Irish Times
In a letter published today in the Irish Times newspaper, Minister of State Finian McGrath and fifty other Irish TDs and Senators have called for an arms embargo to be placed on Israel, and for “an end to the bi-lateral arms trade between Ireland and the apartheid state”. In addition to independent Minister McGrath, the signatories include members of Sinn Féin, Solidarity-People Before Profit, Labour, the Green Party, Independents 4 Change and other independent members of the Oireachtas, who condemn “the shooting dead of some 205 [Palestinian] protestors, including 40 children, and wounding of more than 5,000 people by live … Continue reading →
Posted October 29, 2018 in Apartheid, Arms Embargo, BDS, Gaza, Human Rights, Impunity, International Law, Irish Government, Irish Times, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Right to BDS, Sanctions, War Crimes, West Bank.
Broadcaster Mike Murphy and former Republic of Ireland football manager Brian Kerr were among 26 public figures who today published a letter criticising the Bank of Ireland over its closure of the accounts of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) in September, and calling for the reinstatement of the group’s banking facilities. The letter, published in the Irish Times on 5th November, (UPDATE: and also the Irish Examiner on 8th November) is signed by 26 of Ireland’s leading public figures and civil society members including former Church of Ireland Archbishop Alan Harper, comedian Barry Murphy, authors Dervla Murphy and Margaretta D’Arcy, … Continue reading →
Posted November 5, 2016 in Bank of Ireland, BDS, Human Rights, Irish Government, Irish Times, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases.
In an open letter published in today’s Irish Times and Irish Independent, thirteen of Ireland’s best-known musicians, writers, artists and sports stars have called on the Irish government to join them in supporting the growing worldwide boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. The statement has been welcomed by Palestinian and Irish human rights campaigners. The letter’s signatories are Christy Moore, Mary Coughlan, Robert Ballagh, Donal Lunny, Frances Black, Trevor Hogan, Dervla Murphy, Seamus Deane, Felim Egan, Margaretta D’Arcy, Jim Fitzpatrick, Honor Heffernan and Gavin Kostick. The letter welcomes Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan’s support for BDS as … Continue reading →
Posted June 14, 2016 in Academic Boycott, Amnesty, Apartheid, BDS, Boycott, Cultural Boycott, Defence for Children International, Divestment, Economic Boycott, Human Rights, Impunity, Irish Artists' Pledge to Boycott Israel, Irish Government, Irish Times, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, War Crimes.
The IPSC deplores the brutal murder of the three young Israeli citizens whose remains were found on Monday near Hebron and the apparent ‘revenge’ murder of a Palestinian teenager reportedly carried out by Israeli extremists early Wednesday. Equally the IPSC deplores the deaths of all civilians killed in this conflict of unequals, including the six civilians killed by Israeli occupation forces since the Israeli teenagers were kidnapped. The IPSC is concerned that the unjustifiable killings of the three Israelis will be used to justify further killings, destruction and illegal settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT) by the Israeli … Continue reading →
Posted July 2, 2014 in Addameer, Amnesty, Apartheid, B'Tselem, Briefing Paper, Child deaths, Child Prisoners, Defence for Children International, Ethnic Cleansing, Human Rights, Internment, Irish Times, Jerusalem, Media Bias, National Rights, PCHR, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Settlements, Settler Violence, Siege of Gaza, The Media, UN, UNICEF, UNOCHA, War Crimes, West Bank.
Kevin Squires, National Coordinator of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has a written an article for the Irish magazine Rabble which looks at the Irish media and its shameful lack of coverage of the cold-blooded murder of two unarmed Palestinian teenagers last week, even though the killings were caught on video. Below is an excerpt [I]t seems the heavily edited Reuters piece wasn’t deemed newsworthy enough for the Irish Times website, where perhaps an expanded report could have been published, and the videos even embedded for readers to see for themselves. On the other hand, a fluff piece – with accompanying … Continue reading →
Posted May 22, 2014 in Analysis, Apartheid, Child deaths, Defence for Children International, Ethnic Cleansing, Human Rights, Hunger Strike, Irish Times, Media Bias, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Protest, Refugees, Right of Return, RTE, Settlements, Video, War Crimes, West Bank, Yesh Din.
As part of their attack on Gaza, Israel has conducted a media war in Ireland – media outlets have spoken to us of being ‘bombarded’ by Israeli press releases and having Israeli spokespeople continually haranguing them. As we’re sure you’ve noticed, this has led to a significant bias in media reportage of the issues – whether on TV, radio or newspapers. We need to redress this imbalance – Irish media outlets must be asked to provide a fair and balanced coverage. NOTE: You can download this document as a printable PDF here. Below, we have listed the main anti-Palestinian forms … Continue reading →
Posted November 21, 2012 in Action Item, Briefing Paper, Factsheet, Gaza, Irish Times, Media Bias, Pillar of Cloud, Press releases, RTE, Siege of Gaza, The Media, War Crimes.
