Francesca Albanese urges Ireland to show spine on Palestine
She said other countries should follow suit The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has urged Ireland to challenge Israel and show its spine during its EU presidency. As she addressed the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs on Tuesday, Albanese said Ireland has a rare chance to confront Israel’s conduct in […]
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Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank
It comes following a shooting Israel has ordered the army to prepare to full close the West Bank after five Israelis were injured in a shooting. CNN reported that two Palestinian gunmen open fired on an Israeli military checkpoint on Friday in the occupied West Bank. Five people were injured in the attack with two […]
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Brad Lander detained by Israeli forces in West Bank
‘Harvesting olives isn’t a crime under any law I know’ Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander has been detained by Israeli forces detained in the West Bank on Wednesday. Israeli forces detained Lander as he picked olives near Bethlehem with Palestinian farmers, according to reports. RTÉ reported that Israeli military and police held Lander and roughly […]
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Further calls to stop Ireland – Israel game in Wheelchair Basketball Championships
Calls are mounting for the Irish Wheelchair Association to cancel their game against Israel on Wednesday. The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) are due to play Israel in the Women B division European Championship on Wednesday this week, despite opposition to the game. First reported by JOE in August, it has since emerged the IWBF granted […]
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Israel shuts British consulate in Jerusalem in retaliation for sanctions
Israel said it would shut the consulate in retaliation for sanctions, adding ‘we did not want it to come to this’ Israel says that most UK diplomats will leave the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, while the UK has insisted the building “will not be closing”, but will operate as a “UK Mission”. Gideon […]
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Watch: FAI called on to resign as they appear before Oireachtas
The FAI board appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Sport this morning. Opposition politicians have taken aim at the Football Association of Ireland in both an Oireachtas committee and the Dail chamber over their handling of the Israel fixture played last week. Earler in the week, the board and CEO of the FAI were called […]
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