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In August 2020 the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign produced its latest briefing paper ‘War Crimes in Palestine and the International Criminal Court’. Although primarily aimed at political representatives, we believe it will be of general interest to our supporters. You can read or download the whole document below. Download the full Briefing Paper here War Crimes in Palestine and the International Criminal Court Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign | Briefing Paper | August 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2015 the situation in Palestine was referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). After a preliminary examination, in December 2019 the Prosecutor of … Continue reading →
Posted August 21, 2020 in Analysis, Apartheid, Briefing Paper, Crime Against Humanity, Ethnic Cleansing, EU, Factsheet, Gaza, Home Demolitions, Human Rights, International Law, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Report, Sanctions, Settlements, Siege of Gaza, United Nations, War Crimes, West Bank and tagged ICC.
Earlier today, SumOfUs published the report “AXA: Financing War Crimes” which shows that the French insurance giant AXA invests over $91 million in Israel’s largest private security and military company, Elbit Systems, and Israel’s five main banks, which operate in and serve Israel’s illegal settlements. Elbit Systems, Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Mizrahi Tefahot, First International Bank of Israel and Israel Discount Bank all support Israel’s illegal settlements and associated infrastructure, in addition to the unlawful use of armed force against Palestinians. This makes AXA complicit in serious violations of international law. It also violates AXA’s own responsible investment policies. Send … Continue reading →
Posted July 8, 2019 in Action Item, Apartheid, Arms Embargo, AXA, BDS, Boycott, Divestment, Email Campaign, Human Rights, International Law, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Report, Settlements, War Crimes.
As a strong supporter of the work of the Lajee Center in Aida refugee camp in occupied Palestine, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is happy to publish below a report back from the centre’s latest summer volunteer work camp from an Irishman who took part. The author would like to return to Aida in the future, therefore to reduce the risk of being denied re-entry by Israeli official, we have published this piece anonymously. The 15th Lajee Center International Summer Camp The Lajee Center’s 15th international summer camp brought over thirty volunteers to the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem between the … Continue reading →
Posted August 28, 2015 in BDS, Bethlehem, Child Prisoners, Culture, Event Report, Human Rights, National Rights, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Refugees, Report, Yesh Din and tagged Aida, Aida Refugee Camp, Lajee Center.
A secret inquiry by the United Nations, parts of which have been leaked to the public, says that Israel was “responsible for striking seven United Nations sites used as civilian shelters” during its assault on Gaza last summer. The report highlights once again the absolute necessity of imposing an arms embargo on Israel, thereby ending the Irish arms trade with this rogue state. Parts of the report, leaked to the Guardian newspaper, state that: * Israel was responsible for striking seven United Nations sites used as civilian shelters during the 2014 Gaza war in which 44 Palestinians died and 227 … Continue reading →
Posted April 28, 2015 in Apartheid, Arms Embargo, BDS, Campaigns, Gaza, Human Rights, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Report, Sanctions, Siege of Gaza, UN, UN Report, UNRWA, War Crimes.
In March 2015 the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, in response to a call for suggestions regarding the development of a government ‘National Plan on Business and Human Rights’, submitted the following document to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In it we outline what we feel are necessary elements any such plan must incorporate in order to ensure that fundamental Palestinian rights are respected by Irish based-businesses and international businesses that operate within Ireland. You can also download the report as a PDF file here. Submission to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade call for input … Continue reading →
Posted March 5, 2015 in Analysis, Briefing Paper, Divestment, Economic Boycott, EU, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Report, Sanctions, Settlements, UN, United Nations, War Crimes.
On Wednesday 17th December members and supporters of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign handed in a petition signed by over 8,000 people calling on Irish supermarket chain Dunnes Stores to make a public commitment that their outlets will not stock goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The petition – signatures for which were collected on streets around Ireland during 2014 – was initiated to coincide with the 30th Anniversary of the 1984 Dunnes Stores anti-Apartheid strike by IDATU (now called Mandate) trade union members in Dublin’s Henry Street, and calls on Dunnes to support justice for … Continue reading →
Posted December 17, 2014 in Apartheid, BDS, BNC, Campaigns, Demonstration, Dublin, Dunnes Stores, Economic Boycott, EU, Event Report, Gaza, Human Rights, National Rights, Photos, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, Report, Sanctions, Settlements, Trade Unions, Video, War Crimes, West Bank.
When Seanad Eireann was recalled to discuss the issue of Gaza on July 31st, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign issued the following briefing document to all Senators, and subsequently to all TDs and MEPs. As an organisation that has played a key role in mobilising thousands of people around the country to get active on this issue, we invite everyone to read and share the document as it outlines our view of the crisis and the political steps necessary to help bring justice to the Palestine-Israel region. The document explores and addresses eleven of the most common misconceptions about the attack … Continue reading →
Posted August 11, 2014 in Analysis, BDS, Briefing Paper, EU, Euro Med, Gaza, Human Rights, Impunity, National Rights, PCHR, Political Rights, Press releases, Report, Sanctions, Siege of Gaza, War Crimes, West Bank.
The following article was written by Stephen McCloskey, a member of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign who has written extensively on the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank by Israel. Note: To download a PDF version of the article, please click here. Gaza: How far can it bend before it snaps? In December last Amnesty International warned that the Gaza Strip was ‘in the shadow of a public health catastrophe’ given the deteriorating living conditions for the region’s 1.7 million people, most of whom are refugees. Subjected to an Israeli blockade since 2007 that has devastated … Continue reading →
Posted March 27, 2014 in Apartheid, BDS, Briefing Paper, education, Egypt, Factsheet, Gaza, Human Rights, Impunity, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Report, Siege of Gaza, Stephen McCloskey.
