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Wednesday 15th May 2013 will be the 65th Anniversary of ‘Nakba Day’, the day on which Palestinians all over the world remember the 1947/48 Nakba, the Palestinian Catastrophe which saw the forcible expulsion of over 750,000 indigenous Palestinians from their homes to facilitate the creation of the Zionist State of Israel. The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) will be hosting a series of Nakba Week events from 11th – 17th May 2013. The events include a speaking tour by Palestinian activist, farmer and former political prisoner Mousa Abu Maria in Belfast, Cork, Limerick and Dublin, along with protests, a moving … Continue reading →
Posted May 10, 2013 in Apartheid, BDS, Event, Human Rights, Nakba, National Rights, National Tour, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, War Crimes.
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign is proud to present a speaking tour featuring Palestinian activist, farmer and former political prisoner Mousa Abu Maria. Mousa will visit Belfast (Mon 13), Cork (Wed 15), Limerick (Thur 16) and Dublin (Fri 17), and be speaking on the topic of ‘The Palestinian Nakba – An Ongoing Catastrophe’, to commemorate Nakba Week. The full itinerary is below: MON 13 MAY – BELFAST: Nakba Day Meeting with Mousa Abu Maria & Stephen McCloskey (7.30pm, Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre, 45/47 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2FG) WED 15 MAY – CORK: Palestinian Nakba – The Ongoing Catastrophe: Dervla … Continue reading →
Posted May 12, 2013 in Belfast, Commemoration, Cork, Dublin, Event, Human Rights, Limerick, National Rights, National Tour, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Public Meeting, Right of Return, Settlements, Settler Violence, Tour, West Bank.
Professor Haim Bresheeth, a renowned Israeli-born academic and documentary film-maker, will be speaking in colleges in Dublin and Cork next week in support of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) and its conference resolution supporting an academic boycott of Israel. At its Annual Congress on Thursday 4th April 2013, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) became the first academic union in Europe to endorse the Palestinian call for an academic boycott of Israel. The motion, which refers to Israel as an “apartheid state”, requests “all members to cease all cultural and academic collaboration with Israel”. The TUI’s vote has prompted … Continue reading →
Posted April 19, 2013 in Academic Boycott, Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Cork, Cultural Boycott, Dublin, Event, Human Rights, National Rights, National Tour, Political Rights, Press releases, Public Meeting, Speaking Tour, Tour.
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.
Samer Issawi’s body is breaking down. A symbol of the Palestinian people, he is on hunger strike against the evils of the Israeli occupation. Just as his people are enduring the longest military occupation in recent history, Samer, who has recently been transferred from prison to hospital, is enduring the longest hunger strike. The people of Cork know a thing or two about hunger strikes. One of our Lord Mayors, Terence MacSwiney, died after a hunger strike of 74 days in 1920. But Samer Issawi has already endured more than 250 days of hunger. Gradually turning into a ghost, he … Continue reading →
Posted April 17, 2013 in Addameer, Event, Human Rights, Hunger Strike, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners.
The IRELAND-PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN presents: MIKO PELED, Israeli activist and author of The General’s Son DUBLIN: Thur 11th April, 7.30pm, Gresham Hotel, O’Connell St, Dublin 1 (Facilitated by journalist Philip Boucher-Hayes) CORK: Sat 13th April, 3pm Gresham Metropole Hotel, McCurtain St, Cork City Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear firsthand from an Israeli activist for freedom, justice and equality in Palestine and Israel. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing on the night. ABOUT MIKO PELED: Miko Peled is the author of the acclaimed “The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine” and has … Continue reading →
Posted April 5, 2013 in Event, Press releases, Public Meeting.
Now in it’s 9th year, Israeli Apartheid Week is an annual international series of events (including rallies, lectures, performances, films, multimedia displays and protest actions) held in cities and campuses across the globe. Last year was incredibly successful with over 215 cities taking part. IAW aims to raise awareness about Israel’s apartheid policies towards the Palestinians and to build support for the growing campaign of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. This year the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign is proud to be hosting a series of events in Ireland. * Click here to go to the IPSC’s ‘Israeli Apartheid … Continue reading →
Posted February 11, 2013 in Apartheid, BDS, BNC, Event, Gaza, Human Rights, Israeli Apartheid Week, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, 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.
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine is an International People’s Tribunal created in response to the international community’s inaction regarding Israel’s recognized violations of international law. Following the sessions in Barcelona (which focused on EU complicity), London (on Corporate Complicity) and Cape Town (on the crime of Apartheid), the New York Tribunal will go back to the root of the conflict and focus on UN and US responsibility in the denial of the Palestinian right to self-determination. There will be live streams from New York on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October (starting at 3pm Irish Time every day) – use … Continue reading →
Posted October 5, 2012 in Academic Boycott, BDS, Boycott, Cultural Boycott, Divestment, Event, Gaza, Human Rights, Multimedia, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Political Rights, Press releases, Russell Tribunal on Palestine, Sanctions, Sporting Boycott, The Wall, Video, War Crimes, West Bank.
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