About 10,000 people march through Dublin in support of Palestine
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has failed Gaza, Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign chairwoman Zoe Lawlor says
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Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas postpones legislative elections
New date in September 2027 set for elections, as well as a vote on the presidency
Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and prevent Palestinian family returning home
Israeli troops attempted to escort the Tubasi family back to their homes, weeks after their two houses were seized by settlers
Why Israel fears settlement sanctions are just the beginning
Passengers arriving in Amsterdam from Tel Aviv say Dutch customs searched luggage for goods from West Bank settlements
Still time for FAI to withdraw from Ireland-Israel match
National soccer federations must make a stand after so many deaths in Gaza
Ed Sheeran gigs at Massachusetts stadium owned by Macklemore critic cancelled over weather
All support acts withdrew from tour over comments singer made about Gaza
Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees before annual harvest
‘They left us with nothing,’ says owner of olive grove in West Bank
Israel’s settlement policy is designed to bury the idea of a two-state solution
Netanyahu boasted in 2025 that ‘we are going to fulfil our promise that there will be no Palestinian state.’
‘We came to the best place on earth. Irish people have been so generous to Palestine’
Izzedeen Alkarajeh runs Café Izz in Cork city, serving authentic Palestinian food, with his wife Eman
Can anyone end the Netanyahu era?
An Arab party could decide Israel’s future – with a new deputy who is a Jewish lawmaker and paratrooper
Gavin Cooney: Why I won’t be joining media boycott of Ireland’s games against Israel
Staging of these games is wrong but there is nothing additional to be gained by the media refusing to cover them
West Bank is occupied, not disputed, territory
The International Court of Justice held in July 2024 that Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful
Macklemore to donate $1 million from Ed Sheeran tour to Palestinian charities
He invited Robert Kraft, who asked Sheeran to drop the rapper from the tour, to match his donation
Disputed lands of West Bank have a long history
Co-existence through negotiation and dialogue is the only way forward
Macklemore says he has been removed from tour with Ed Sheeran after Gaza comment
Kneecap back US musician for voicing support for Palestinians and raising their plight
EU should treat Israeli settlements like Russian-occupied Crimea, says bloc’s top diplomat
Kaja Kallas tells The Irish Times an EU-wide Occupied Territories trade ban would be ‘principled’ stand
Why is Israel’s E1 settlement plan in West Bank so controversial?
Project is designed to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’, far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has said
Israel closes UK consulate over West Bank sanctions row
British foreign secretary says ‘settler terrorists’ have carried out ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Palestinian territories
Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teens after settlers encircle village in West Bank
Khalil Abu Alia (16), who was shot by sniper, and Omar al-Nassan (19) killed after settlers entered Palestinian village of Hebron
Israeli athletes will not take part in Derry triathlon after concerns raised, organisers say
North West Triathlon Club says it had ‘no involvement whatsoever in accepting or approving these international entries’
Israeli settlement proposal demands ‘robust’ response, says Helen McEntee
Minister’s remarks come after publication of tender to build 1,200 housing units in Palestine
Israeli shoots dead Palestinian teen after settlers enter West Bank village, officials say
Man (70) also injured in incident, officials say
Future of the Gaza Strip is a matter for the Palestinian people
Patently grotesque that the future of Gaza is contingent on talks between a US envoy and Netanyahu
Trump’s Israel envoy tells settlers not to take land owned by Palestinian Americans
Mike Huckabee says militant Israeli settlers taking part in a siege of homes in the occupied West Bank could face US sanctions
Israel issues tender for homes in West Bank project opposed by Palestinians
Tender covers part of a wider plan for 3,401 homes in area east of Jerusalem that Palestinians say could divide the West Bank
Palestine: For how long can UN, EU and Irish Government remain bystanders?
