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On 12th and 23th May 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Trade Union Friends of Palestine and BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights were honoured to host an inspiring and action-focused weekend of talks from important voices in the Palestinian struggle for Freedom, Justice and Equality. Speakers over the course of two days included Omar Barghouti, Haneen Zoabi, Ali Abunimah, John Reynolds, Sahar Francis, Lubnah Shomali, Shir Hever, Mona El Farra, Jamal Juma’, Eitan Bronstein Aparicio, Fatin Al Tamimi and Eamon McMahon. Now we are pleased to present the … Continue reading →
Posted February 12, 2019 in Academic Boycott, Addameer, Al-HAq, Analysis, Apartheid, Arms Embargo, BADIL, BDS, Boycott, Child deaths, Child Prisoners, Cultural Boycott, Dublin, Economic Boycott, Ethnic Cleansing, EU, Event Report, Gaza, History, Human Rights, Impunity, International Law, Internment, Irish Government, Media Bias, Multimedia, Nakba, National Rights, PACBI, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Public Meeting, Refugees, Right of Return, Right to BDS, Sanctions, Settlements, Settler Violence, Siege of Gaza, Uncategorized, United Nations, UNRWA, Video, War Crimes, West Bank, Women.
The following letter was sent to the Office of the Taoiseach in December 2018. Subject: Double Standards and Ireland’s human rights obligations re: Palestine and Israel On 13th November 2018 Richard Boyd Barrett TD asked Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to condemn Israeli acts of aggression in Gaza. These acts led to the deaths of 14 people – 12 of them at the hands of Israeli forces. Amongst widespread Israeli bombing, a TV station was destroyed, a university building and human rights centre damaged. Clear attacks on civilian infrastructure against the laws of war. Unfortunately, instead of condemning these acts, the Taoiseach … Continue reading →
Posted December 11, 2018 in Apartheid, Briefing Paper, Human Rights, Irish Government, Jerusalem, National Rights, Open Letter, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, Settlements, Siege of Gaza, UN, United Nations, War Crimes, West Bank.
We carry below an official statement from the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee, the leadership of the global BDS movement. The IPSC has called an emergency lunchtime protest against the move this Friday 8th December between 1pm and 2pm: U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported plan to recognize occupied Jerusalem as the “capital of Israel” is an appalling attempt to give legitimacy to Israel’s illegal control of the city by a xenophobic and racist U.S. administration whose own legitimacy is precarious at best. This anti-Palestinian and illegal act reverses decades of official U.S. policy regarding Jerusalem and contradicts the … Continue reading →
Posted December 6, 2017 in Human Rights, Jerusalem, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, United Nations, USA.
Take action in support of historic ‘International Law & the State of Israel’ academic conference in Cork We would like to bring you news of an important conference entitled ‘International Law & the State of Israel: Legitimacy, Exceptionalism and Responsibility‘ set to take place in Cork between 31st March and 2nd April. We are asking for your support to ensure that this Conference will actually take place, as it is coming under severe pressure from those who would prefer that no critical academic discussion on the nature of the Israeli state, its foundation, its legacy, and its violations of international … Continue reading →
Posted March 13, 2017 in Academic Freedom, Academics for Palestine, Apartheid, Cork, Free Speech, Human Rights, Nakba, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Public Meeting, Right of Return, Sanctions, Settlements, Siege of Gaza, United Nations, War Crimes.
Irish foreign minister says BDS is a “legitimate political viewpoint” and that his department is monitoring Israel’s repression of BDS movement co-founder Omar Barghouti Dutch foreign minister says BDS “protected by the freedom of expression” 352 European bodies call on the EU to support right to boycott 23,000 people appeal to UN on the #RightToBoycott The Dutch and Irish governments have publicly stated that calls for a boycott of Israel are legitimate, with the Dutch foreign minister saying that advocating and campaigning for Palestinian rights through the nonviolent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel are “protected by the … Continue reading →
Posted May 28, 2016 in Academic Boycott, Apartheid, BDS, BNC, Boycott, Campaigns, Cultural Boycott, EU, Free Speech, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, UN, United Nations.
Mass murdering war criminal, Benjamin Netanyahu, the butcher of Gaza, has emerged victorious in the Israeli general election, foisted to victory on the back of racist campaigning and a pledge for the permanent occupation of Palestine . As the IPSC pointed out, it really didn’t matter who came out on top in the election, the net result for Palestinians would still be occupation and apartheid – but the outcome is significant nonetheless. That Netanyahu and his party topped the poll for the third time in a row, and that the Zionist right in general did so well, should serve as … Continue reading →
Posted March 19, 2015 in Action Item, Apartheid, Arms Embargo, BDS, Boycott, Campaigns, Child deaths, ECCP, Economic Boycott, Email Campaign, EU, Euro Med, Gaza, Human Rights, Irish Government, Media Bias, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, Settlements, Siege of Gaza, Statements, The Media, UN, United Nations, War Crimes, West Bank.
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.
Human rights and Palestinian solidarity activists frequently mention violations of international law and the commission of war crimes by the state of Israel. The IPSC National Coordinator Kevin Squires took a look at some of these offences in detail for Liberty, the monthly newspaper of SIPTU, the largest trade union in Ireland. It was part of a four page ‘Palestine Special’ in the September edition, which also included contributions from Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu, Dr. Claudia Saba of Gaza Action Ireland, and Mags O’Brien of Trade Union Friends of Palestine. You can read the whole section online by clicking here … Continue reading →
Posted September 23, 2014 in Analysis, Apartheid, Briefing Paper, Ethnic Cleansing, Factsheet, Gaza, Human Rights, Nakba, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Refugees, Right of Return, The Wall, UN, United Nations, War Crimes, West Bank.
