Posts Tagged: Ireland
Irish Holocaust Rescuer Mary Elmes Honored With New Bridge in City of Cork
An Irish woman who saved more than 200 Jewish children from Nazi concentration camps has been posthumously honored in her home city of Cork. A cycle...
Latest on the Worldwide Spread of Coronavirus
European countries from Denmark to Greece have announced new restrictions to curb surging coronavirus infections in some of their largest cities, while Britain is considering...
Irish Muslims Perform Eid Prayers on Symbolic Croke Park Pitch
Irish Muslims performed prayers to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha on Friday in Dublin's Croke Park Gaelic sports stadium, a site of historic importance...
‘Major Blow to BDS’: Bill Criminalizing Business With Israeli Settlements Shelved by New Irish Coalition
An Irish bill that would have criminalized doing business with Israeli settlements was shelved this week, when it was not included in the incoming coalition...
Irish MP Who Tweeted Antisemitic Claims Revealed to Have Long History of Promoting Fringe Conspiracy Theories
A newly-elected Irish parliamentarian who The Sunday Times reported had recently claimed on Twitter that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was responsible for UK Labour leader Jeremy...
Dublin City University Students Pledge ‘Active Solidarity With Palestine,’ Endorse Israel Boycott
Students at Dublin City University voted to endorse the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel this week, committing their union to lobby...
Report: European, Arab Foreign Ministers to Meet in Dublin With Palestinian Officials to Discuss Trump Peace Plan
Foreign ministers from a number of Arab and European countries will meet with Palestinian officials in Dublin next week to discuss how to respond to...
On Top of the Brexit Crisis, Does Ireland Want to Awaken Ugly Memories of Antisemitism?
You might think that today’s Brexit worries would be enough to preoccupy Ireland’s government. Instead, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament has escalated the BDS...
Ireland’s Betrayal and Attack on Israel
JNS.org - On International Holocaust Remembrance Day in America and Europe, recognized annually on January 27, people were working hard to draw attention to and...
Irish Lawmakers May Punish US Tech Firms for Israel Involvement
The lower house of Ireland’s parliament may vote as soon as this week on a bill that would make it a criminal offense for Irish...
Ireland Takes Another Anti-Israel Turn
The recent Occupied Territories Bill passed in the Irish Seanad with a standing ovation -- another historical moment in Ireland’s support of the Palestinian people....
Ireland, Boycotts, and Israeli ‘Settlement’ Products
JNS.org - Ireland’s Senate approved legislation last week to boycott products made in Israeli settlements. The move to ban such products -- the first by a...
The Irish Senate’s ‘Boycott Israel’ Debate
JNS.org - Reading the transcript of the debate that took place in the Irish Senate on July 11 before that body voted 25-20 to criminalize commercial relations with...
Irish Students Condemn Union’s Endorsement of Anti-Israel Boycotts
An Irish student group that seeks to raise awareness about Israel has come out against two resolutions adopted last week by Ireland’s largest students’ and...
