Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
التضامن الإيرلندي الفلسطيني

Christmas

Buy Palestinian Christmas gifts from the IPSC Online Store and support our work

Christmas is fast approaching and what better way to celebrate the holiday season than buying gifts for your loved ones and at the same time supporting the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign as we campaign for justice in Palestine. Our online store has a whole range of gift ideas, from our ever popular Christmas cards and calendars, to football shirts and flags, to badges and bracelets, and of course books and DVDs. Stocks are always limited, so be sure to order early. You can pay via PayPal (even if you don’t have a PayPal account, you can still use a credit card) … Continue reading

Mairead Maguire: “This Christmas, remember Palestine’s Christians”

Recently, the Israeli Embassy in Ireland posted a “thought for Christmas” its Facebook page to the effect that if Jesus Christ and his mother Mary alive today, they would be “lynched in Bethlehem by hostile Palestinians.” As Christians all over the world prepare to celebrate Christmas, we should also remember what that little town of Bethlehem, where Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago, looks like today. These are distressing times for the Christians of the Holy Land, as revealed by a South African ecumenical delegation who were “traumatized” during an Advent visit to Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem and East … Continue reading

New Year’s Eve vigil commemorates 3rd anniversary of the attack on Gaza

To commemorate the third anniversary of the Israeli ‘Operation Cast Lead’ attack on Gaza, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) organised a vigil on New Year’s Eve on  the Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin. The Israeli massacre during Winter of 2008/2009 left over 1,400 people dead, thousands injured and destroyed the civilian infrastructure of the tiny coastal region. The Gaza Strip, home to over 1.5 million people, remains under a cruel and illegal Israeli-imposed siege. Photos courtesy of Citizen Partridge, Fatin Al Tamimi and Kifah Ajamiah. Video courtesy of Paula Geraghty, Trade Union TV

IPSC Annual Christmas Fundraising Dinner 2011

The Annual IPSC Christmas fundraiser dinner will be held in The Little Jerusalem Cafe, at 3 Wynnefield Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 (just off the Lower Rathmines Road – map here) on Saturday December 10th 2011 @ 2pm.The Little Jerusalem Cafe is a Palestinian restaurant with an excellent and delicious Palestinian menu and the Christmas dinner is always a great social event and a good way to wind down at the end of the year. Tickets for the dinner are €40 each (price includes dinner, desert and wine – €35 without wine). Payment can be made on the day but PLACES … Continue reading

The IPSC Online Store – Ideal for Christmas Gifts

Christmas is fast approaching and what better way to celebrate the holiday season than buying gifts for your loved ones and supporting the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign at the same time. Our online store has a whole range of gift ideas, from our ever popular Christmas cards and calendars, to football shirts and flags, to olive wood products from Bethlehem and of course books, DVDs and CDs. Stocks are always limited, so be sure to order early. You can pay via PayPal (even if you don’t have a PayPal account, you can still use a credit card) or with a cheque, … Continue reading