Demonstration
On Saturday 11 May 201 the IPSC in Dublin held a ‘Moving Gallery’ which saw people walk from St. Stephen’s Green to the Spire on O’Connell Street carrying large photographs from Al Nakba, Palestinian flags and a giant key – the symbol of Palestinian refugees’ right of return to their homeland. The event commemorated what Palestinians call Nakba Day which marks the 65thanniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’) which saw the expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinians, forcibly uprooted from their homeland in an act of ethnic cleansing that facilitated the foundation of the State of Israel. Photos courtesy of Fatin … Continue reading →
Posted May 13, 2013 in Demonstration, Dublin, Event Report, Human Rights, Nakba, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, Refugees, Right of Return.
Palestinian Prisoners’ Day Action, The Spire, O’Connell Street, Dublin on Thursday 18th April 2013. Click here to read the leaflet we distributed to the public (PDF) Photos courtesy of Fatin Al Tamimi.
Posted April 19, 2013 in Apartheid, Child Prisoners, Commemoration, Demonstration, Event, Event Report, Human Rights, Hunger Strike, Press releases, Prisoners, Protest.
Invoking the memory of former mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, the Cork branch of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has symbolically joined Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi in his hunger strike for justice. Having collectively fasted for 24 hours on Saturday 20th April at a gathering in St. Patrick’s Street, members of Cork IPSC have started on a ‘hunger strike relay’, where each person will fast for 24 hours before handing the hunger baton to another member or supporter. (If you would like to get involved in the relay, please contact cork@ipsc.ie) A statement from Cork IPSC said: “The people of Cork … Continue reading →
Posted April 22, 2013 in Apartheid, Campaigns, Cork, Demonstration, Event, Event Report, Human Rights, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Protest.
Earlier today, Good Friday, Irish cameraman Tommy Donnellen was shot in the arm by the Israeli military while filming a protest in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank. Mr. Donnellan, who is from the Roscommon border, near Ballinasloe travelled to the West Bank last month. Today he sustained a wound from a rubber-coated steel bullet which punctured his upper right arm. Speaking from Nabi Saleh, Tommy Donnellan said: “I was filming the protest when suddenly I was shot in the arm by a rubber-coated steel bullet, fired by an Israeli soldier from about forty feet … Continue reading →
Posted March 29, 2013 in Apartheid, Apartheid Wall, Demonstration, Press releases, Protest, Settlements, West Bank.
A number of Emergency Demonstrations are taking place around Ireland in response to the latest Israeli assault on Gaza, codenamed ‘Operation Pillar of Cloud’. PREVIOUS EVENTS SATURDAY 24th NOV Cork – 1pm @ Daunt Square, Cork city (BDS Action) Belfast – 12pm @ The Art School, York St, Belfast city (March to City Hall) Dublin – 2.30pm @ Grafton St, Dublin 2 (Diamonds to Dust in Disgust action) Derry – 2pm @ Waterloo place, Derry city (March) FRIDAY 23rd NOV Galway – 2pm @ Westside Community Centre, Seamus Quirke Road (March to Eyre Sq) THURSDAY 22nd NOV Dublin – 5pm … Continue reading →
Posted November 15, 2012 in BDS, Demonstration, Event, Gaza, Irish Government, Israeli Embassy, Press releases, Protest, Public Meeting, Siege of Gaza, War Crimes.
Reports from the respected Palestinian Center For Human Rights in Gaza confirm that at least 37 people have now died in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Israel breached a ceasefire brokered by Egypt on Wednesday 14th November. 8 children and 2 women are among the dead. A further 280 have been injured in the bombardment from air, land and sea. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) has called for a demonstration at The Spire on O’Connell St. in Dublin at 2pm. Yesterday the campaign issued a statement expressing its disappointment at the Tánaiste’s uncritical acceptance of the official Israeli narrative of … Continue reading →
Posted November 17, 2012 in BDS, Demonstration, EU, Gaza, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, PCHR, Pillar of Cloud, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, Siege of Gaza, War Crimes.
On November 14th Israel launched ‘Operation Pillar of Cloud’ on the population of Gaza. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights has confirmed that 13 people have been killed including 2 children and a pregnant woman and a further 115 have been injured since yesterday. The bombardment has taken the form of airstrikes, mortars from land and shelling from the sea. There have been over 150 strikes in total. In reality this is just the continuation of a week of military assaults on Gaza which in total have already left at least 19 people dead, including 5 children, and scores wounded. … Continue reading →
Posted November 15, 2012 in BDS, Demonstration, Economic Boycott, Gaza, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, Statements, War Crimes.
On Tuesday 15th May 2012, to commemorate what Palestinians call Nakba Day which marks the 64th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’) which saw the expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinians, forcibly uprooted from their homeland in an act of ethnic cleansing that facilitated the foundation of the State of Israel, the IPSC has organised two actions in Dublin. 1pm – 2pm, Vigil outside the Israeli Embassy in Ballsbridge, holding large photographs from Al Nakba and Palestinian flags. (Assemble at 1pm outside the Israeli Embassy, 122 Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4) More info / Facebook Page 4pm – 6pm, ‘Moving Gallery’, … Continue reading →
Posted May 10, 2012 in Demonstration, Event, Nakba, Press releases, Protest.
With placards calling for an end to internment, freedom for all Palestinian political prisoners and for MEPs to vote to a new trade agreement with Israel (ACAA), members and supporters of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a lunchtime picket outside the EU building in Dublin to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day (April 17th). EU facilitation of Israeli Apartheid must end The aim was to “highlight the European Union’s ongoing facilitation of Israel’s apartheid policies and war crimes against the Palestinian people. The imprisonment of over 4,600 political prisoners, including over 300 internees, in a brutal and repressive prison regime is … Continue reading →
Posted April 20, 2012 in Apartheid, BDS, BNC, Boycott, Campaigns, Child Prisoners, Demonstration, EU, Event Report, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Photos, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Protest, Sanctions, Siege of Gaza.
On Saturday the 31st March members of the IPSC Cork branch engaged in a demonstration to promote the BDS campaign among the public. Members of the IPSC group met in Grand Parade at 1pm with microphones, Palestinian flags, a banner and distributed leaflets to members of the public. The leaflets show the most commonly sold Israeli products and brands and can be used as a reminder when shopping in super-markets. The demonstrators marched for approximately one hour following the usual itinerary through the streets of Cork city centre (Paul Street, French Church Street, Patrick Street – Oliver Plunkett Street) and stopped in front … Continue reading →
Posted April 25, 2012 in Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Campaigns, Demonstration, Dunnes Stores, Economic Boycott, Event Report, Human Rights, Marks & Spencer, National Rights, Photos, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, Tesco, Total Produce.
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