Book Launch
‘Enforcing Silence: Academic Freedom, Palestine and the Criticism of Israel’ is a new book edited by our colleagues David Landy, Ronit Lentin and Conor McCarthy from Academics for Palestine. Academic freedom is under siege, as our universities become the sites of increasingly fraught battles over freedom of speech. While much of the public debate has focussed on ‘no platforming’ by students, this overlooks the far graver threat posed by concerted efforts to silence the critical voices of both academics and students, through the use of bureaucracy, legal threats and online harassment. Such tactics have conspicuously been used, with particularly virulent … Continue reading →
Posted May 18, 2020 in Academic Boycott, Academic Freedom, Academics for Palestine, Book Launch, Human Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Right to BDS, Trinity College Dublin, Workers Rights.
The Palestine Podcast showcases a selection of lectures, talks and interviews featuring leading experts and social justice activists active on the Palestine-Israel issue. Brought to you by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Click here to view all podcasts. ===== PP#34 – Selma Dabbagh & Basma Ghalayini on ‘Palestine +100: Stories from a Century After the Nakba’ [2019-11-06] – (Download here) INFO: On Wednesday 6th November 2019 in Trinity College Dublin, ‘Palestine +100: Stories From a Century After The Nakba’, the first ever anthology of Palestinian science fiction, was launched by Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh and editor Basma Ghalayini. The book poses … Continue reading →
Posted November 21, 2019 in Book Launch, Culture, Event Report, Palestinian Culture, Podcast, Press releases, Uncategorized.
The Palestine Podcast showcases a selection of lectures, talks and interviews featuring leading experts and social justice activists active on the Palestine-Israel issue. Brought to you by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Click here to view all podcasts. ===== PP#33 – Ilan Pappe on ‘The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories [2019-10-12] – (Download here) INFO: The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign was honoured to launch the paperback of Ilan Pappe’s new book, The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories (Oneworld, 2019) on 12th October 2019 in Dublin. This podcast is a recording of the … Continue reading →
Posted October 16, 2019 in Book Launch, Event Report, History, Human Rights, Nakba, National Rights, Podcast, Political Rights, Press releases, Public Meeting, Refugees, Settlements, Settler Violence.
The Palestine Podcast showcases a selection of lectures, talks and interviews featuring leading experts and social justice activists active on the Palestine-Israel issue. Brought to you by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Click here to view all podcasts. ===== PP#32 – Ben White on ‘Cracks in the Wall: Beyond Apartheid in Palestine/Israel’ [2019-02-28] – (Download here) INFO: As part of Israeli Apartheid Week 2019, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Academics for Palestine were proud to host acclaimed journalist and author Ben White for an evening of discussion about his latest book Cracks in the Wall: Beyond Apartheid in Palestine/Israel (Pluto, 2018). … Continue reading →
Posted March 25, 2019 in Apartheid, Book Launch, Event Report, Human Rights, National Rights, Podcast, Political Rights, Press releases, Public Meeting.
“A gut punch that gets straight to the essence of the stark reality of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation. This is how an artist resists.” – Joe Sacco “Sharp, incisive cartoons. His tenacity and courage is an inspiration for cartoonists around the world.” – Matt Wuerker “Images saturated with action and iconography… every tiny detail is pregnant with meaning.” – Marguerite Dabaie Between 27th March and 4th April the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is honoured to host a speaking and exhibition tour with acclaimed Palestinian political cartoonist Mohammad Saba’aneh. ‘Palestine in Black and White’ is an intimate and powerful portrayal of … Continue reading →
Posted March 22, 2019 in Book Launch, Culture, Dublin, Event, Exhibition, Galway, Human Rights, Limerick, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Public Meeting, Speaking Tour, Tour, Waterford and tagged Art.
