Ireland’s Advancement of Boycott Bill Could Be Tipping Point for Justice for Palestine

The Palestinian people are in need of some good news to boost their morale at an extremely difficult time in their struggle for freedom, justice and equality.

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor
Justice for Palestine

The Palestinian people are in need of some good news to boost their morale at an extremely difficult time in their struggle for freedom, justice and equality. There has been little good news, particularly since US President Trump took office, recognised Jerusalem as capital of Israel, moved the US Embassy from Tel Aviv in record time, defunded

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Israeli Defense Minister Calls to Shut Down Israeli Embassy in Ireland

The Irish ambassador in Tel Aviv was summoned to the Israeli Foreign Ministry in after the Irish Senate took the decision.

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor
Shut Down Israeli Embassy

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman called to shut down Israeli embassy in the Irish capital Dublin, Thursday, in response to the Irish Senate’s decision to boycott Israeli settlements products. Lieberman tweeted: “It is pointless to summon the Irish ambassador to Israel for reprimand. Israel should close the embassy in Dublin immediately.

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Ireland Passes Bill Banning Goods From Israeli Settlements in Occupied Palestine

The upper chamber of Ireland’s parliament passed a landmark bill that would effectively impose a nationwide ban on the purchase of goods and services originating in illegal Israeli settlements.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Justice for Palestine

DUBLIN – On Wednesday, the upper chamber of Ireland’s parliament – the Seanad – passed a landmark bill banning the purchase of goods and services originating in illegal Israeli settlements. Passed with 25 senators voting in favor and 20 against, the bill still needs to go the lower house of Ireland's parliament, Dáil Éireann, for a debate and a

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What Celtic Football Club’s Solidarity With Palestine Can Teach the World

The 2018 World Cup frenzy is taking over the news cycle. So how has the sport brought people together?

teleSUR
By teleSUR
The Palestinian national soccer team, a source of pride for many, has been under attack by the Israeli state.

As the 2018 World Cup frenzy starts to take over the news cycle, it is essential that we highlight examples of how the sport has brought people together, such as is the case of Celtic FC and Palestine. Celtic Football Club, a football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, has consistently shown solidarity with the Palestinian struggle. The question

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This St. Patrick’s Day, Don’t Forget to Celebrate Irish Resistance

In telling the story of Irish America, we must grapple with the history of British colonial rule, racial identity, and capitalism.

Shannon O'Sullivan
By Shannon O'Sullivan
A man walks past a republican mural on the Falls road in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Voting is due to begin on Thursday in Northern Ireland after power sharing collapsed following the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal. (AP/Peter Morrison)

On last year’s St. Patrick’s Day, progressives of Irish ancestry organized the first “Irish Stand” rally at Riverside Church in New York City to protest the xenophobic and racist policies of the Trump administration. The rally represented an energizing shift in Irish American social consciousness back toward an original culture of

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Britain’s Not So Distant History of State Sponsored Assassinations

Britain’s self-righteous tone when denouncing Russia for the alleged assassination of Sergei Skripal ignores its own not so distant history of engaging in state-sponsored assassinations.

Gavin OReilly
By Gavin OReilly

With the eyes of the world focused on the alleged nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal, the Russian who worked as a British double-agent before being exiled to the UK in 2010, since he and his daughter were found slumped on a Salisbury public bench last Sunday, one can’t help but notice the hypocritical reaction of the British political

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