

Saudi Arabia’s Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS

The case of Al-Hathloul and the other women’s rights activists on trial in Saudi Arabia is a tremendous embarrassment for MBS, who has been putting an enormous effort into convincing his Western allies that he is a reformer and that the Kingdom is becoming more liberal.

March 11th, 2020

By Medea Benjamin and
Ariel Gold @ArielElyseGold