Land Day
Dear members and supporters of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), we hope that you and your loved ones are doing as well as you can be in these very difficult and uncertain times, we are thinking of you and send our best wishes to you all. Today we commemorate Palestinian Land Day, which marks the date in 1976 when Palestinian citizens of Israel were gunned down, six of them murdered, while protesting for their rights – and also marks the second anniversary of the Great March of Return in Gaza. Sadly, four decades later those rights are still to be … Continue reading →
Posted March 30, 2020 in Analysis, Apartheid, BDS, Bedouin, Bethlehem, Boycott, Campaigns, Ethnic Cleansing, Gaza, Home Demolitions, Human Rights, Impunity, Irish Government, Land Day, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Refugees, Right of Return, Settlements, Siege of Gaza, Statements, UN, United Nations, UNRWA, War Crimes, West Bank.
Every year on March 30, Palestinians all over the world demonstrate their commitment to resisting Israeli occupation, apartheid and colonialism – and this year was no different, with a hugely successful event held on Dublin’s Grafton Street. Members of the public on one of Dublin’s busiest thoroughfares were treated to examples of traditional Palestinian culture – clothing, music, dabke dancing, poetry and, of course, food. One observer said that it “was great to see these wonderful young people practicing their traditional dancing for everyone’s delight – and really enjoying themselves at the same time too!”Members of the public also stepped … Continue reading →
Posted March 31, 2017 in Culture, Dublin, Event, Event Report, Human Rights, Land Day, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases.