Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
التضامن الإيرلندي الفلسطيني

Israel intensifies its assault on Palestinian civil society

As Apartheid Israel intensifies its assault on Palestinian civil society, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity sends our solidarity to our sisters and brothers in the Palestinian NGOs under attack. We have continued our efforts to push the Irish government to move from words of condemnation into taking concrete action. Below you will find a copy of our latest letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney. TO: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney CC: An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin Opposition Spokespeople for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Members of the Cross Party Oireachtas Friends of Palestine group, Interested TDs, Senators and MEPs Dear … Continue reading

Nine EU countries reject Israel’s criminalisation of Palestinian civil society organisations

Nine EU countries, including Ireland, issued a joint statement on Tuesday saying they will continue working with six Palestinian NGOs that Israel branded “terrorist organisations” last year, because Israel has failed to provide evidence to prove its claims. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign today welcomed the news. The nine countries are Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Holland, Spain and Sweden. The six Palestinian NGOs in question are Addameer, Al-Haq, the Bisan Center for Research & Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine, the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committees. The joint statement from the nine Foreign … Continue reading

[Palestine] 21st Annual Lajee International Summer Camp For Solidarity

For the past 20 years the Lajee Center has hosted an International Summer camp attended by hundreds of people from all over the world. The program serves to connect International visitors with the community of the Aida Refugee Camp and Palestinian society at large by providing the opportunity to grow, learn, and collaborate in solidarity with the Palestinian people in a personal way. We are now recruiting participants for the 21st annual International Summer Camp that will take place from August 1st -14th 2023. The deadline to submit applications is July 1st.  Why apply? The purpose of the annual two-week … Continue reading

[Dublin] Maha Abdallah on ‘Ongoing Nakba and Palestinian Resistance: Ending 75 years of Israeli Apartheid’

The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is honoured to host a public meeting with Maha Abdallah, renowned expert on human rights and the Palestinian freedom struggle. The meeting, to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, will take place on Monday 29th May at 7.15pm in The Pearse Centre, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. PLEASE JOIN, SHARE & INVITE YOUR FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK, THANKS! Maha will discuss the Ongoing Nakba (“Catastrophe” in Arabic), from the forcible displacement and dispossession of the Indigenous Palestinian people by Israel between 1947 and 1949, through to the situation today with Israel’s extremist government seemingly intent … Continue reading

[Dublin] Prof. Rashid Khalidi on “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” (TCD)

Date: Tuesday 23 May 2023 Time: 18:00 – 19:30 An in-person lecture by Prof Rashid Khalidi (Columbia University) organised by the Trinity Long Room Hub in partnership with the School of History, UCD. Rashid Khalidi is Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1970 and a D. Phil. from Oxford University in 1974, and has taught at the Lebanese University, the American University of Beirut, and the University of Chicago. He was President of the Middle East Studies Association, and is co-editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies. He … Continue reading

[Waterford] Hope in the midst of calamity. A global view from Palestine with Mazin Qumsiyeh

Grace O’Sullivan MEP to welcomes Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh to Waterford next week for a talk “Hope in the Midst of Calamity”. Mazin and his wife Jessie work at the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability in Bethlehem. They are working in some very challenging conditions, but doing absolutely invaluable work for the people of Palestine that will be felt for generations to come. Mazin previously taught and lectured in the United States before returning back to his hometown to set up the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & Sustainability and the Palestine Museum of Natural History. Mazin’s scientific background allows him … Continue reading

[Cork] Hope in the midst of calamity. A global view from Palestine with Mazin Qumsiyeh (CPSC)

IMPORTANT: The event is free and all are welcome. However, since space is limited, please reserve your seat by emailing cpsceventreserver1@gmail.com Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign is honoured to host a timely and important evening with preeminent Palestinian scientist, author and activist Mazin Qumsiyeh. JOIN, SHARE & INVITE PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK Mazin will discuss how Palestine evolved as a global issue and why the situation does matter to people of all backgrounds globally. He will discuss the challenge of bringing peace with justice in this last persistent colonial/apartheid system. There is hope due to persistent Palestinian resistance, growing global support (e.g. … Continue reading