On Friday 10th November, the Lord Mayor of Dublin Mícheál Mac Donncha officially launched the 2018 ‘Life in Palestine’ calendar produced by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC). Also speaking were Ms. Jilan Abdalmajid, Deputy Head of the Mission of the State of Palestine to Ireland, IPSC Chairperson Ms. Fatin Al Tamimi, and Jim Bowen from the IPSC’s Cork Branch. TO BUY THE CALENDAR CLICK HERE — http://www.ipsc.ie/store The theme of this year’s calendar is ‘Life in Palestine’, and every month explores a different aspect of the lives of ordinary Palestinians, and the difficulties and injustices they face living under Israeli’s … Continue reading →
Posted November 10, 2017 in Academic Freedom, Apartheid, BDS, Bethlehem, Book Launch, Cork, Cultural Boycott, Culture, Diamonds, Divestment, Dublin, Economic Boycott, Ethnic Cleansing, Event Report, Gaza, History, Home Demolitions, HP, Human Rights, International Law, Jerusalem, Nakba, National Rights, Online Store, Political Rights, Press releases, Right of Return, Right to BDS, Sanctions, The Wall, Video, War Crimes, West Bank, Women.
The Palestine Podcast showcases a selection of lectures, talks and interviews featuring leading experts and social justice activists active on the Palestine-Israel issue. Brought to you by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Click here to view all podcasts. ===== PP#25 – David Cronin on ‘Balfour’s Shadow: A Century of British Support for Zionism and Israel’ [2017-10-23] – (Download here) To buy the book click here or here. INFO: A recording of the launch of Irish journalist David Cronin’s new book, ‘Balfour’s Shadow: A Century of British Support for Zionism and Israel’ (Pluto, 2017) in Dublin on Monday 23rd October 2017. About the Book … Continue reading →
Posted November 23, 2017 in Analysis, Apartheid, BDS, Book Launch, British Government, Dublin, EU, History, Human Rights, International Law, National Rights, Podcast, Political Rights, Public Meeting, Right of Return.
Between Monday 23rd and Saturday 28th October 2017 the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is honoured to host Irish journalist David Cronin as he tours Ireland to launch his new book, ‘Balfour’s Shadow: A Century of British Support for Zionism and Israel’ (Pluto, 2017). Come along to one of the talks to hear from David – copies of the book will be available to buy at the event and the author will be happy to sign them after his talk. Mon 23 Oct – Dublin: 7pm, The Teachers’ Club, 36 Parnell Square West, D1 Tue 24 Oct – Limerick: 8pm, The Absolute … Continue reading →
Posted September 26, 2017 in Belfast, Book Launch, Derry, Dublin, Ethnic Cleansing, Event, Human Rights, Limerick, Nakba, National Rights, National Tour, Newbridge, Political Rights, Portadown, Press releases, Public Meeting, Right of Return, Tour, War Crimes.
Tuesday 1st November saw the launch of Professor David Landy’s Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights: Diaspora Opposition to Israel (Zed, 2011) at a standing room only event in Dublin’s New Theatre. The book is an outstanding, ground-breaking examination of the relatively recent phenomenon of organised international Jewish criticism of Israel. More information on the book can read here. To download and listen to the audio recording, please click here (MP3 format, right click and ‘save target/link as’). Speakers: Dr. David Landy (author and TCD academic), Dr. Ronit Lentin (author and TCD academic) and Kevin Squires (IPSC National Coordinator). Chair: … Continue reading →
Posted November 2, 2011 in Audio, BDS, Book Launch, Event, Event Report, Human Rights, Multimedia, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Public Meeting.
World renowned award-winning dissident Israeli journalist Gideon Levy spoke in Dublin’s Trinity College on Wednesday March 9th as part of Israeli Apartheid Week 2011 in an event organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Levy, an acclaimed critic of Israel’s brutal policies towards the Palestinian people via his column in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, was launching his book The Punishment of Gaza. (Recorded by Kevin Squires – CitizenPartridge Blog Edited by Greg Manahan – iDirect Productions) Levy – who has written for Haaretz since 1982 – for has been the subject of much criticism in mainstream Israeli society for … Continue reading →
Posted August 17, 2011 in Audio, Book Launch, Event, Event Report, Human Rights, Israeli Apartheid Week, Multimedia, Press releases, Public Meeting and tagged Gideon Levy, IAW2011.
