Ruth Pollard

Ruth Pollard

Middle East Correspondent Ruth Pollard has reported on the Arab Spring revolutions, the battle against the Islamic State, tensions in the West Bank, and Egypt's power struggle. Her job has taken her to Libya, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, and Tunisia. Her feature writing won a Walkley Award for her coverage of the war in Gaza.

The destruction inside the home that was firebombed by Israeli extremists, killing 18-month-old Ali Dawabshe and his parents.

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Evyatar Slonim: Jewish terrorist or scapegoat for the state of Israel?

Ruth Pollard In a small cell in a high-security wing of Eshel Prison in the Israeli city of Beersheba, a dual Australian-Israeli citizen is detained without charge or trial.

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Australian citizen Evyatar Slonim jailed without charge in Israel extremism case

Meir Ettinger (left) and Evyatar Slonim, both in administrative detention in Israel for their alleged membership of Jewish extremist group The Revolt.

Ruth Pollard In a small cell in a high-security wing of Eshel Prison in the Israeli city of Beersheba, a dual Australian-Israeli citizen is detained without charge or trial.

Refugee crisis: 'What is the temperature of the water?'

Syrians Um Muaad, 18 and her husband Abu Muaad, 30, in Izmir, Turkey, hoping to cross the Aegean Sea to Greece.

Ruth Pollard As the inky black sea swirls beneath us and the storm clouds gather above, Abu Jabar turns to me and asks: "what is the temperature in the water?"

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Syrians crushed to death between Turkish and Russian armed camps

Footage supplied by the Free Syrian Army's Fursan al-Haq Brigade shows US-supplied TOW anti-tank missiles striking Syrian government tanks in the country's north near the Turkish border.

Ruth Pollard Turkey's decision to down a Russian warplane is just the latest in a series of decisions that put its national interests ahead of fighting Islamic State's menace.

Turkmen in Syria find themselves in Russian cross hairs after plane downed

Russian anger: posters showing a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and reading

Ruth Pollard "You can hear the sounds of the attacks, it is all around us," Mohamed said, a day after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane over this border area following accusations it had violated Turkish...

Tensions rise after downing of Russian jet by Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. In a long-feared escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO as well as the Syrian conflict, Turkey on Tuesday shot down a Russian warplane that it claims had crossed into its airspace during a sortie against rebels in Syria. Turkey has vowed to support the Syrian Turkmen and Erdogan on Tuesday criticized Russian actions in the Turkmen regions, saying there were no Islamic State group fighters in the area. Erdogan's wife Emine Erdogan stands at the left.(Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)Click to play video

Ruth Pollard 'This is not just about a fighter jet being shot down' says Ruth Pollard from Istanbul, it's often forgotten it is the civilians on the ground who are suffering through the air strikes.

Russian fighter jet downing: NATO to convene emergency meeting in Brussels

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, will lead an emergency meeting in Brussels overnight following the downing of a Russian fighter jet by the Turkish Air Force.

Ruth Pollard NATO is preparing to convene an emergency meeting in Brussels overnight as tensions between Turkey and Russia intensified after Turkey confirmed two of its F-16s downed a Russian fighter jet they...

Russian fighter jet shot down by Turkish jets near Syrian-Turkish border

Fighter jet goes down in flames near Syrian border.

Ruth Pollard In a dangerous escalation in the Syrian conflict, a Russian warplane has been shot down by Turkish fighter jets in Syria near the Turkish border, after it violated the nation's airspace.

Life inside the so-called Islamic State

This undated photo posted on a militant website in January 2014 shows fighters from Islamic State marching in Raqqa, Syria.

Tom Allard and Ruth Pollard The self-styled caliphate of Islamic State is fraying, losing territory and unable to provide basic services for its residents.

Aleppo's doctors and nurses face Syrian barrel bombs, detention and torture: report

Ruth Pollard They live in constant fear of the next attack, operating with little in the way of equipment or medication, often forced to turn out the lights at their hospital and work in darkness to avoid another...

New Islamic State video threatens a Paris-style attack on Washington

Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

Ruth Pollard As the world comes to grips with the idea that Islamic State is determined to expand its reach well beyond Iraq and Syria, the terrorist group reportedly released a new video warning that the United...

Islamic State claims twin suicide blasts in Beirut that kill dozens

Lebanese soldiers arrest a suspected attacker near the scene of a twin suicide attack in Beirut.

Ruth Pollard First bombing in the Lebanese capital since a series in response to Hezbollah's intervention in the Syrian war ended in early 2014.

Taking the mickey out of terrorism

Screen capture from YouTube channel Tashwesh Productions.

Ruth Pollard Imagine this for a moment – two Islamic State recruits are keeping guard on a remote outpost in Iraq when a spaceship lands and two aliens get out.

Incitement and despair combine to leave Israelis and Palestinians living in fear

The mother of Albert Alon Govberg mourns at his funeral in Jerusalem. Mr Alon was killed on Tuesday in an attack on a Jerusalem bus.

Ruth Pollard A spate of attacks has both Israelis and Palestinians fearing for their lives, with social media playing an increasing role in the conflict.

What if Islamic State's Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed?

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has previously been reported killed, only for it to emerge he was alive.

Ruth Pollard Islamic State's revenue in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor comes from confiscations and sales of oil, gas and antiquities, report says.

'The terrorist was shot and killed; that is the right response.'

Palestinian mourners cry at the family house upon the arrival of the body of Amjad Jundi, 19, who was killed after stabbing a soldier on a bus in southern Israel.

Ruth Pollard As stabbing attacks by Palestinians mount, human rights activists and journalists are warning of a new danger: extra-judicial killings by Israeli security forces.

Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet win 2015 Nobel peace prize

Houcine Abassi, the head of Tunisian General Labour Union, right, is congratulated in his office.

Ruth Pollard A little-known group of civil society organisations honoured for helping steer Tunisia towards democracy as their neighbours collapsed into chaos.

Israelis and Palestinians turn their eyes to Jerusalem after a bloody week

Israeli settlers scuffle with policemen during a demonstration in the occupied West Bank at the Palestinian village of Beit Sahur.

Ruth Pollard As was the case 15 years ago, a political vacuum is being filled by violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

Russia's plan in Syria explained

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is prepared to send ground forces into Turkey.

Ruth Pollard Syrian government forces launched a ground assault in the country's north-west, backed by Russian air strikes and cruise missiles fired from Russian warships stationed in the Caspian Sea, as Moscow's...

Russian jet flies into Turkish airspace, NATO denounces incursion

A Russian Sukhoi SU-30 fighter. In recent weeks, Russia has deployed more than two dozen fighter aircraft, attack helicopters and surface-to-air missile defence systems to a base in Syria, according to US officials.

Ruth Pollard NATO called on Russia to immediately end air strikes on the "Syrian opposition and civilians" and condemned its incursions into Turkish airspace as Russian fighter jets ended a sixth day of attacks...

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