Palestine

Israel and the death penalty

Irish Government must put decisive pressure on Israeli government to stop this legislation

Fifa fines Israeli FA over club fans’ racism but allows West Bank teams compete

Governing body declines to take action against settlement clubs given ‘complex matter’ of West Bank’s legal status

Trump says he told Israel to not repeat strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure

Netanyahu claims, without evidence, Tehran no longer capable of enriching uranium or producing ballistic missiles

Ireland can offer hope as militarisation hastens climate catastrophe

Irish neutrality shields us from involvement in senseless wars and helps us limit environmental damage

New York mayor Mamdani sparks debate after linking Irish history with Palestinian struggle

Comments were a notable departure from the St Patrick’s Day greetings offered by past office holders

Israel kills at least 10 Gaza police officers in latest attempts to loosen Hamas control

Attack on officers have increased in recent weeks following start of Israeli and US war on Iran

‘I’m a free mawn’: Kneecap celebrate in Belfast as UK loses appeal over terror charges

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh jokes to supporters that the score is now three-nil in Belfast rap trio’s battle with UK courts

Surge in Israeli settler violence in West Bank since start of Iran war

At least five Palestinians killed during attacks by settlers in 11 days

Thousands of Irish workers affected by cyberattack on US medtech firm Stryker

Stryker, which employs over 5,000 people in Ireland, says ‘no indication’ ransomware or malware involved in disruption claimed by Iran linked hackers

Taoiseach must make most of St Patrick’s Day visit to White House

Similarly, he could also make an important statement by deciding against going to Washington DC

It is possible to oppose both anti-Semitism and Zionism

The former is a terrible hatred of Jewish people and the latter a political ideology

The Scratch: ‘They want to decide what you can say on stage. Where do you draw the line?’

The trad-metal Irish band on solidarity between artists, the Hoxton Hotel protests and why success for other groups is ‘a lovely thing to see’

A Holocaust survivor’s essential book for anyone concerned with law or human rights

Theodor Meron’s A Thousand Miracles: From Surviving the Holocaust to Judging Genocide

As war edges closer, Europe scrambles for relevance in the Middle East

Continued drone attacks on Cyprus could see EU common defence clause triggered

Fire in Every Direction: Tareq Baconi on identity and generational exile

Through family stories and personal recollections, Baconi explores the complexities of Palestinian identity and belonging in exile

Leila Shahid obituary: Palestinian diplomat whose distinguished career began in Ireland

Passionate defender of Palestinians was appointed in 1989 as first woman to represent PLO in an ambassadorial role

Michael D Higgins regrets not calling out ‘disastrous capitalism’ more

Former president said much of world’s wealth was now concentrated among ‘a few hundred people’

Kneecap: Fenian – Never mind the outrage, here’s the brilliantly catchy, five-star album

First listen review: Kneecap’s second record captures the glee and giddiness of their live performances

Palestine protester charged with trespass after disrupting Google event in Dublin

Man shouted ‘shame on Google’ as he ran on to stage at 3Arena in reference to company’s systems being used by Israeli military

Palestine conflict fuelling Derry divisions, warns Protestant community leader

Increasing sectarian attacks due to polarisation on ‘identity and sovereignty’ issues

New Delhi seeking more balanced approach to Israel-Palestine conflict during Modi visit

Indian PM holds talks with Binyamin Netanyahu aimed at ‘deepening and strengthening relations’ between countries

Palestinians need unified leadership, say Bertie Ahern and Gerry Adams

Former leaders questioned in Oireachtas on Irish peace talks and conflict resolution in Middle East

Irish solidarity a comfort for people ‘back home in Palestine’, demonstrators told

The National March for Palestine also heard from a student whose family has been devastated by Israel’s campaign

‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses

Experts warn of grave consequences from actions of Israeli government-backed extremists

Trump tells first Board of Peace meeting $7bn contributed to Gaza reconstruction fund

Hamas disarmament and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian enclave likely to test effectiveness of new board

Ireland among 100 countries and groups to ‘strongly condemn’ Israel’s West Bank expansion

UN security council told world is witnessing ‘de facto annexation’ of occupied Palestinian territory by Israel

U2 song protests killing of Renée Good by US Ice agent in politically charged new release

Record due to be released on February 24th, the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine

Israel push to host Ireland at home in Nations League

Israel FA spokesman says they hope ‘to welcome Ireland to a sea of blue and white in a packed stadium’

Sinn Féin will not attend St Patrick’s Day White House events, party confirms

Trump’s backing of Israel in war in Gaza cited by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill as reason for boycott

Munich was no love-in, but Rubio spared Europe a Valentine’s Day massacre

Shuttling between realpolitik slap and diplomatic tickle, US secretary of state urges end to ‘western malaise’

McEntee upbeat following ‘conciliatory’ US position on European relations

‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference

The Irish soccer team should not play Israel in Nations League

Upcoming fixtures should be boycotted by Ireland fans

Catherine Connolly’s first 100 days as President: ‘She’s careful, she’s considered, she’s steady’

Expectations that she would enter into open conflict with Government Buildings have not transpired, though some observers believe she is feeling her way into the role

Palestine Action ruling: UK government’s defiant response can’t mask the scale of its defeat

London high court declares proscription of group under anti-terror laws to be illegal

Palestine Action wins court challenge over UK government’s terror ban

Campaigners hail a ‘monumental victory’ but group remains proscribed for now

Another Trump administration Ice deportation flight refuelled in Shannon Airport this week

Private jet that landed in Co Clare while travelling to Egypt is latest of six aircraft to do so in last year

Indonesia begins training troops for Gaza deployment

Nation with world’s largest Muslim population becomes first to publicly commit to Trump’s ‘international stabilisation force’

Israeli strikes kill five Palestinians in latest undermining of Gaza ceasefire

At least ‌580 people have been killed by Israel since truce was struck last October

Israel criticised over expansion of powers in West Bank

‘We will continue to kill the idea of ​​a Palestinian state,’ Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says

Touring exhibition reimagining Palestinian artist’s lost work comes to Belfast

Exiled from Haifa months later, Maroun Tomb lost all but the names of oil paintings featured in his 1947 hometown exhibition

Seven children and medic among 24 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, officials say

Israel pledges to continue attacks on Palestinian enclave in spite of existing ceasefire arrangement

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