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continue to endure Israeli persecution
Trinity College Dublin suggests students petition Government Ministers over Palestinian visa issue
Widespread rejection of Palestinian scholars’ visa applications ‘deeply concerning’, administrators say
US sanctions International Criminal Court president and Israel prosecutor
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has called the Hague-based ICC a ‘corrupt and fatally politicised supranational court’
If universities have accepted applications from Gazan students, why not grant them visas?
O’Callaghan needs to sort this out as soon as possible before the academic year begins
US wants Netanyahu to condemn militant settlers in West Bank, say officials
Israeli defence minister calls for police to be given authority in occupied territory
Israeli reinforcements sent to West Bank siege following international pressure
US ambassador Mike Huckabee says Washington exerted pressure on Israel to end the siege
Siege by settlers highlights increasingly chaotic situation in West Bank
Hundreds of settlers have been terrorising Palestinians in the West Bank with near-impunity all year
Israeli troops clash with settlers besieging Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank
Armed settlers blocking several roads, despite IDF declaration that area a closed military zone
Jerusalem’s al-Asqa mosque facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
Country convening emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers around al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock
Violence by Israeli settlers worsening in West Bank, UN human rights office warns
Figures show 18 Palestinians have been in incidents link to settler attacks so far this year, compared to 18 for all of 2025
Can Netanyahu win back Trump as pressure mounts in advance of election?
Israeli PM arrives in Washington after months of tensions with the US president, hoping limited concessions on Gaza and Lebanon can repair strained ties
Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash, Palestinians say
Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed in earlier shooting
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza with three others shot dead in West Bank
‘Friction’ broke out between Israeli settlers and Palestinians during efforts to extinguish a fire, official says
Government’s Occupied Territories Bill signed into law by President
Legislation recently passed following failed Opposition attempts to include services such as technology in the Bill
Israel criticised for ‘grotesque’ plan to use crocodiles at prison holding Palestinians
Animals to be placed in moat around facility used to hold detainees from Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank
Hamas names Khalil Al-Hayya as overall leader
Hayya replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in combat with Israeli forces in October 2024
New Occupied Territories Bill including trade in services to be introduced in September
Frances Black, who initiated legislation banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, will ‘keep up the pressure’
Israeli ministers announce plan for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
Defence minister seeks three outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal
Israeli government passes disputed laws to shore up support for Netanyahu before election
Former head of armed forces Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as PM’s main rival and has taken a lead in the polls
EU accused of stalling the ball on trade ban with illegal Israeli settlements
Foreign ministers remain divided on proposed EU-wide restrictions targeting trade coming from illegal Israeli settlements
Momentum for EU action over Israeli settlements gets bogged down in procedural squabble
European Commission’s preference for unanimous agreement to ban Israeli settlement trade is an excuse for inaction
Former ruler of Qatar transformed small Gulf state into global player
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposed his father in a bloodless coup, and passed leadership on to his fourth son
Proposed EU options to sanction Israeli settlements include ‘partial or total’ trade ban
Confidential paper tabled by European Commission sets out possibilities for cutting trade coming from occupied Palestinian territories
What should Ireland do as EU president? A to-do list by Fintan O’Toole, Lara Marlowe and others
The EU budget, online safety, Ukraine’s accession, removing red tape from green energy, or neutrality – what should the Government prioritise?
EU’s failure to act on Israel undermines its credibility, Taoiseach says in Brussels
European Commission expected to bring forward options on restricting trade with illegal West Bank settlements
Brussels blame game masks member states’ role in Gaza inaction
A coalition of hesitant governments has repeatedly derailed efforts to impose trade or diplomatic costs on Israel
EU should heed appeals of its former leaders on Israel’s shocking conduct
Impetus Ireland will bring to EU presidency can help propel the bloc into finally taking action
Why is Israel poised to approve the biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades?
Almost the entire international community considers settlements illegal
Escalating violence driving surge in Palestinian deaths in West Bank
More Palestinians killed since 2023 than in the previous 17 years combined, with children accounting for a growing share of the toll, UN data shows
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