Cead Mile Failte Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the USA
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Irish broadcaster calls Israel a ‘cancer’
Jewish Journal
October 30, 2012
A popular Irish broadcaster and columnist said he is not anti-Semitic, after calling Israel \”the cancer in foreign affairs\” during a broadcast.
Joyce fans celebrate Bloomsday in Westwood
Jewish Journal
June 19, 2012
More than 100 James Joyce enthusiasts, performance artists and Irish descendants gathered at Westwood’s Hammer Museum on June 16 to celebrate Bloomsday. Taken from the name of Leopold Bloom, the assimilated Jewish protagonist in Joyce’s monumental book, “Ulysses,” the event celebrates the life of the Irish writer and relives the events of the day the tale is set: June 16, 1904.
Police look into anti-Semitic bullying incident in Northern Ireland
Jewish Journal
April 27, 2012
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating claims of anti-Semitic bullying of a boy with Asperger syndrome.
Flotilla delayed until next week
Jewish Journal
July 1, 2011
Activists have delayed a protest flotilla to the Gaza Strip until next week.\n
An Irish view of Gaza
Jewish Journal
June 29, 2011
What is it about Israel that prompts such a widespread departure from common sense, reason and moral reality? As another insane flotilla prepares to butt across the Mediterranean bringing “aid” to the “beleaguered” people of Gaza, in its midst traveling the Irish MV Saoirse, does it never occur to all the hysterical anti-Israeli activists in Ireland that this is like worrying about the steaks being burnt on the barbecue, as a forest fire sweeps toward your back garden?
A fifth of Irish would bar Israelis from becoming citizens
Jewish Journal
May 27, 2011
More than one in five Irish people would bar Israelis from becoming naturalized Irish citizens, according to new research into ethnic and religious attitudes in Ireland. The book-length study, “Pluralism and Diversity in Ireland,” found that 22.2% of Irish people would exclude Israelis from Irish citizenship, while 11.5% would deny it to all Jews.
Irish pro-Palestinian group petitions OECD
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2011
An Irish activist group has lodged a formal complaint accusing Ireland\’s largest company of \”complicity\” in what it said were violations of international law in Israel. The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which filed the complaint with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, has asked the OECD to investigate building materials firm CRH for providing cement and equipment for the construction of what it calls the \”illegal\” separation barrier, settlements and checkpoints.
Irish activists preparing Gaza-bound flotilla
Jewish Journal
February 2, 2011
Several Irish politicians and adventure travel writer Dervla Murphy will join a group of Irish anti-Israel activists on a boat bound for Gaza next month. The group, which is expected to sail for the Palestinian territory from an undisclosed Mediterranean port on March 30, will be led by two protesters who took part in the Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli commandos last May, leading to the death of nine Turkish activists aboard the Mavi Marmara.
Faith ‘n’ begorra, Irish film fest has a Jewish accent
Tom Tugend
September 25, 2008
Not to worry, though, there is, as always, a Jewish angle. In this case, it\’s two films, \”Shalom Ireland\” and \”Grandpa . . . Speak Russian to Me,\” set for Saturday evening, Oct. 4.
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