Geopolitics
The Irish Times: Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti prevented by Israel from travelling to speak at Dublin festival
Barghouti remains in Israel unable to leave as authorities have failed to renew his travel documents Read HERE
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EU politics
The Irish Times: Israel Defense Forces tells Ireland and Unifil to remove peacekeepers from Lebanese border outpost, but the Irish are remaining
The Isreali Zionists want no witnesses to their barbaity Read HERE
EU politics
The Irish Times: Germany’s ban on pro-Palestinian slogan is a bridge too far for many
Using the slogan ‘from the river to the sea’ can get you in hot water, but the courts can’t decide whether it is a Hamas battlecry or a call for freedom Read HERE
EU politics
The Irish Times: Up to 60 migrants feared dead after attempting to cross Mediterranean from Libya
As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy or Malta, the operators of a charity rescue group said on Thursday. SOS […]
EU politics
Irish Times – Irish Foreign Minister: Israel’s ‘disinformation campaign’ against Unrwa must not ‘undermine’ its ‘life-saving mandate’
Israel is carrying out a “disinformation campaign” against the UN Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa, and one country “must not be allowed to undermine” the organisation’s “life-saving mandate” in the Gaza Strip, the Tánaiste has said. […]
Economics
The Irish Times: Ireland and Spain seek ‘urgent review’ of Israel trade over EU deal’s human rights obligations
Varadkar and Spanish PM Sanchez ask for ‘appropriate measures’ to be taken if conditions of agreement have been broken Read HERE
EU politics
The Irish Times: European Commission tightens screws on Palestinian development aid
This is what happens when German post-Nazi fascism takes over the EU and knows it can rely on its World War II ally, Hungary. Review of aid and extra scrutiny of payments strongly criticised by […]
EU politics
The Irish Times: EU staff members express fury over von der Leyen stance on Israel-Hamas conflict
Letter with 842 signatures accuses European Commission of giving ‘a free hand to the acceleration and the legitimacy of a war crime’ in Gaza Read HERE
Climate Crisis
EU Green Deal? – Ireland: A million trees, including 400,000 oaks, to be destroyed this week
Already five million trees have been shredded in the past three years by the State’s largest supplier of sapling trees. Read here
EU politics
Irish Times: We are about to build the wrong homes in the wrong places at the wrong price
“Do we really want our cities, towns and villages designed by developer-led planning and determined by unelected officials? That is what is happening now.” Developer-led plans for Dublin housing density far exceed 19th-century tenements Read […]