This Briefing Document, After Gaza: Israeli impunity must end – there must be justice for Palestinians, was produced by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and was submitted to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade in advance of the meetings with the Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors to Ireland held on Wednesday 3rd September This is a fully updated and expanded version of a similar document we prepared in advance of the recent Seanad recall, taking into account the developments since then. We are pleased to make it available to the public. As an organisation that has played a key … Continue reading →
Posted September 8, 2014 in Analysis, Apartheid, Arms Embargo, BDS, Boycott, Briefing Paper, Economic Boycott, EU, Euro Med, Factsheet, Gaza, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, PCHR, Political Rights, Press releases, Settlements, Siege of Gaza, UN, United Nations, War Crimes, West Bank.
The Irish government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is soliciting individual contributions for a “review of Ireland’s Foreign Policy and External Relations”. Note: The CLOSING DATE is 5pm on Tuesday 4th February. According to the Department website: “you are invited to have your say on what our foreign policy priorities and goals should be”. Further, it states that “Individuals making a submission can address any issue related to Ireland’s foreign policy which they consider to be of relevance, including any not explicitly raised in this document“ As the Department also believes that “respect for and the promotion of human … Continue reading →
Posted January 30, 2014 in Academic Boycott, Action Item, Apartheid, Apartheid Wall, Arms Embargo, BDS, Bedouin, Boycott, Child Prisoners, CRH, Divestment, Economic Boycott, EU, EU Guidelines, Euro Med, Gaza, Home Demolitions, Horizon 2020, Human Rights, Irish Government, Nakba, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Political Rights, Press releases, Prisoners, Refugees, Right of Return, Sanctions, Settlements, Siege of Gaza, The Wall, UN, United Nations, War Crimes, West Bank.
To commemorate the 1947 partition of Palestine, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Cork is proud to host a unique week of events starting on Monday 25th November. Mon 25 – Thur 28 Nov 4-Day Film Screening: Al Nakba by Rawan Damen (Parts I – IV) Different Venue in UCC each Day at 1pm – See link for details More info – click here Wed 27 Nov “…for the day after…”: A talk on Gaza by Desmond Travers Metropole Hotel, Cork City at 8pm More info – click here Thur 28 Nov “Reflections on a Voyage among the Dispossessed”: A talk … Continue reading →
Posted November 25, 2013 in Bedouin, Boycott, Commemoration, Demonstration, Ethnic Cleansing, Event, Film Screening, Gaza, Human Rights, Impunity, Nakba, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Palestinian Culture, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, Public Meeting, Refugees, Right of Return, UN, UN Report, United Nations, War Crimes, West Bank and tagged Declan Greenway, Desmond Travers, Rawan Damen.
In order to help stop Israel’s ‘Prawer Plan‘ which will see the forcible removal of over 30,000 Palestinian Bedouin from their ancestral homelands in the Naqab (Negev) Desert in what would be Israel’s biggest act of ethnic cleansing since 1967, we encourage you to write to, or call, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eamon Gilmore TD, and let the Irish government know you want them to take action. A model letter is below, which you can email to eamon.gilmore@oireachtas.ie and cc to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs@oireachtas.ie. Alternatively you can use the postal address ‘Department of Foreign … Continue reading →
Posted August 1, 2013 in Action Item, Apartheid, Bedouin, Campaigns, Crime Against Humanity, Email Campaign, Ethnic Cleansing, EU, Euro Med, Home Demolitions, Human Rights, Irish Government, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Protest, Sanctions, United Nations and tagged Prawer Plan.
Occupied Palestine, 15 February 2013 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), a broad coalition of the largest Palestinian civil society organizations, trade unions and NGO networks, supports the outcomes of the UN Fact Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements[1] that calls for boycotts and sanctions as measures required to end the illegal Israeli settlement enterprise. The BNC calls upon states, members of the Human Rights Council, to adopt the report, and on all governments and business enterprises to implement its recommendations. The BNC also calls upon conscientious citizens and civic organizations worldwide to use this report as … Continue reading →
Posted February 19, 2013 in Apartheid, Apartheid Wall, BDS, BNC, Boycott, Economic Boycott, Human Rights, Jerusalem, National Rights, Political Rights, Press releases, Sanctions, Settlements, Settler Violence, Statements, The Wall, United Nations, West Bank.
A “thought for Christmas”, posted by the Israeli Embassy in Dublin on its official Facebook page this week, said that if Jesus Christ and his mother Mary were alive today they would “probably end up being lynched in Bethlehem by hostile Palestinians”. After an outcry and backlash at the racism on display, the post in question was removed and replaced with a mealy-mouthed apology. Subsequently, the entire ‘Israel in Ireland’ Facebook page was removed, at least temporarily. However, for those familiar with Israeli policy and public statements by official Israeli spokespeople and politicians, such derogatory words and overt displays of … Continue reading →
Posted December 19, 2012 in Apartheid, Apartheid Wall, BDS, Bethlehem, Gaza, Hasbara, Human Rights, Jerusalem, National Rights, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Press releases, Prisoners, Settlements, Settler Violence, Siege of Gaza, The Wall, United Nations, War Crimes, West Bank and tagged Bethlehem.
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.
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