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Go raibh maith agat 🇮🇪 ❤️

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Ohlalalalala · 19/11/2023 18:34

This is a fact and everybody knows it but it still feels so refreshing to hear it said by one of the leaders of the west. And it's not just words:

Neither Shannon Airport, nor any other Irish airport, is being used by the US military to support Israel.

EU ‘double standards’ on Israel and Palestine - Varadkar

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/leo-varadkar-israel-irish-palestine-ukraine-b2449992.html

🇮🇪 ❤️

Varadkar raises concerns about EU ‘double standards’ on Israel and Palestine

The Irish premier also said neither Shannon Airport, nor any other Irish airport, was being used by the US military to support Israel.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/leo-varadkar-israel-irish-palestine-ukraine-b2449992.html

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Thereissomelight · 24/11/2023 09:51

Cloie · 21/11/2023 20:02

@Limeandsodaontherocks Hamas are awful, they are murderers, the IDF are awful and are also murderers. I have not seen anyone defend Hamas on this thread or say they didn’t murder people. However, one group of murderers has billions of pounds worth of weapons and is currently imprisoning over 2 million people - because that is what it is, they cannot leave - all borders are shut and they are being shot like fish in a barrel. Half of them are children. Every place they are told to go and is safe suddenly becomes a target - they can’t even go to hospital when they are injured because that is the unsafest place of them all.

Hamas has 200 hostages, Israel has 2 million - one is a recognised terrorist group and the other is an elected government. That is why people are outraged - they are an elected government backed by the most powerful countries in the world. We don’t expect Hamas to be civilised - it’s a terrorist group.

The whataboutery is ridiculously strong - Israeli people were killed and it was awful and should not have happened - no matter what we say or how many people protest they cannot be saved. However, Palestinian people are at this precise moment dying and we hope that if we roar loudly enough that governments backing Israel will listen and if governments listen and withdraw their support that some people can be saved so we are roaring as loud as we can to stop the killing. If the shoe was on the other foot and there were 2 million Israelis imprisoned and being murdered believe me we would be shouting just as strongly! The vast majority of protestors just value human life and don’t want to see anyone killed - particularly not children.

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Exactly.

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Ohlalalalala · 24/11/2023 12:01

eester · 24/11/2023 10:16

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41267254.html

Here is one article I found about potential boycotts of Israeli goods in Ireland.

Also, just found this from 2018:

Irish senate approves ban on products from Israeli settlements

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/11/irish-senate-approves-ban-on-products-from-israeli-settlements

Here are some related articles:

Europe: Ban Trade with Illegal Settlements
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/21/europe-ban-trade-illegal-settlements

UN exposes companies involved in Israeli settlements - and why it matters
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/un-exposes-companies-involved-israeli-settlements-and-why-it-matters

Oslo City Council bans purchase of Israeli settlement goods and services
https://www.timesofisrael.com/oslo-city-council-bans-purchase-of-israeli-settlement-goods-and-services/

Trading with illegal settlements or occupied territories
https://www.co-operative.coop/ethics/illegal-settlements

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Europe: Ban Trade with Illegal Settlements

The European Commission should prohibit EU trade with settlements in occupied territories globally, Human Rights Watch said today as it signed onto a European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI).

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/21/europe-ban-trade-illegal-settlements

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Ohlalalalala · 26/11/2023 16:11

Toothyfruity · 24/11/2023 12:24

It can mean anything really, as it's obvious they chose the words carefully not to give a precise indication of what they intend to do.

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