Central Bank of Ireland confirms it will no longer approve sale of Israeli ‘war bonds’

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Good news. Political pressure, protests and letters beginning to work

www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/09/01/israel-to-market-war-bonds-through-luxembourg-as-irish-authority-expires/

Not me.

Evidence suggests not when citizens of countries are targeted as proxies for Israel only because they share Jewishness.

Yet you know full well that anti Christian behaviour is a big problem in Israel. You know this so you can claim never to have seen anti Catholic rhetoric from Israelis but you know that Christians get spat on there. You know that Christian religious leaders get physically attacked there. You know that churches and religious statues etc get vandalised there. You know all of this exists from Israelis on a very regular basis so maybe you personally don't see them posting about it on the Internet but if they are willing to spit on people and desecrate their graves I'm sure you will acknowledge that it isn't far fetched to imagine that it does exist online too, you just haven't seen it.

And you are extrapolating from a few extremists on the ground (which noone denies) to widespread anti-Catholic prejudice more widely.

I'm 'extrapolating' from a country that hasn't done enough to quash these 'extremists' in fact they have allowed this anti Christian abuse to grow and grow and the government has fed into it by accusing multiple Christian majority countries of being 'antisemitic' rather than doing what most diplomatic countries do and that is address the issues being raised.

I think you're muddling up several things actually.

The thing is, I think you are extrapolating too when you and others talk about Ireland being anti-semitic.

Nobody is denying that a minority of Irish people are anti-semitic, but the vast majority are not. Neither do they support what Israel is doing though, and so the accusations keep coming.

And you talk about countries being expected to be self reflective on their racism yet you are happy to write off anti Christian behaviour in Israel as 'a few extremists'. I've been saying all along in this that one of the biggest problems in this conflict is Israels inability to do any self reflection at all. Why are these countries all calling us out? Oh it must be antisemitism of course, it can't be anything to do with the illegal occupation, the racial segregation, the land theft, the supporting of settler terrorists, the starving of Gazans and the calls for their ethnic cleansing. No the obvious answer is they just hate Jewish people.

I am not rehearsing YET AGAIN how not all crticism of Israel is antisemitic (yes we know, Israelis criticise the Israeli government all the time), but some criticism of Israel IS motivated by antisemitism. Yes, a lot of criticism of Israel by both ordinary Irish people and senior politicians and as evidenced in government policy is motivated by antisemitism. It doesnt mean all Irish people are antisemitic, or that some criticism is unjustified It is possible to give this the consideration to try and understand the difference. Some people just dont want to

We are not going to agree.

I have never written off persecution of Christians anywhere. I don't only care about it when perpetrated by Israelis.

@SharonEllis what evidence do you have for the following

“Yes, a lot of criticism of Israel by both ordinary Irish people and senior politicians and as evidenced in government policy is motivated by antisemitism.”

so far you have cited one event in 1904 as evidence of a “long history of antisemitism “

what Irish politicians are anti semetic? What policies of the Irish state are anti semtic?

to quote @GladioliGreen the Irish states criticism of Israel stems from disquiet regarding “the illegal occupation, the racial segregation, the land theft, the supporting of settler terrorists, the starving of Gazans and the calls for their ethnic cleansing. ”

Ireland and it’s citizens were also very critical of South African Apartheid, what was that motivated by?

Also Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile, various situations in South America.

Those examples are rather a long time ago. What about now? Can you show us how Ireland is leading the way in criticising or sanctioning Russia, China, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, DRC, CAR, Nigeria or any other countries other than Israel?

The desire to end the institution of apartheid, and give full civilrights to the black majority as I recall. I was very active in the Anti-Apartheid movement.

So no evidence then, just smears?

www.gov.ie/ga/roinn-an-taoisigh/oraidi/statement-by-taoiseach-micheál-martin-the-governments-response-to-the-situation-in-ukraine/

Who is smearing? I asked a question?

www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid/news-and-publications/latest-news/news-archive/irelands-response-to-the-crisis-in-sudan-as-conflict-displaces-millions/

What is your evidence for 'racial segregation' in Israel?

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/

What Irish government policies are anti-semitic @SharonEllis? Genuinely confused.

In case Amnesty is considered anti semitic
by some on here another one

waronwant.org/news-analysis/israeli-apartheid-factsheet

as evidenced in government policy is motivated by antisemitism.”

So @SharonEllis you seem to be contradicting the statement you made to me yesterday:
I have never said that 'the Irish' and 'the Irish state' are antisemitic.

You do think the Irish state is antisemitic? I'm also keen to see the antisemitic government policies you refer to so I can question my elected reps about them.

@SharonEllis

www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-11-08/453/