[Belfast] #Nakba75 – March for Palestine

#NAKBA 75 – BELFAST MARCH FOR PALESTINE FREE PALESTINE END ISRAELI APARTHEID Saturday 13 May 2023 Assemble 12 Noon – Writers Square, Belfast to march to Belfast City Hall PLEASE JOIN, SHARE & INVITE YOUR FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK, THANKS! On the 15th of May Palestinians commemorate the Nakba, this year marks the 75th year of this ongoing catastrophe. For three quarters of a century Palestinian people have faced OCCUPATION, APARTHEID and ETHNIC CLEANSING starting with the forced expulsion of over 800000 Palestinians and ethnic cleansings of over 500 towns and villages when apartheid Israel was founded. This year in Belfast … Continue reading

[Dublin] #Nakba75 – March and ‘Moving Gallery’ for Palestine

On Saturday 13th May 2023 at 1pm, the IPSC will hold a ‘Moving Gallery’, where people will walk from Dublin’s St. Stephen’s Green (Grafton St entrance) to the Spire on O’Connell Street carrying large photographs from the ongoing Nakba and Palestinian flags, and a giant key symbolising the Palestinian right of return to their homeland denied them by the State of Israel for 75 years. PLEASE JOIN & SHARE THE EVENT ON FACEBOOK, THANKS! The event will take place to commemorate what Palestinians call Nakba Day which marks the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’) which saw the expulsion … Continue reading

[Derry] #Nakba75 – March and Rally for Palestine

On Saturday 13th May 2023 at 12pm (note time change), the Derry branch of the IPSC will hold a March and Rally, assembling at Free Derry Corner. The event will take place to commemorate what Palestinians call Nakba Day which marks the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’) which saw the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians, forcibly uprooted from their homeland in an act of ethnic cleansing that facilitated the foundation of the State of Israel. However, the Nakba didn’t end in 1948 – the Ongoing Nakba continues today, with Israel’s new government of extremists vowing to complete the … Continue reading

[Galway] #Nakba75: A Journey Through Palestinian Culture

Join us for a journey into the culture, customs and music of Palestine. We’ll showcase Palestinian traditional dress, song and poetry. Some typical Palestinian snacks and refreshments will also be available on the day at the Galway City Museum, from 2pm. As we approach the 75th anniversary of the ‘Nakba’ (meaning catastrophe) when Israel declared itself a state and approximately 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their lands, we celebrate the richness of Palestinian culture that persists after decades of systematic violence and colonialism by the Apartheid state of Israel. Participants will include Palestinian women who live in Galway and Irish … Continue reading

[Newbridge] #Nakba 75 – Rally for Palestine

The event will take place on Monday 15th May at 6pm to commemorate what Palestinians call Nakba Day which marks the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’) which saw the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians, forcibly uprooted from their homeland in an act of ethnic cleansing that facilitated the foundation of the State of Israel. However, the Nakba didn’t end in 1948 – the Ongoing Nakba continues today, with Israel’s new government of extremists vowing to complete the process their colonial antecedents began. Join our rally to say ‘NO’ to Israeli Apartheid, occupation, war crimes and land theft! —- … Continue reading

[Limerick] #Nakba75 Vigil

On Saturday 13th May 2023 at 1.30pm, the Limerick branch of the IPSC will hold a #Nakba75 vigil on Thomas Street, Limerick. The event will take place to commemorate what Palestinians call Nakba Day which marks the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’) which saw the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians, forcibly uprooted from their homeland in an act of ethnic cleansing that facilitated the foundation of the State of Israel. However, the Nakba didn’t end in 1948 – the Ongoing Nakba continues today, with Israel’s new government of extremists vowing to complete the process their colonial antecedents began. … Continue reading

[Navan] #Nakba75 Vigil

On Friday 12th May 2023 between 4.30pm and 6pm, the Meath branch of the IPSC will hold a #Nakba75 vigil on Flower Hill Bridge, Navan. The event will take place to commemorate what Palestinians call Nakba Day which marks the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (‘Catastrophe’) which saw the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians, forcibly uprooted from their homeland in an act of ethnic cleansing that facilitated the foundation of the State of Israel. However, the Nakba didn’t end in 1948 – the Ongoing Nakba continues today, with Israel’s new government of extremists vowing to complete the process their … Continue reading

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