On February 4th 2014 the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign made a 14-page submission to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s ‘Review of Ireland’s Foreign Policy and External Relations’. You can read the IPSC submission ‘A review of Ireland’s foreign policy approach to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ by clicking here. Background In Decemeber 2013 the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: “invited [people] to have your say on what our foreign policy priorities and goals should be” [and that] “submissions can address any issue related to Ireland’s foreign policy which they consider to be of relevance“ As the Department also … Continue reading →
Posted February 6, 2014 in Academic Boycott, Apartheid, Arms Embargo, BDS, Briefing Paper, Campaigns, Divestment, Economic Boycott, EU, EU Guidelines, Euro Med, Gaza, Horizon 2020, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Report, Right of Return, Sanctions, Settlements, Siege of Gaza, War Crimes, West Bank.
A five member cross-party working group from the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council, led by Emer Costello, conducted a visit to the occupied State of Palestine (East Jerusalem and the West Bank) from 27 April to 2 May, taking in the “Freedom and Dignity” Conference in Ramallah on the subject of Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people. The European Parliament passed a resolution on 14 March 2013 expressing concern about the conditions under which Palestinian prisoners are being held in Israeli prisons and called for a fact-finding mission to “assess the current situation”. The debates … Continue reading →
Posted May 2, 2013 in EU, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Report, Settlements, Settler Violence, Statements, West Bank and tagged Emer Costello.
On Friday 9th November, the AGM of the Dublin Colleges Branch of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) passed a number of motions recognising Israel as an Apartheid state and in full support of the international campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Three motions in support of Palestinian human rights and BDS were tabled at the 2012 AGM, and all were passed unanimously. These motions add to the many trade union and Trades Council motions supporting BDS that have been passed in Ireland over the past number of years by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), IMPACT, SIPTU, … Continue reading →
Posted November 13, 2012 in Academic Boycott, BDS, Boycott, Divestment, Dublin, Human Rights, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Report, Sanctions, TUI, War Crimes.
Below are some recently issued reports on the Palestinian issue that will be of interest to our supporters. 1. Caabu – The Council for British-Arab Understanding: “Palestinian Prisoners: No Security in Injustice” (September 2012) 2. B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories: “Arrested Development: The Long Term Impact of Israel’s Separation Barrier in the West Bank” (October 2012) 3. Addameer – Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association: “Eyes on Israeli Military Court: A Collection of Impressions” (October 2012) 4. Gideon Levy in Haaretz: “Survey: Most Israelis support an apartheid regime in Israel” (October 2012) … Continue reading →
Posted November 5, 2012 in Adalah, Addameer, Al-HAq, Alternative Information Center, Apartheid, Apartheid Wall, B'Tselem, CAABU, Child Prisoners, Christian Aid, Crisis Action, Divestment, Economic Boycott, EU, Factsheet, Human Rights, Israel Democracy Institute, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Report, Sanctions, Settlements, Settler Violence, The Wall, Trocaire, UN Report, United Nations, West Bank.
Below are some recently issued reports on the Palestinian issue that will be of interest to our supporters. 1. UN Country Team in the occupied Palestinian territories: “Gaza in 2020 A liveable place?” (August 2012) 2. Breaking the Silence: “Children and Youth – Soldiers’ Testimonies 2005-2011” (August 2012) 3. Alternative Information Center: “Outposts and Price Tag Violence: A Blow Upon a Bruise” (September 2012) 4. Al-Haq: “Pillage of the Dead Sea: Israel’s Unlawful Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” (September 2012) 5. Addameer: “Quarterly Update on Palestinian Prisoners” (August 2012)
Posted September 3, 2012 in Addameer, Al-HAq, Alternative Information Center, Apartheid, Breaking the Silence, Child Prisoners, Factsheet, Gaza, Human Rights, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Report, Settlements, Settler Violence, Siege of Gaza, UN Report, UNCTOPT, UNESCO, United Nations, UNOCHA, West Bank.
On 26 June a new report on children held in Israeli military detention was published in London. The report – Children in military custody – was produced by a delegation of British lawyers following their visit at the behest of the British Government. The delegation of nine lawyers, including Sir Stephen Sedley (formerly Lord Justice Sedley) and Baroness Scotland QC (former Shadow Attorney General and Attorney General of England, Wales and Northern Ireland) travelled to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in September 2011 to assess the treatment of Palestinian children under Israeli military law. Children in Military Custody assesses … Continue reading →
Posted July 9, 2012 in British Government, Child Prisoners, Human Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Report.
Richard Irvine has written the following important pamphlet for the ICTU Trade Union Friends of Palestine. From the introduction: “The Histadrut was founded in December 1920 in British Mandate Palestine. From its inception its aims were neither to build workers’ solidarity nor represent or campaign for workers’ rights; instead it was founded as an exclusively Jewish organisation to facilitate the colonisation of Palestine. As such it worked in tandem with the Jewish Agency to promote the exclusion of Palestinian labour and produce and was at the forefront of the movement to turn Palestine from an Arab country into a Zionist … Continue reading →
Posted May 28, 2012 in Briefing Paper, Press releases, Report, Trade Unions.
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