Where wearing the keffiyeh gets you assaulted by the police
You might be very surprised indeed to hear where wearing the keffiyeh is effectively illegal. The keffiyeh is a widely recognised symbol of Palestinian Arab
27/09/2021
Grandson of “the Sinn Féin rabbi” to be Israel’s next president
Isaac Herzog has just been elected the country’s 11th head of state. If you think that Joe Biden is the only president outside of Ireland
02/06/2021
Musicians getting it wrong on Israel
On social media right now, it’s open season on Israel. Anyone can say anything – regardless of how hypocritical, misleading or just plain wrong it
24/05/2021
Some Parties Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Why should the Irish government recognise something that doesn’t yet exist and that Palestinian leaders keep rejecting? Readers of a certain vintage might recall a
14/03/2021
The Forgotten Refugees: Jewish Exiles from Arab countries
Focusing on only Palestinian refugees is focusing on only one half of the story. Today – March 10th 2021 – is the 70th anniversary of
09/03/2021
Agit-prop and the rush to judgment: the Irish Times headline
Thanks in large part to the Irish Times, Israel cannot get a fair hearing in another democracy at the opposite end of Europe. The Irish
24/02/2021
Was RTÉ intimidated into changing its “Jerusalem, Israel’s Old City” story?
Ireland Israel Alliance supporters had a pleasant surprise on the morning of February 18, when the online news service of the Irish national broadcaster RTE
19/02/2021
The whole world will benefit from Israel’s vaccine rollout
Thanks to the Israeli data, medical professionals around the world will be able to confidently reassure the people they’re vaccinating that the jab in the
15/02/2021
Remembering Jewish Refugees from Arab and Islamic Countries
Whenever refugees are mentioned in the context of the Israel-Palestine issue, the vast majority of people assume that Palestinians and only Palestinians are being referred
28/11/2020
Does the Irish army allow tents and shacks in the Glen of Imaal?
The Glen of Imaal is the Irish army’s largest live fire range area and it has been in continuous use for over a century. It
07/11/2020
Magen David Adom – National Lifesaving Day – Livestream Event
Save the Date! Please join us for a Magen David Adom – National Lifesaving Day – Livestream Event – Monday 30 November 7pm Established by
20/10/2020
Giving ‘Treatment’ a whole new meaning
The word ‘treatment’ often features in Irish media coverage of the conflict between the Palestinians and Israel – as in ‘Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians’.
20/10/2020